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

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    Waves crash against the cliffs in Shell Beach in a view from Shoreline Drive on Dec. 28, 2023. Storm driven high swells on the ocean combined with seasonal high tides combined to cause coastal ...

  3. High surf causes flooding, water rescues on SLO County coast

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    “The waves and high tide were just overwhelming the beach,” Collins said. High surf left foam around the Pier Avenue kiosk at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area on Dec. 28, 2023.

  4. Wave pounding - Wikipedia

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    Wave pounding is not primarily caused by tectonic margins. Wave pounding will occur any place around the world as long as the angle of the beach plain is steep enough to generate the plunging and surging waves. The action of wave pounding is the kinetic energy delivered by waves fracturing or removing rock and or sand from land sea margins.

  5. In Pictures: Giant ships and crashing waves as we headed to ...

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    The 110,000-tonne liner is the largest ship to have ever docked in the city. (Steve Parsons/PA) The summer brought scorching temperatures and saw many people heading to the beach.

  6. Surf break - Wikipedia

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    A type of open ocean surf break, these occur where sand build ups occur well offshore to produce breaking waves in the open ocean, which are sometimes called 'Outer Banks', which are similar to open ocean reefs except that they are generally made of sand, and may disappear or change with storms. The 'Outer Banks' in North Carolina is an example.

  7. List of rogue waves - Wikipedia

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    This list of rogue waves compiles incidents of known and likely rogue waves – also known as freak waves, monster waves, killer waves, and extreme waves. These are dangerous and rare ocean surface waves that unexpectedly reach at least twice the height of the tallest waves around them, and are often described by witnesses as "walls of water ...

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  9. Sunbathers scramble for safety as massive wave hits in viral ...

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    A viral video captured in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, Nov. 5, demonstrated the power of the ocean when a massive wave crashed ashore with little warning, sending dozens of people scrambling for dry ...