Ocean currents driven by wind, water density, tides, ocean floor features, or the Coriolis effect, have an important role on climate regulation and marine ecology. In turn, increasing water surface ...

Rip currents claimed the life of a 31-year old man in Seaside Heights this week as hundreds of rescues were reported across multiple Jersey Shore beaches. On Monday, Aug. 11, seven swimmers were ...

King tides are returning to the Oregon Coast on Nov. 5, officially kicking off the 2025-26 king tide season.

A local resident’s dramatic video footage captured Monday morning reveals beautiful but increasingly hazardous ocean conditions along the Oregon coast. Reader Lena Wright, who filmed the waves between ...

Cutter joined the WJZ First Alert Weather Team in March of 2025. Born and raised in the Gulf Coast, Cutter developed his love for weather while tracking hurricanes and watching pop-up summer ...

The overwash is due to an area of low pressure offshore that is generating gusty northeast winds across the region.

Five times stronger than the Gulf Stream and 100 times larger than the Amazon River, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is by far the world's largest ocean current. But this key system is ...

On Thursday at 7:47 p.m. the National Weather Service released an updated coastal flood warning in effect until Friday at midnight for Ocean County.

A teenager drowned while swimming with his family at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, officials said. The 17-year-old died after he and his father, 61, were pulled from the water when they were swept ...