# Dramatic moment freak wave bursts through California pier as powerful tides flood streets

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2 outlets covering · First listed: NY Post, Nov 14, 2026, 5:46 PM · Read it: <https://nypost.com/2026/11/14/us-news/massive-wave-damages-capitola-wharf-as-evacuation-warning-issued/>

See the scary moment a freak wave wrecked a pier railing in the Northern California city of Capitola.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 14, 2026, 1:03 PM: [Biggest waves in a decade pound California beaches and flood streets](<https://www.sfchronicle.com/weather/article/waves-california-coast-high-tide-22530129.php?amp%3Butm_campaign=yahoo_syndication>) — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left)
- Nov 14, 2026, 5:46 PM: [Dramatic moment freak wave bursts through California pier as powerful tides flood streets](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/14/us-news/massive-wave-damages-capitola-wharf-as-evacuation-warning-issued/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  See the scary moment a freak wave wrecked a pier railing in the Northern California city of Capitola.