But very large storms with high, sustained winds can generate waves with periods of more than 20 seconds. These waves travel much faster, over 100km per hour in the open ocean, and their energy (which ...

On Wednesday at 3:46 a.m. a high surf advisory was issued by the NWS Eureka CA valid from Thursday 11 a.m. until Friday 5 a.m ...

After a really big storm like Sandy “it looks like somebody attacked the [sea] floor with ill intent,” Trembanis said. At ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) - A 43-year-old was on a fishing trip with a coworker on the Sonoma County coastline in California when a large wave swept him into the ocean on Sunday. Shanglong Tang ...

Autumn and early winter are peak times for significant low pressure systems to develop over the Tasman Sea. These include ...

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 ...