The NWS warns that sneaker waves can reach much further up beaches and over rocks and jetties than expected. These waves can ...

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

As the name implies, these larger waves can sneak up on unsuspecting beachgoers since they randomly occur amid smaller waves ...

But very large storms with high, sustained winds can generate waves with periods of more than 20 seconds. These waves travel ...

It also brings to mind some of the deadliest tsunamis in history– disasters that caused huge loss and destruction around the ...

It is unclear what these structures are. If they were anywhere else, they could be portions of tectonic plates that have sunk ...

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 ...

“The law of the sea basically colonized [Pacific peoples’] ocean,” said Frank Murphy, a resident of French Polynesia who ...

A strong storm brewing offshore is causing breaking waves over 30 feet in some areas and creating dangerous ocean conditions.

A massive earthquake has hit near Tonga, prompting fears of a tsunami for the Pacific island country. The US Geological ...

Passengers aboard an Antarctic cruise were thrown around by giant waves while the ship passed through the Drake Passage in March 2025. Travel blogger Lesley Anne Murphy captured dramatic footage of ...

The Earth’s mantle, stretching up to 1,800 miles thick and making up a whopping 84% of the planet’s volume, used to be ...