What if skyscraper-high waves rose in empty oceans and nobody saw them until satellites did? That is exactly what happened, ...

Tropical Storm Imelda may be staying well offshore, but its presence is creating a mixed reaction along Florida's coast — delighting adventure seekers while raising concerns among environmentalists.

Eastern Lake Erie could see occasional waves of more than 20 feet during gale and storm warnings in effect through Monday.

Big waves and whipping winds are bringing dangerous beach conditions to the Massachusetts coast, prompting closures and warnings as Hurricane Erin churned hundreds of miles offshore. At Scituate's ...

Hurricane Erin drifted away from the U.S. mainland on Thursday afternoon after making its closest approach off the North Carolina coast, but it was still unleashing powerful waves and rip currents, ...

A powerful storm pummeling the West Coast churned up waves as high as 60 feet, killing one man, sweeping another out to sea and prompting multiple rescues when a pier collapsed in Santa Cruz, ...