Late last year, a massive ocean swell caused by a low pressure system in the North Pacific generated waves up to 20 meters high, and damaged coastlines and property thousands of kilometers from its ...

The alert warns of life-threatening rip currents, sneaker waves and localized beach erosion, and the NWS is reminding ...

National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists in the San Francisco region are warning people in several Californian coastal ...

Swimmers and beachgoers were advised to remain on alert on Wednesday and, in some places, avoid going into the ocean.

San Antonio's location, in a wide bay with no natural defenses, leaves it particularly vulnerable to storm surges, said ...

This nice stretch of sunny skies and warm weather might seem like a perfect day to visit the beach but looks can be deceiving ...

For nearly two decades, Surfline’s WaveFax was the one reliable piece of surf forecast intel one could count on — as long as ...

Ocean waves, particularly long-period swells, lose very little energy as they travel. And unless they collide with an island and break, they are capable of traveling great distances.

The state-run port, which handles 1.7 million containers annually, is frequently lashed by swells several meters high as rising ocean levels linked to climate change cause more frequent storm surges.

Late last year, a massive ocean swell caused by a low pressure system in the North Pacific generated waves up to 20 metres high, and damaged coastlines and property thousands of kilometres from ...