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The wave crashed over a barrier along the Southern California beach, tossing a wall of fast-moving water at a group of onlookers who rushed to escape the deluge, video taken by Colin Hoag shows.
Monstrous waves along the California coast took onlookers by surprise Thursday. Waves as high as 20 feet "crashed over seawalls and swept away and injured several people, forced rescues and sent a ...
Offshore storms shoved waves toward communities along the California coast, bringing flooding, road closures and fright to nearly 20 people who were briefly swept away on a Ventura beach on Thursday.
Mavericks is a winter destination for some of the world's best big wave surfers. [1] From 1999 to 2016, an invitation-only contest called the Titans of Mavericks was held there during most winter surfing seasons, whenever the winter wave conditions there were deemed to be suitable to meet the needs of the contest.
In the Bay Area, the NWS issued a high surf warning for 7 a.m. Thursday to 3 a.m. Friday. The area could be hit by waves of up to 30 feet. Dangerous surf and sea conditions Wed-Fri. Pier damage ...
When conditions are right, and a wave approaches the shore at the proper angle (most generally a south swell), an approaching wave will reflect off the jetty creating a second wave. The reflected wave meets up with the following wave of the set and forms a peak, and this pattern can repeat for several following waves as well.
Ghost Tree is a famed big wave surfing location off the 18th hole of Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. The wave breaks off the rock-strewn shoreline known as Pescadero Point. On rare winter days with the proper westerly angle, waves are focused by the deep Carmel Canyon to rear up as much as 60 ft (18 m) in height.
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 ...