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  2. What caused the huge waves that battered California’s coast?

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    “Those wind-driven waves occur on top of the tides and any effect from the coastal Kelvin waves.” High surf sent waves all the way up the beach in Cayucos, flooding the playground and nearby ...

  3. Heavy surf causes coastal chaos across SLO County. See the ...

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    Storm driven high swells on the ocean combined with seasonal high tides combined to cause coastal erosion and water rescues Dec. 28, 2023. Pier Ave. beach ramp at Oceano Dunes was closed as waves ...

  4. Huge waves damage homes, cause injuries along California coast

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    Amid a high surf and flood advisory along California's coastline, National Weather Service advises people to stay away from the water. Huge waves damage homes, cause injuries along California ...

  5. Tidal flooding - Wikipedia

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    Tidal flooding, also known as sunny day flooding [1] or nuisance flooding, [2] is the temporary inundation of low-lying areas, especially streets, during exceptionally high tide events, such as at full and new moons. The highest tides of the year may be known as the king tide, with the month varying by location. These kinds of floods tend not ...

  6. Beaches in estuaries and bays - Wikipedia

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    Tide-dominated beaches. This term applies to low-energy high-tide beaches where there is a sharp break in slope, which are fronted with wide intertidal sand and/or mud flats due to the dominance of tidal range over wave height. [35] [36] This term is independent of whether the beaches are located inside an estuary or bay or on the open coast.

  7. Coastal erosion - Wikipedia

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    A man looking out over the beach from a building destroyed by high tides in Chorkor, a suburb of Accra. Sunny day flooding caused by sea level rise, increases coastal erosion that destroys housing, infrastructure and natural ecosystems. A number of communities in Coastal Ghana are already experiencing the changing tides.

  8. ’Hazardous coastal conditions’ close Pismo Beach Pier as ...

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    The Pismo Beach Pier was closed due to the unusually high surf that slammed San Luis Obispo County on Thursday, the city’s Police Department announced in an Instagram post. “It has been ...

  9. Massive waves on California coast cause flooding, force ... - AOL

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    Waves as high as 20 feet (6.1 meters) could wreak more havoc on waterside homes in vulnerable communities along much of the California shoreline, which was battered by extreme surf and heavy rains ...