California wildlife officials have extended a ban on abalone harvesting in Northern California until 2036 for environmental ...

Second deadly wave incident in one week at Garrapata State Park leaves man missing after being swept into ocean at dangerous Soberanes Point.

The National Weather Service warned California beachgoers to stay out of the water due to hazardous conditions as rip ...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- A photographer captured a rare phenomenon on the shores of Newport Beach where bioluminescent waves turned the ocean neon blue. The beautiful ocean light show was caught on ...

California’s beaches are a little extra beautiful these days, and it’s all thanks to something called bioluminescent algae. These are tiny marine phytoplankton that grow on the surface of the ocean, ...

Tsunami warnings were issued and evacuations were ordered across the Pacific after the 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s remote Far East. The tsunami advisory for the San Francisco Bay area ...

When thinking of rogue waves breaking out in the middle of the ocean, for surfers at least, one liquid monstrosity comes to mind – Cortes Bank, the mythical big wave gauntlet breaking some 100 miles ...

The potential to generate clean, renewable energy from the ocean is vast, possibly rivaling wind and even solar power. Yet research and development of harnessing waves and tides for electricity have ...

There are close to a hundred of them, bobbing along the surface of the ocean, quietly collecting information thousands of people use every day. Now, that crucial data is in peril — and its loss could ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

Indulge in coastal California restaurants from San Diego to the North Coast with ocean views and standout menus, ideal for ...