Once the wind stops blowing, or the sea moves away from the wind that ... (and which gave the swell its name). This extreme swell then reached California 3,000 km away, where it also generated giant ...

But all along South America's Pacific coast, shipping is being buffeted by rising sea levels. With the southern hemisphere's approaching winter, when the biggest swells occur, the race is on to ...

Island Style Adventures Manager Christian Courtemanche, who works along the beach, said north swells generally replenish ... of the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program.