Rip currents are powerful channels of water that flow away from shore, often causing life-threatening conditions for swimmers ...

As a result, rather than gradually building in height as it would over a gently sloping bottom or breaking over a shallow bar or reef some distance from shore, shorebreak waves rise and crash ...

When waves come into the shore, they have to go somewhere ... "Rip currents exist due to breaking waves and, more importantly, the variability in wave breaking both over time and space," Dr ...

On Sunday at 12:57 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a high surf warning valid from Monday 8 a.m. until Tuesday 2 p.m ...

A high surf advisory was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. Large breaking waves of 4 to 7 feet ...

A sneaker wave is a wave that surges further up the beach than expected, running up the shore by at least 150 feet. This type of wave is formed by several smaller waves that combine into one big ...

Honolulu Ocean Safety, along with the Honolulu Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard. continued searching for two missing teens today on Oahu’s North Shore on Ke Iki Beach near Sharks Cove, ...

As the clock ticks down to the end of 2024, surfers are flocking to the Jersey Shore to catch the last waves of the year. In Belmar, surfers are enjoying perfect conditions, with clean 3-to-5-foot ...