Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Newport Beach, you’ll find stately mansions, boutique stores and restaurants serving seafood towers. But there’s also ...

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, ...

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 ...

With an early-season south swell hitting the West Coast, a rare wave in Corona Del Mar came alive for a scarcely-seen surf ...

Responding to community pressure, the Newport Beach City Council decided to rescind its previous agreement to turn a large part of the Newport Beach Golf Course into a 60,000-square-foot surf park.

Newport Beach, California delivered on August 29, 2025, the Friday of Labor Day weekend. The waves, the energy, the vibe – everything lined up for one of those sessions that reminds me why I chase ...

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, ...

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, Oct. 8. I’m Carol Cormaci, bringing you this week’s TimesOC newsletter with a look at some of the latest local news and events from around the county. Regular readers of ...