Waves crash against the “Peine del Viento” (Wind Comb) sculptures by Spanish artist Eduardo Chillida as surfers ride nearby during a weather alert for rough seas in San Sebastian, northern Spain, on August 26, 2025. (Photo by Ander Gillenea/AFP Photo)





Waves crash ashore during Typhoon Ragasa, signal 10, in Hong Kong, China, 24 September 2025. (Phoot by May James/EPA)





A person surfs in Rockaway Beach amid Hurricane Erin on August 21, 2025 in Rockaway Peninsula in the Queens borough in New York City. NYC Mayor Eric Adams and Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, the parks commissioner, announced that city beaches would be closed for several days as rip currents and rough waters are expected along the East Coast due to Hurricane Erin. Lifeguards will not be on duty during the closures but will be stationed along the coastline along with members of the Parks Enforcement Patrol to prevent people from attempting to swim. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)





A man surfs during Hurricane Erin in Long Beach, New York, on August 21, 2025. New York City Mayor Eric Adams ordered all city public beaches – including Coney Island and Brighton Beach - to close Wednesday and Thursday. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)





People on Blackrock diving tower in Salthill, Galway, UK on Friday, October 3, 2025. Storm Amy will bring damaging winds to the island of Ireland with every county under weather warnings on Friday. Wind speeds could reach up to 80mph (130km/h) along the most exposed coastal areas of the island, with fallen trees and power outages among the potential impacts. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)





Tourists stand selfing as large waves crash against the cliff in Boca do Inferno on August 26, 2025, in Cascais, Portugal. Six sea coastal areas are closed to navigation today due to strong sea turbulence, which has led the Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute (IPMA) to issue a yellow warning for 10 districts in mainland Portugal. The districts of Porto, Faro, Setúbal, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Beja, Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga have been under a yellow warning since 6am Tuesday until 6am on Wednesday. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)





Fishermen brave stormy seas as large waves crash over them at Porthcawl in Wales, UK on August 31, 2025. Britain is seeing unsettled weather as the remnants of Tropical Storm Fernand and Hurricane Erin bring wind and rain. (Photo by Joann Randles/Cover Images)





People stay cautious as waves crash against the pier amid Storm Benjamin on October 23, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. A code orange weather alert has been issued by the Netherlands meteorological institute KNMIfor western coastal provinces, with gusts up to 120 kilometers per hour forecast. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)





Surfers wade into the water in the Rockaway Beach neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York, on August 21, 2025. Hurricane Erin brought coastal flooding to parts of North Carolina and Virginia as it made its closest approach to the US mainland early on August 21. Coastal flood warnings are also in effect from the New Jersey coast to Long Island in New York. (Photo by Charly Triballeau/AFP Photo)





This handout photo taken on September 26, 2025 and released on September 27 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows coast guard personnel (background) evacuating a person at the height of Severe Tropical Storm Bualoi in San Agustin town, Romblon province. The Philippines evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and confirmed at least three deaths on Friday as it faced yet another tropical storm, days after it was battered by deadly Super Typhoon Ragasa. (Photo by Handout/Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)/AFP Photo)





A woman is caught by a large wave at Blackrock diving tower during Storm Amy which brought severe weather, in Galway, Ireland, on October 3, 2025. (Photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters)





A man reacts as waves crash against the Kalk Bay harbour wall during high tide in Cape Town, South Africa, on October 19, 2025. (Photo by Esa Alexander/Reuters)





Surfers paddle in the water off Gloucester, Massachusetts, August 21, 2025. The National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory for most of the New England coastline as Huricane Erin threatens to pound the shoreline with 6-to-20-foot waves. (Photo by Brian Snyder/Reuters)





Surfers enter the Atlantic Ocean as Hurricane Erin churns offshore, in Long Beach, New York, August 21, 2025. Dangerous rip-currents that can drag a swimmer out to sea, along with high surf with waves of up to 20-feet high were predicted from the Carolinas to Cape Cod. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)