VIDEOS: Huge waves, flooding and rip currents caused by storms in California

A series of powerful storms in the Pacific Ocean are driving towering waves into the California coastline, triggering flooding and posing a significant risk to people and structures along the coast.Video above: Big waves brings crowds to Monterey PeninsulaWatch the videos below to see damage caused along the California coastline.Large waves tosses kids in Santa CruzA massive wave tossed kids who were watching the high surf in Santa Cruz, California, along West Cliff.Video above taken by sister station KSBW viewer Craig Pearson shows on-lookers near lighthouse point trying to see the high surf hitting the Santa Cruz coastline when they were hit by a massive wave.Wharf damaged by high surf in Santa CruzVideo above shows waves flooding the Santa Cruz County coastline, closing sections of streets in the area. Woman nearly washed out in CapitolaA woman was nearly washed out to sea by the high surf in Capitola, California.Video above sent by sister station KSBW viewer Mike N. shows the woman walking at the front of the Capitola Venetian Mouse House before being swept away by a wave.Capitola flooding Less than a year after a bomb cyclone-caused high surf flooded Capitola, the city was hit again by destructive waves.Coastal flooding shown in the video above, with waves reaching 20-25 feet tall, brought familiar sights to the city of Capitola.Video Credit: Kaenon Hardy on YouTubeBusinesses and homes near the coast were flooded once again. Drone video above shows the extent of the damage caused by flooding in Capitola.