Shorebreak waves, generally speaking, aren’t good for surfing. There’s nowhere to go when a wave breaks right on the sand, they’re typically more closed-out like a wall of water, and they crumble ...
The new $2 million pier on the Jersey Shore that drew controversy after it was built in the shape of a Christian cross — only to close eight months later amid structural concerns — was damaged by ...
Monstrous and deadly waves that arrive without warning have been recounted in fishing and sailing lore for more than a century. These so-called "rogue" or "freak" waves have been seen from cruise ...
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM People watch large waves at Waimea Bay Friday on Oahu’s North Shore. Wave heights of over 25 feet are expected through the weekend, with the famed surf ...
A sigh of relief washes over the crew. The sun peeks out from the angry clouds. They made it, they think. The small fishing vessel survived amidst a storm of biblical proportions and unfathomably ...
For centuries, seafaring folks' reports of terrifyingly huge waves that appeared out of nowhere were dismissed as fantasy by those on dry land. Now, the existence of these "real sea monsters" that ...
In November 2020, a truly extraordinary rogue wave was recorded off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. Measuring 17.6 meters (58 feet) in height, the wave was captured by a MarineLabs buoy, making ...
A 54-year-old man died after a “rogue wave” carried him into the ocean while he was at a tidal pool area with family in Hawaii, police said. Royden Daikawa of Hilo struggled to swim back to shore ...