The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 31-year-old Vacaville man who had been swept out to sea while surfing at Asilomar State Beach in Pacific Grove this evening. At about 6:30 p.m., Pacific Grove police were dispatched the area after the surfer's friend said the man might be in distress.

Very lame and kinda cool at the same time :)

IMPACT ZONE: This is the area where the waves break the most intensely. It's not a good idea to hang out in that area too long or you will get worked.

Three top young competitive surfers will never know if they actually rode the tsunami. All they know is, it's going to cost them. Teens Kolohe Andino, Luke Davis and Ian Crane were issued citations for continuing to surf after San Clemente lifeguards directed them to get out of the ocean during Saturday's tsunami alert.

An iceberg the size of Luxembourg knocked loose from the Antarctic continent earlier this month could disrupt the ocean currents driving weather patterns around the globe, researchers said Thursday. While the impact would not be felt for decades or longer, a slowdown in the production of colder, dense water could result in less temperate winters in the north Atlantic, they said.

Public safety officials held a private meeting Monday morning to discuss how well they reacted to the injuries and other issues that arose at the Mavericks Surf Contest earlier this month, amid concerns that it could have been better organized.