It’s unclear if the wave pool developers would want to move forward with a smaller version, with now only 20,000 square feet ...

Newport Beach officials rescinded a previous approval for a wave pool project after enough residents signatures pressured the ...

Newport Beach voters may have the chance to wipe out a surf park project if a petition submitted to City Hall this week qualifies for the November 2026 ballot. Steve Vickers, a referendum proponent, ...

Tensions are rising in ritzy Newport Beach, California. The conflict? A proposed wave pool, which would take over a portion of an existing golf course. As expected, the golf community is not happy, ...

A decade ago, most surfers would scoff at the thought of a machine making waves. A place away from the beach and Mother Nature, artificial waves instead of swells — it all seemed so … unnatural. Fast ...

The Newport Beach City Council voted Tuesday to approve plans for a surf park to replace part of an aging golf course. The unanimous vote came over the objections of golfers, and safety concerns ...

A Beach Hazard Statement is in effect for much of coastal Southern California amid a busy Independence Day weekend where hundreds of people were rescued in one community alone on Friday. That ...

From a 15-year-old boy drowning in 1926, to the accidental creation of California’s manmade freak-of-nature wave.

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Set between long stretches of the Pacific Ocean and the rugged San Joaquin Hills, Newport Beach embraces the same laid-back lifestyle ...

Ben Herrick is still not fully aware of what happened the morning of July 3, 2021, when he set off alone to surf some small ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A Beach Hazard Statement is in effect for ...