surf
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Southern California’s beaches may be in for another round of dangerous, high surf and severe erosion soon thanks to a pair of hurricanes being fueled by warm Pacific waters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
El Niño jolts California fuel market—and brings epic waves to a surf spot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Residents have also been warned of large ocean swells and life-threatening surf conditions for the next few days.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
On Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service in Los Angeles was forecasting elevated surf and strong rip currents at beaches this weekend and into next week as a result of multiple southerly swells.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
They wore surf shorts and their hair was carelessly bedheady.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
Generally the play surfs along on waves of lively, crisp dialogue at a series of meetings, with the well-orchestrated direction of Kenny Leon keeping the pacing brisk and the tone light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Efrus, a 4-year-old Jack Russell terrier, surfs the waves in the Pacific waters off Peru.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
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
My husband surfs, so he had a surfboard, which is a lot smaller than a paddleboard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
Wanting to ask where he’s from and what his name is and if he surfs and how old he is and what school he’s going to next fall.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
Suvorova writes about girls in school accusing her mother of being a gold digger, intentionally choosing rich boyfriends that would eventually become rich husbands while they lived in poverty and couch surfed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
These were made for girls who actually surfed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
It is also in this house where Bryn famously "surfed the world wide web" to give Gavin directions from Barry to Essex in the first series.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 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
He surfed the Web, looking for articles on Afghanistan and the flood of refugees pouring across the border.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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
“There’s a level of surrender and humility that comes with surfing and that comes with being in nature. ... You have to be so present in such a way that makes you a stronger person.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
"They're the ones that are actually sleeping under the stars – not sofa surfing or in caravans or anything, they're actually rough sleeping," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
He suffered a vicious head injury while surfing and now wears a helmet on the waves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Weekends consisted of sleep, Web surfing, shopping for random groceries and fast food, perhaps catching a part of a movie.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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