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News.com.au
3 days ago
- Climate
- News.com.au
Moment giant wave swallows up swimmers
A harrowing scene unfolded along a Mexico beach on Sunday as drone footage captured swimmers becoming swamped by a huge wave in the wake of Tropical Storm Alvin. The nearly two and a half minute video shows walls of angry surf crashing onto the sandy shoreline of Icacos Beach, giving three swimmers quite the ride as they bobbed up and down – and sometimes disappeared beneath – the swells. At about the 1:13 mark, the trio are pushed under as a massive swell comes ashore, with surf covering the entire sandy beach. 'A group of people swam despite warnings and were swept up by the swell,' Adolfo Kahan Farco, who recorded the video, told Storyful. While there is no official word on their fate, Farco told Storyful it appeared they escaped unharmed. The incident occurred after Tropical Storm Alvin, the first named storm of the eastern Pacific Ocean hurricane season, produced giant swells off the coast of southwest Mexico. This is thanks to peak wind speeds of 60 mph last Thursday. By Saturday morning, peak winds dropped to 35 mph as Alvin dissipated into a post-tropical cyclone. But the National Weather Service had warned that the swells left from Alvin would continue to create potentially dangerous surf and rip current conditions along the coasts of west-central Mexico and southern Baja California through the weekend.
BreakingNews.ie
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Sea Sessions confirms there will be no festival this year
The popular music festival Sea Sessions has announced there will not be a 2025 edition. After starting back in 2008, Sea Sessions has grown into one of Irelands top music festivals. It is the only festival that brings together the unique lifestyle aspects of music, surf, sports over three days. Advertisement The event usually takes place on Tullen Strand in Bundoran, Co Donegal. A post on Facebook on Thursday said: "Sorry for having been so quiet on here. But we have some news. "Sea Sessions is taking a break in 2025. The crew are working away on exciting plans and hope to be back to you with more information soon. "Thanks for your support, the good wishes and all the messages." The 2024 edition had a lineup that included the likes of Cian Ductor, Johnny Marr, Jazzy, Jake Bugg, Amble, Kingfishr, Jerry Fish and Lea Hart. The event also featured b each volleyball in the sun, knockout soccer and rugby as well as morning yoga and swimrise on the beach. It also featured l iquid therapy which provides a supported environment that enables young people to experience the physical and therapeutic benefits of surf and the ocean, through child led and individual tailored programmes.
Daily Telegraph
29-05-2025
- Climate
- Daily Telegraph
Weather: NSW beaches brace for hazardous south swell
Don't miss out on the headlines from Environment. Followed categories will be added to My News. Large and hazardous surf is forecast to batter the NSW coastline over the coming days, as two powerful swell systems move in rapid succession across the Tasman Sea and Southern Ocean. According to Weatherzone, the first swell arrived on Wednesday morning, generated by a deep Tasman low spinning between NSW and New Zealand. Wave buoys recorded a sharp increase in swell height near Sydney shortly after sunrise, with significant wave heights jumping from about 1m to more than 2m within a matter of hours. Large and hazardous surf is forecast to batter the NSW coastline over the coming days. Picture: Weatherzone This system, combined with gale to storm-force winds over the Tasman, is expected to produce peak wave heights of 4.5 to 5m along the lower Mid North Coast, Hunter, Sydney, and Illawarra coastlines. Maximum wave heights could exceed 10m in exposed offshore areas. With peak wave periods reaching up to 15 seconds, forecasters warn of dangerous conditions for swimmers, surfers, and boaters, particularly on south-facing beaches. The risk of coastal erosion is also high, intensified by recent heavy swell events and large high tides. The satellite image shows a deep Tasman low and powerful Southern Ocean cold front. Picture: Weatherzone The first swell is expected to ease by Friday, with wave heights dropping to about 1.5 to 2m, but more powerful surf is on the way. A second system, originating deep in the Southern Ocean, is forecast to arrive on Saturday, driven by storm-force winds more than 2500km south of Australia. This long-period swell will bring deceptively strong waves to the NSW coast despite reduced heights of about 2m. The second swell is forecast to have an extended wave period, peaking between 17 and 18 seconds, allowing powerful wave energy to reach up to 150m further inland along the shoreline. The deep low in the Tasman Sea is generating gale to storm-force winds over a broad area of the ocean. Picture: Weatherzone Weatherzone warns this could cause abnormally large waves every five to 10 minutes, catching swimmers off guard in otherwise calm conditions. The combination of extended wave periods and strong rip currents could make for hazardous conditions through the weekend, even at more sheltered beaches and bays. Beachgoers are urged to follow advice from Surf Life Saving NSW and to avoid swimming at unpatrolled beaches during dangerous surf conditions. Originally published as Twin ocean swells to deliver massive, dangerous surf this week
