Swimmers and beachgoers were advised to remain on alert on Wednesday and, in some places, avoid going into the ocean.

Explore the exhilarating beauty of Mavericks, California, USA, with breathtaking drone footage of this iconic big-wave surfing location ... the raw power of the Pacific Ocean from an entirely ...

The Drake Passage off the West Antarctic Peninsula is a notoriously dangerous channel that connects the Atlantic, Pacific and ...

This resulted in long-period (20 second) swells moving north into the Pacific Ocean. The swell first reached ... The resulting swell hit Hawaii first, where waves were large enough to run the Eddie ...

As the name implies, these larger waves can sneak up on unsuspecting beachgoers since they randomly occur amid smaller waves ...

This resulted in long-period (20 second) swells moving north into the Pacific Ocean ... hit Hawaii first, where waves were large enough to run the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea ...

How big waves are born Waves are made by wind blowing ... This resulted in long-period (20 second) swells moving north into the Pacific Ocean. The swell first reached Tahiti, where waves closed ...