If the waves are 83 feet in the open ocean, won’t they typically increase in size when they get to shore?
(I’m in flyover country so have no direct experience with ocean wave behavior)
You always have the chance of encountering a rogue wave which will be much higher than the others. - Tom
Project MaxWave was created by 11 organizations from six EU countries to investigate rogue waves. Using two European Space Agency satellites, the project used radar to map the surface of the oceans over a three-week period. During this period, 10 massive waves were identified, all over 82 feet in height. Several were nearly 98.4 feet in height, from crest to trough.
If the waves are 83 feet in the open ocean, won’t they typically increase in size when they get to shore?
(I’m in flyover country so have no direct experience with ocean wave behavior)
Not in the east coast, the continental shelf will slow the swells way down. If they were to hit Hawaii or most of California they’d be huge.
That 83 feet is sea swell plus wind wave. That actual wave part is probably only 20 -30 feet the rest is swell. Still pretty nasty.