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Watch: Worst of the monster waves slamming East Coast from Hurricane Erin

Large waves from Hurricane Erin have been slamming the East Coast this week. Here are some of the wildest shots of those waves along the Atlantic shoreline.

As Hurricane ^[1] Erin continues its pursuit through the Atlantic, dangerous conditions have been reported up and down the East Coast.

From New York to South Carolina, Erin has created gusty winds and massive ocean ^[2] swells, leading to closed beaches ^[3] and

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FOX Weather Storm Specialist Mike Seidel reports live from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, where the outer rain bands of Hurricane Erin are battering the Outer Banks with tropical-storm-force winds and monster waves that could reach upwards of 17 feet.

HATTERAS, N.C.– Having the massive, hundreds-of-miles-wide Hurricane Erin swing by your coastline ^[1] is already a recipe for tidal troubles, with 12- to 20-foot waves and storm surge ^[2] pushing ocean ^[3] waters toward the mid-Atlantic ^[4] shores.

Turns out the

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FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross provides the latest update on Hurricane Erin as it spins some 200 miles off the coast of North Carolina on Thursday morning, April 21, 2025.

Updated at 9:30 a.m.ET on Thursday, Aug.21, 2025

Hurricane Erin is slowly pulling away from North Carolina.Winds are gusty and tides are elevated, but the worst of the storm stayed right offshore.We’ll still have impacts spreading north to New England.

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As Hurricane Erin swirls off the mid-Atlantic coast, the NHC is now watching three other systems for tropical development.

MIAMI – The Atlantic Ocean ^[1] is starting to get crowded with tropical troublemakers, and a new area of thunderstorms ^[2] just caught the attention of the National Hurricane ^[3] Center (NHC) to monitor for development.

Hurricane Erin continues to lead the parade

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Hurricane Erin is charging northward off the North Carolina coast as its outer bands produce tropical-storm-force winds, monster waves and life-threatening rip currents along the coasts of North Carolina and Virginia. FOX Weather meteorologists Craig Herrera and Bayne Froney have the latest on Thursday morning, Aug. 21, 2025.

HATTERAS, N.C.– A powerful and sprawling Hurricane Erin ^[1] continued lashing hundreds of miles of coastline along the Eastern Seaboard with its outer bands Thursday morning, proving a storm of such size doesn't need to make landfall to bring widespread

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Large and dangerous waves are hitting the shores of the Southeast on Wednesday as Hurricane Erin surges up the coastline staying offshore. FOX Weather Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen has the latest information from the National Hurricane Center.

MIAMI – Even though Hurricane Erin ^[1] remained safely off Florida’s east coast, the hurricane’s path produced significant consequences on land in the form of dry, windy weather, leading to increased dangers of wildfires.

With the cyclone tracking between 400

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FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin reports from the Point Pleasant Boardwalk in New Jersey where beaches are closed ahead of Hurricane Erin. The hurricane is forecast to bring the biggest waves to the Jersey shore beginning Thursday.

Hurricane Erin^[1]’s impacts are already underway across the Southeast^[2], where beaches^[3] are closed, and coastal dangers are building for the mid-Atlantic^[4] and Northeast^[5] regions.

Here’s a breakdown of when those on the East Coast, from the Carolinas to

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Hurricane Erin is continuing to churn in the open waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, and as FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross explains significant effects are expected along the East Coast as the storm spins by.

Updated at 9:45 a.m.ET on Thursday, Aug.20, 2025

Even though Hurricane Erin's top winds are not as intense as they once were, the storm has grown in size, so its impacts will spread over a wider area.

The atmosphere ahead of Erin looks to be reasonably

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FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Craig Herrera.

Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather.It's Wednesday, Aug.20, 2025.Start your day with everything you need to know about today's weather.You can also get a quick briefing of national, regional and local weather ^[1] whenever you like with

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The Tropical Storm Warnings in effect due to Hurricane Erin have expanded to the North Carolina-Virginia border as the storm churns off the East Coast. FOX Weather Meteorologists Bayne Frone, Craig Herrera and Britta Merwin break down the latest forecast on Aug. 20, 2025.

HATTERAS, N.C.– Hurricane Erin ^[1] continues to churn in the Atlantic waters hundreds of miles off the U.S.^[2], prompting officials to close beaches ^[3] along the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic ^[4] to the Northeast ^[5] due to massive waves and potentially

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