Lifeguards said the six-foot waves were unusual.

Bobbing in fuel-slicked six-foot waves, the object - essentially half of a split log - could easily have been mistaken for driftwood.

Mr. Clauss said he could see two dark heads bobbing 100 yards off shore as he paddled against the six-foot waves.

The water was unusually rough that afternoon, with six-foot waves breaking against the shore.

But with wind speeds reaching 60 miles per hour, the water was soon lashed into six-foot waves.

Anyway, at three hundred yards, nobody's going to hit a target bobbing erratically in six-foot waves.

A live eviction show had to be cancelled as six-foot waves made it impossible for crewmembers to cross over to where the celebrities were staying.

On a particularly well-crafted six-foot wave, I find that I'm on the same ride as Andrew.

The barge, wedged in the reef about 200 yards off shore, continued to be buffeted by six-foot waves this afternoon.

Nineteen people were also rescued from rough surf, with five- to six-foot (1.5 to 1.8 meter) waves, off the coast of beaches in Hawaii.