Suppose you know nothing about the ocean. One day you make your first visit to the beach. You stay there for six hours and ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Last year, onlookers observed a startling site on China’s Qiantang River: waves forming a grid-like pattern. Dubbed the “matrix tide,” this complex wave pattern was caused by the river ...

In a previous post, I explained how breaking waves work and how wind interacts with waves at the beach. But what happens to waves as the tide rises and falls? A quick recap on tides: the reason the ...

Tsunami Awareness Day is observed worldwide on November 5 each year. The day aims to educate people about the dangers of tsunamis and how to stay safe. It highlights the importance of early warning ...

There’s an art to knowing the exact right moment to catch a good wave, and it’s not something you can achieve overnight. For Red Bull surfer Ian Walsh, the ability to surf record-setting swells has ...

Perhaps the most perilous threats around sandbars at inlets and beachfronts across the Lowcountry are not even visible — rip currents, quick-changing tide patterns, perpetually shifting the landscape.