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

Waves — generation and types. Waves provide about half the energy to do work at the coast. Ocean waves are generated by wind blowing over the ocean surface. The stronger the wind, the longer it ...

The biggest, baddest waves ... ten feet high; during storms, 30-footers are common. But what creates waves the size of office buildings, including the ones big-wave surfers covet and coastal ...