surf
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The highest surf is expected on south- and southwest-facing beaches, according to NWS San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Once he’s managed to hurl himself past the surf to rest atop an underwater cliff, the darkness below is as scary as if we’d regressed into primordial prey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
A portion of Pacific Coast Highway in Orange County is closed after a crack appeared in the hillside below the road, prompting closer inspection from officials after last weekend’s storms and high surf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The National Hurricane Center said the worst of Rachel was over but "hazardous coastal conditions" could persist for days, with the highest waves coinciding with high tides, causing life-threatening surf and rip currents.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
When we reach the beach, she motions me forward, right to the edge of the surf.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
On other policies, Burnham surfs on his ambiguity, says Tryl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Efrus, a 4-year-old Jack Russell terrier, surfs the waves in the Pacific waters off Peru.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
Gidget, the character, reads literature, plays the cello and surfs only with dudes, wooing the hunkiest one: Moondoggie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
He grew up surfing at Makaha and now surfs all over the world, and has trained at the Slater wave pool and a Texas one.
From Washington Times ● May 29, 2023
She surfs waves as big as houses and jumps off anything.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
It is in the house where Bryn famously "surfed the world wide web" to give Gavin directions from Barry to Essex in one of the first ever episodes.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
"In the beginning, it was difficult because we are girls and we didn't see other girls who surfed," Sambe said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Post-M.B.A., you surfed in Sri Lanka, hiked in Nepal, rode horses in Afghanistan and didn’t call your parents—or anyone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
They surfed together, let each other’s cats in and celebrated holidays on the small community lawn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
In this way, streaming and tripping the anchors, we surfed in to shore.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
The Balshaws have remained in the luxurious Basque coastal city, known for its Belle Epoque architecture, Atlantic seafront casinos and world-class surfing.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
On Tuesday, she went surfing in Point Loma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
The waves are so epic in the “Spanish Village by the Sea” that it beat out all other California beach cities to host the surfing competition in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Plus: Diesel export-ban drama, a fight over power poles in Texas and El Niño brings epic waves to a California surfing hot spot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
LIKES: Describes both surfing and explosives as “Bonzer!”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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