[monday]

"After the leading edge water will continue to move at 30MPH when you encounter a tsunami. I don't know of anyone who can swim against or navigate in a 30MPH current"

Why would you want to? All the water, with you in it, is surging toward land. As it hits land it slows and then begins to reverse. You are fine. There are no currents or dangerous objects thrashing about in the water yet.

The danger comes when the water rebounds from land. Then you will have to deal with rip currents and floating debris.

Obviously this won't work unless you are in deep water several hundred yards from shore. This is usually where I am when at the beach so perhaps I am looking at this from a different prospective from most of you.

[NittanyLion]

Obviously this won't work unless you are in deep water several hundred yards from shore. This is usually where I am when at the beach so perhaps I am looking at this from a different prospective from most of you.

I'm with you now - yes I was thinking of it from the perspective of these folks who were at the shoreline.

[Principle Over Politics]

So from on the receded waters where they were, they are supposed to wade out to deep enough water to swim in, then swim toward the waves that are almost upon them? Then get far enough out to sea to an area where you normally would be.

Sheesh, you live in a dream world. Wake up and smell the Tsunami!

[FBD]

>"All the water, with you in it, is surging toward land. As it hits land it slows and then begins to reverse. You are fine. There are no currents or dangerous objects thrashing about in the water yet."<


-Your assumption is incorrect.
I surf and kayak, (see my FR page) and a big wave like that; would put you into something akin to the spin cycle of a washing machine.

I've seen some interviews of scuba divers who said they were out in 20 meters of water, when the water got sucked out by the incoming tsunami. They got sucked out also, the gal said to about 40 meters deep, in an instant. Some of the divers died, from getting slammed on the bottom. Huge waves like this create one hell of an undertow.