Surfing may be a clichéd pastime in Southern California, but make no mistake, it is physically and mentally challenging. The pros just make it look easy. Catching a wave may be harder than it seems, ...

Orange County boasts some of the best beaches in California and throughout the world. You can take advantage of some of the world's best surfing instruction on this glorious coast for children and ...

I enjoyed the article "Cowabunga for Beginners" (Off Duty, July 5), but I disagree with the advice about what to do when you "wipe out." If you are off by yourself, with no one around you, you might ...

I thought I had signed up for a beginning surf lesson with Julie Adams from the Cannon Beach Surf Shop. The lesson was great, but the best part came at the end of it, when I found myself floating in ...