During recent storms, satellites recorded ocean waves averaging nearly 20 meters high—as tall as the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and the largest ever measured from space. Moreover, satellite data now ...

As Hurricane Erin crept toward the U.S. mainland on Wednesday, Aug. 20, a North Carolina man captured the storm's powerful waves battering the state's coastline. By Friday, Aug. 22, Erin, a category 2 ...

As the early surf pioneers began to observe, and as advances in more recent wave forecasting has confirmed, there are a few ...

Waves from the Pacific Ocean break along the coast near the 60-ft high Victoria Beach Pirate Tower on a summer day on Sept. 19, 2025 in Laguna Beach, Calif. Waves from the Pacific Ocean break along ...

A Morocco-based startup is piloting new storm-proof wave energy tech at a port—and soon will use them to power a coastal data ...

Waves as high as a one-story house were crashing down into the surf zone at some Jersey Shore beaches during the height of Thursday’s turbulent seas stirred up by Hurricane Erin, according to beach ...

Hurricane Erin, a massive and dangerous Category 2 storm with winds of 105 mph, is making its closest approach to the United States after 10 days of churning across the Atlantic. The storm’s huge ...

Much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks region is under a tropical storm watch with Hurricane Erin expected to skirt the area this week, according to the National Hurricane Center. The sprawling Category ...

Millions of beachgoers from Florida through New York were warned of hazardous ocean conditions on Tuesday amid dangerous rip currents and large waves. Temperatures are rising once again after more ...