XXL swell lines up Hawaii
Thursday 15/01 119
All signals are go for what looks to be the biggest swell of the season so far across Hawaii mid-next week.
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Xmas XXL swells for Eddie and Mavericks
Friday 12/12 30
The gifts are stacking up for big wave surfers with two very big swells - one potentially an Eddie swell - due just before Christmas.
From Asia to America: Typhoon delivers widespread swell
Tuesday 04/11 78
In the coming week a rare event will take place in the North Pacific ocean: effectively every country in the region - from the Solomon Islands clockwise around to Mexico - will receive swell from a sole source.
North Pacific roars to life
Thursday 09/10 31
It's lain dormant for the best part of six months but this week the North Pacific has roared back to life.
Super Typhoon Neoguri erupts: Waves up to sixty feet heading towards Japan
Tuesday 08/07 29
Super Typhoon Neoguri is currently bearing down on Japan spawning waves of jaw dropping size. Read more about this most impressive of storms.
Super Typhoon Francisco
Wednesday 23/10 38
While Australian surfers wait for their cyclone season to begin, the Western Pacific basin has been very active. The latest storm to impact the region is Super Typhoon Francisco and it's expected to push across the Ryukyu Islands of southern Japan today.
36 feet at 16 seconds: Super Typhoon Soulik forecast to deliver
Thursday 11/07 11
Such is the enormity of this typhoon, wind speeds are forecast to gust to 280km/h around the centre of Soulik as the pressure bottoms out at a phenomenal 915hPa this evening.
Tsunami: Approaching the Speed of Sound
Thursday 12/04 4
So while a tsunami with a height of one metre doesn't sound threatening, its forward speed of 220 metres per second can cause catastrophic damage as the surge moves inland for many minutes behind the initial impact.
Japan resumes scientific whaling in Pacific Ocean
Sunday 12/06 5
Japan has sent a fleet of whaling vessels to the north-west Pacific
WikiLeaks Reveals Australian Whaling Deal
Tuesday 04/01 27
Australia attempted a secret compromise deal with Japan