A person looks out towards the waves crashing on the shore in Newhaven on January 2, 2024, as Storm Henk was set to bring strong winds and heavy rain across much of southern England. (Photo by Adrian Dennis/AFP Photo)





People watch as turbulent surf pounds the side of the pier in Manhattan Beach, Calif. on Thursday, December 28, 2023. APhoto by Richard Vogel/P Photo)





Surfers wait for a wave in high surf at Manhattan Beach, Calif. on Thursday, December 28, 2023. The National Weather Service has issued high surf warnings for much of the West Coast and parts of Hawaii, describing the waves and rip currents expected to hit certain coastlines as potentially dangerous and life-threatening. (Photo by Richard Vogel/AP Photo)





A person walks along the banks of the Weser estuary during a storm surge and waves in Bremerhaven, Germany, Friday December 22, 2023. Pre-Christmas rail travelers in parts of Germany faced widespread disruption on Friday as a storm swept across northern Europe, bringing down trees and prompting warnings of flooding on the North Sea coast. (Photo by Sina Schuldt/dpa via AP Photo)





Waves crash against a seafront in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi during a storm on November 27, 2023. (Photo by Mikhail Mordasov/AFP Photo)





Japan's surfer Taichi Wakita rides a wave at Banzai Pipeline in Haleiwa, Oahu's north shore, Hawaii, on November 25, 2023. (Photo by Brian Bielmann/AFP Photo)





Waves crash over Newhaven Lighthouse and the harbour wall in Newhaven, southern England on February 18, 2022, as Storm Eunice brings high winds across the country. Britain put the army on standby Friday and schools closed as forecasters issued two rare “red weather” warnings of “danger to life” from fearsome winds and flooding due to the approaching storm Eunice. (Photo by Glyn Kirk/AFP Photo)





Large waves crash in to Duncan's Landing north of Carmet, Calif., Thursday, December 28, 2023, due to a Pacific storm pummeling Northern California. (Photo by Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP Photo)





A Pacific Ocean wave crashes against a jetty as other waves roll towards shore on December 30, 2023 in Ventura, California. Dangerous surf churned up by storms in the Pacific is impacting much of California’s coastline with coastal flooding possible in some low-lying areas. A 2023 study from UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography showed that California’s winter waves have increased in size since 1970 as climate change has warmed the planet. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)





A surfer rides a wave during a big waves surfing session on December 12, 2023 in Nazare, Portugal. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)





Waves crash against the lighthouse in Seaham Harbour, County Durham in northeast England on Friday, November 24, 2023. (Photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images)





Waves crash over Newhaven Lighthouse and the breakwater in Newhaven on January 2, 2024, as Storm Henk brought strong winds and heavy rain across much of southern England. (Photo by Adrian Dennis/AFP Photo)





Waves crash against the Headland Promenade in Hartlepool, northeast England in the second decade of December 2023, as strong winds from Storm Pia battered the UK. (Photo by Jordan Crosby/The Times)





Waves crash over Newhaven breakwater and light house on December 21, 2023 in Newhaven, England. Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind as Christmas travel is threatened by Storm Pia bringing 80mph gusts to parts of the UK. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)





A person takes a photograph as waves break against the breakwater in Newhaven on January 2, 2024, as Storm Henk brought strong winds and heavy rain across much of southern England. (Photo by Adrian Dennis/AFP Photo)