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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.
A California surfer shredded a monster wave at Mavericks last week — and may have ridden into the record books.. Alessandro “Alo” Slebir, 23, was surfing with friends on Dec. 23 when he ...
Monstrous waves continue to wreak havoc along the California coast, where beachside communities have been facing damaging flooding and life-threatening water conditions as a series of storms makes ...
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles forecast significant flooding in low-lying coastal areas with powerful waves and strong rip current posing an "exceptional risk" of drowning and damage ...
Mavericks is a surfing location in northern California outside Pillar Point Harbor, just north of the town of Half Moon Bay at the village of Princeton-by-the-Sea.After a strong winter storm in the northern Pacific Ocean, waves can routinely crest at over 25 ft (8 m) and top out at over 60 ft (18 m).
The flooding comes as the Southern California coast was being impacted by large swells, the National Weather Service in Los Angeles said in a social media post. One swell reached about 20 feet at ...
This occurs when a thick, warm layer of the Pacific Ocean sloshes east — creating an expansive, ocean-wide wave that can take two to three months to reach California’s shore.
The conditions eased Friday, but dangerous waves were expected to return Saturday when Southern California beaches could see 6- to 12-foot waves, with more rain expected, according to the National ...