When waves are trapped within a narrow channel, the modulational instability theory describes their rippling movement well. However, it starts to fall apart when you look at the real ocean. In open ...

In the U.S., there's enough marine energy resources, including waves, tides, rivers and ocean currents to power over half of the country's energy demands, Grosso said.

“Rogue waves are, simply, a bad day at sea,” Fedele said. “They are extreme events, but they’re part of the ocean’s language. We’re just finally learning how to listen.” ...

On January 1, 1995 a laser at the North Sea Draupner gas platform about 100 miles off the coast of Norway measured a rogue wave 83 feet high. It is still among the largest of freak waves ever ...

We used three-dimensional imaging of ocean waves to capture freakish seas that produce a notorious phenomenon known as rogue waves. Our results are now published in Physical Review Letters*. Rogue ...

Researchers examined how rogue waves form and analyzed the likelihood that a ship would encounter them while navigating the rough waters of intense storms. The eastern Mediterranean Sea, a large ...

You've heard of the green room, but have you ever been barreled in the pink room? 🏄🏾 Last week's pink waves at Torrey Pines State Beach were a result of science in action. 🌊 More on the ...

A 2019 study by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, found that the rising sea-surface temperatures were influencing global wind patterns, and making waves stronger.

Ocean waves along the California coastline have long symbolized the best the state has to offer: surf-ready swells at Malibu and Rincon; the misty beauty of breakers crashing along the North Coast ...

Surfers ride waves in the Pacific Ocean at the Malibu Lagoon State Beach on June 9, 2021, in Malibu, California. A new study found that waves are growing larger, adding to the erosive impact of ...