Big waves from hurricanes like Irene in 2011 or Superstorm Sandy last October or even nor’easters like one that ...

Seasonal wave patterns cause sand to shift between the beach face and offshore bars, while longshore currents move sand down the coast. Man-made structures like breakwaters and dams disrupt this ...

Waves, tide, and wind dominate coastal processes and landforms. Rivers deliver sediment to the coast, where it can be reworked to form deltas, beaches, dunes, and barrier islands. The coastal zone ...

Separate swells from the south and west will combine to produce fast-moving waves of 3 to 6 feet through Wednesday at San Diego County beaches and generate dangerous rip currents, the National ...

Critics say the $300-million effort to stabilize a stretch of the popular Pacific Surfliner route is haphazard, curtails public beach access and will only yield short-term benefits.