The business of measuring big waves is sorta like the hunt for Big Foot. Both are ephemeral in nature, meaning only those who were there to witness these mythical beasts have a firsthand account, ...

A remote-controlled stereo vision system now under development could revolutionize the science of watching how, where and when waves tear up coastlines, say researchers. Storm swells that pound at ...

How big do hurricane waves grow? Hurricane Sandy gave us a good idea. It was the largest Atlantic Hurricane on record when it put out 32-foot waves measured at a New York buoy. Direct measurement from ...

On January 17, 2018, Hugo Vau was in the right spot at the right time to do what no other surfer had done before: Ride a wave measuring more than 100 feet in height. To the surfing world, that barrier ...

Researchers have demonstrated the ability to both excite and detect spin waves in a two-dimensional graphene magnet, but they couldn't measure any of the wave's specific properties. Now, researchers ...