We were used to surfing only 3- or 4 meter-high waves, but those were at least three times higher.
Many parts of the country had been badly hit by heavy rains, winds and high waves this year, meteorologists said.
Activities such as skimming, dispersant flights and controlled burning have all been suspended because of strong winds and high waves.
Skimming ships returned to shore in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and Alabama, as gusts and high waves made the procedure unsafe.
The anti-clockwise route took him past landmarks including the Needles and St Catherine's Point, battling winds of up to 20 knots and 10ft-high waves.
If there is any oil suspended underwater, such high waves would bring it to the surface - but it is likely then to be diluted, she says.
The tapes weren't very good, and Magnussen got bored with wading through languid shots of the Hawaii seascape to get to riveting moments of surfers defying 80-foot-high waves.
Rescue efforts continue despite strong winds, rain and high waves.
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While there is no official record of dinghy journeys around the island, the winds and high waves on its south side make it a highly unusual venture in such a small boat.
An RNAS Culdrose helicopter made several attempts to land a winchman on board a fishing vessel in 30ft (9m) high waves about 40 miles (64km) north west of the base, the Royal Navy said.
After 41 hours and 49 minutes in the water, Nyad's handlers gave her the bad news: Because of high waves and strong currents, she was so far off course that completing the swim would be impossible.
The latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center says the track of the storm has shifted slightly to the west, making it a bit less likely the state will get hurricane-force gusts, but will still see high winds and a storm surge from high waves.
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That, they say, gives them access to more telling, high-frequency waves that say a lot more about cognitive intentions.
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Saturday morning's high tide sent waves crashing into closed roads along the seacoast, local police said, but there were no reports of significant damage.
Video footage from the height of the storm showed high, rolling waves along the coastal areas and winds blowing so hard palm trees were flattened.
Whiskey Point, about 14km north, offers more high-quality waves than Pottuvil Point, fewer crowds and is the number one party beach on a Friday night.
This involves high energy shock waves being directed at the stone.
The speedboat from the Kuala Besut ferry pier rides high on the waves, skipping along the water like a flat stone flung by a petulant giant.
Powerful waves and high winds were expected to cause more trouble than snow from Rhode Island to Maine.
Recent discoveries, however, have such medgadgets being powered by photons, hip hop and now high-frequency radio waves.
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However, it said high winds and large waves were still a threat.
Storm waves and high winds have washed away thousands of tonnes of beach sand in front of the launching area for a Norfolk lifeboat.
On Sunday night, waves as high as 50 feet crashed ashore in Baracoa, Cuba, southeast of where Ike made landfall as a Category 3 storm.
In 1938 a hurricane flattened many homes on New York's Long Island, and waves as high as 50 feet pounded the shoreline all the way to Massachusetts.
The risks of widespread destruction from tsunami waves are high.
Proponents also point to a recent study published in JAMA, which found that high-energy shock waves were better than low-energy waves in treating patients with shoulder tendinitis resulting from calcium deposits.
The high-definition sound directs waves to specific sides of the vehicle's cockpit depending on who's being addressed.
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There exists a small chance that the downmove from the 1422 high has only posted three waves down, and we are in the midst of a complex fourth wave.
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