VIRGINIA BEACH — Surf’s up at the East Coast Surfing Championships in Virginia Beach, but the tents for the event will be coming down Wednesday afternoon as an offshore hurricane lumbers up the coast.

VIRGINIA BEACH — Get your boards waxed up, the surf park is opening Saturday. After years of construction and anticipation, the Atlantic Park surf lagoon will welcome its first wave riders this week.

VIRGINIA BEACH — Like clockwork, the wave begins to crest. “Paddle, paddle,” surf coach Jason Borte calls out as he pushes the surfboard forward. Now it’s time to grab the rails and pop up. “Bend at ...