San Francisco New Years Day Polar Plunge at Ocean Beach. Jan. 1 2025. Voluntarily plunging into chilly water to ring in the new year in the U.S. supposedly first began in Boston in 1904.

The California Coastal Commission has approved a project to build a more than 3,000-foot-long buried seawall along the southern portion of Ocean Beach in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO — The California Coastal Commission approved a $175 million project to protect a wastewater plant just south of Ocean Beach. The money will be used to build a seawall that will ...

San Francisco has permission to build a sea wall along a portion of Ocean Beach to protect some of the city's critical infrastructure from erosion, but some people, including surfers, aren't on board.

Michelle Mayes from Richmond brought her family to San Francisco's very chilly Ocean Beach for a little rest and relaxation. "Just going to chill out when we get tired, we'll go home - that's it ...

A high surf advisory warning beachgoers of large waves with the potential to pull people into the ocean was in effect for all Pacific Coast beaches in the San Francisco, California, forecast ...

Large waves can sweep across the beach without warning, pulling people into the sea from rocks, jetties and beaches," the advisory said, adding that waves were measuring between 14 and 16 feet.