Los Angeles Magazine

Big Waves With Bigger Risks As Massive Swell Hits Southern California

Massive surf hits Southern California with waves up to 12 feet, raising rip current risks at The Wedge and beyond.

Massive surf hits the coast and leads to several rescues, mutant Wedge draws crowds

The National Weather Service issued a Beach Hazard Statement for the Southern California coast through Thursday afternoon — ...

Child remains missing in Laguna Beach after being swept into ocean by dangerous waves

A mother and two children were swept into the ocean in Laguna Beach on Tuesday, and one of the children remains missing, ...

Lifeguards warn of high surf and strong rip currents as south swell hits SoCal coast

A powerful storm from the South Pacific generated a south-southwest swell that has reached Southern California's coast, with ...

Beach hazards continue, big surf expected through next week

Lifeguards are having a busy start to the summer season, with swell slamming the coast likely through the end of the month.