Fierce waves from the Pacific Ocean crash against lava rock at Wawaloli Beach Park during a high surf advisory on January 18 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. A high surf advisory was in place for several ...

"So people can come to the beach, and it looks like it’s a calm, great day for swimming. But in fact, we could have 10-foot surf that day, and they just have not seen a set," Atwood explained.

During the wintertime swells, behemoth waves (think up to 30 feet sometimes) can snap surfboards like twigs. Little's work has been on display at the Smithsonian National Museum, The New York ...

Three men were lucky to survive after being battered by powerful waves crashing onto Ke Iki Beach in northern Oahu Friday. Video of the frightening encounter showed waves reaching three stories ...

Dangerous surf conditions with waves reaching dozens of feet high are forecast across Hawaii 's northern beaches just as winter -weary travelers may be searching out sun and warm beach weather for ...

FILE - Storm chasing surfers and body boarders revel in the abundant washing machine-like waves as Hurricane Lane approaches Waikiki Beach on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Hawaii beaches claimed four spots on Dr. Beach’s annual ranking of the top 10 beaches in America.

National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists urged people to stay off some beaches in Hawaii amid waves hitting heights of up to 40 feet on Friday. Why It Matters Large breaking waves could cause ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Athletes are hitting the beach this morning in Waikiki for the 2024 Hawaii Adaptive Surf Championships. Wake Up 2Day went live from Waikiki with all the details and met up … ...

Large waves from the Pacific Ocean crash against lava rock at Wawaloli Beach Park during a high surf advisory on January 18, 2024 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. A high surf advisory was in place for ...