According to the National Weather Service, a powerful storm in the northern Pacific sent long-period swells of 18 to 20 seconds toward the coast. A dream for some surfers can also be a threat to local ...

PISMO BEACH, Calif. - Professional surfing is back in Pismo Beach this week with the return of the annual SLO CAL Open at Pismo Beach. Beginning on Monday, the competition has featured more than 100 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last week’s pounding surf and high tides have left Pismo Beach with a list of damaged equipment and infrastructure, from missing ...

PISMO BEACH, Calif - The return of a professional surfing competition this week is attracting some of the best surfers in the sport, and also is providing local businesses with a wave of visitors. All ...

Day one of the World Surf League's SLO CAL Open began Monday in Pismo Beach as the weather played a factor early on in both good and bad ways. It wasn't ideal for spectators but the rain in the early ...

A surfer stuck alongside a piling of the Pismo Beach Pier waves for help as a lifeguard responds on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, a TikTok video posted by user gallito894 shows. A video posted on Aug. 13 on ...

The Pismo Beach Pier isn’t the world's most eye-catching competitive surf venue. But last week the Southern California beach saw one of the busiest surf comps you’ll find in today’s market. With the ...

Santa Marians 18 and older are invited to a special surfing adventure in Pismo Beach on Saturday, March 15, to learn the fundamentals of surfing while connecting with new people.

PISMO BEACH — Whether or not Santa Cruz’s John Mel, 26, advances from the World Surf League’s Qualifying Series (QS) to the Challenger Series (CS) is going to come down to the 2025-26 season finale.

Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced from his opening heat at World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open Pismo Beach by a narrow margin on Wednesday. The 2,000-point Qualifying Series (QS) event is the penultimate ...

The Western Surfing Association (WSA) is the oldest amateur surfing association in the world. The WSA, established in 1959, is a California non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting and preserving ...