The latest pummeling from the ocean worries officials ... had never before taken on water, pouring across parking lots and electrical transformers. Powerful waves are expected to batter California ...

Santa Cruz Wharf's collapse threw three people into the ocean after the National Weather Service warned of waves up to 60 feet.

Rip currents are powerful channels of water that flow away from shore, often causing life-threatening conditions for swimmers ...

That morning they were snorkelling in the ocean ... in the water. "When we are on a beach with them, and I'm watching them, I know if it's looking dangerous, I can wave for them to come out.

But a jaw-dropping photo of Slebir’s relatively tiny form racing down a collapsing mountain of ice-cold Pacific Ocean water has gone viral, with knowledgeable big-wave surfers around the globe ...

In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean ... giant wave, and it's actually much more like a wall of water.

The latest pummeling from the ocean ... waves from that direction are less common, he said they can develop at this time of year, which more directly hit Santa Cruz. When strong waves come from ...