There will be an increased chance for sneaker waves and rip currents at all beaches along the Pacific Coast until Monday ... "Never turn your back on the ocean," the NWS said.

Also known as the "channel", it connects the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific ... out how far south and how deep it is reaching. Importance: Knowing how currents in the Southern Ocean currents are ...

Between Hawaii and California, trash swirls in giant ocean currents, caught up in the infamous, Texas-sized Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This is just one of many found across the globe.