News.com.au
29-05-2025
- Climate
- News.com.au
Twin ocean swells to deliver massive, dangerous surf this week
Large and hazardous surf is forecast to batter the NSW coastline over the coming days, as two powerful swell systems move in rapid succession across the Tasman Sea and Southern Ocean. According to Weatherzone, the first swell arrived on Wednesday morning, generated by a deep Tasman low spinning between NSW and New Zealand. Wave buoys recorded a sharp increase in swell height near Sydney shortly after sunrise, with significant wave heights jumping from about 1m to more than 2m within a matter of hours. This system, combined with gale to storm-force winds over the Tasman, is expected to produce peak wave heights of 4.5 to 5m along the lower Mid North Coast, Hunter, Sydney, and Illawarra coastlines. Maximum wave heights could exceed 10m in exposed offshore areas. With peak wave periods reaching up to 15 seconds, forecasters warn of dangerous conditions for swimmers, surfers, and boaters, particularly on south-facing beaches. The risk of coastal erosion is also high, intensified by recent heavy swell events and large high tides. The first swell is expected to ease by Friday, with wave heights dropping to about 1.5 to 2m, but more powerful surf is on the way. A second system, originating deep in the Southern Ocean, is forecast to arrive on Saturday, driven by storm-force winds more than 2500km south of Australia. This long-period swell will bring deceptively strong waves to the NSW coast despite reduced heights of about 2m. The second swell is forecast to have an extended wave period, peaking between 17 and 18 seconds, allowing powerful wave energy to reach up to 150m further inland along the shoreline. Weatherzone warns this could cause abnormally large waves every five to 10 minutes, catching swimmers off guard in otherwise calm conditions. The combination of extended wave periods and strong rip currents could make for hazardous conditions through the weekend, even at more sheltered beaches and bays. Beachgoers are urged to follow advice from Surf Life Saving NSW and to avoid swimming at unpatrolled beaches during dangerous surf conditions.
RNZ News
07-05-2025
- General
- RNZ News
Raglan lifeguard takes home top prize at Search and Rescue awards
Chris Malone - or Bugsy - took home the Gold Award for Operational Activity on behalf of the Raglan Surf Lifesaving Club. Photo: Supplied / Surf Life Saving New Zealand A lifeguard who saved the life of a father trapped in an upturned boat has been recognised with the top prize at an awards ceremony at Parliament. Chris Malone - or Bugsy - took home the Gold Award for Operational Activity on behalf of the Raglan Surf Lifesaving Club at the Search and Rescue Awards on Tuesday. It was for a rescue in December, where a small fishing boat carrying a family of three had capsized crossing the Raglan Bar. Although the son had been thrown clear and the mother was able to get out of the boat, the father remained trapped in the upturned hull, breathing from a small air pocket. Fortunately, there were members of the Raglan Surf Life Saving Club training nearby. They responded immediately and pulled the mother and son from the water. Unable to locate the father, a Surf Lifeguard entered the water to check the boat, cutting his way through tangled fishing line. After banging on the hull and hearing a response from the forward cabin, the Surf Lifeguard forced open the cabin hatch and pull the trapped man free. Bugsy told Morning Report there was a little bit of luck involved in the rescue. "I was anticipating the worst, but the team put a massive effort in, and we were lucky to bring the family home at the end of the day." He said he was proud himself and his team. Bugsy said it was his first time in Parliament, and it was "awesome" to spend time with the other search and rescue teams around the country. "There's some amazing achievements that some of the search and rescue teams do. "It's just incredible what they do, and how they rescue people all the time, and I feel it gets better and better each year." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
