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"If only his legs would hold! He already had a world record, he must be at least a mile inland, no one had ever ridden a wave for a mile! But the frothing, purling peak was miles overhead and the Barrington Apartments, thirty stories tall, was coming at him like a flyswatter."

Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.

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I read that last month. Long Beach has receding waters? Thats interesting, I used to live there. If its the one in CA.