ABC News: Wave drags man into ocean at same park where a father and daughter died days earlier

A search-and-recovery operation stretched into its second day on Sunday for a man who was swept into the Pacific Ocean.

(Garrapata State Park again)

https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/wave-drags-man-ocean-same-park-father-daughter-127808998?

#CAwx #roguewaves #highsurf

The #Giant #Waves #Scientists Refused to #Admit Exist by #AstrumEarth #yt #roguewaves

https://youtu.be/-cVB7DwMdS0

Many models for forecasting ocean waves simplify the physics by assuming that waves are essentially two-dimensional, like a long breaker heading toward shore. But in the open ocean, waves often come from more than one direction; crossing seas are a good example. When waves from different directions combine, a recent study shows, the resulting wave can grow far larger and steeper than expected. These monstrous rogue waves are especially dangerous for offshore infrastructure like oil rigs and wind turbines, which must be built to withstand rare but extreme waves. (Image credit: O. Мороз; research credit: M. McAllister et al.; via Gizmodo)

https://fyfluiddynamics.com/2024/10/breaking-in-rogue-seas/

#breakingWave #fluidDynamics #oceanWaves #physics #rogueWaves #science

Rogue waves — rare waves much larger than any surrounding waves — have long been a part of sailors’ tales, but their existence has only been confirmed relatively recently. The exact mechanisms behind them are still a matter of debate. Laboratory experiments with mechanically-produced waves have created miniature rogue waves, but we still lack real-world observations of their formation.

To that end, researchers sailed the Southern Ocean, known for its rough waves, during austral winter and observed the state of the wind and waves nearby using stereo cameras. They found that young wind-driven waves tend to be steeper, and they move slower than the wind, as they’re still drawing energy from it. Older waves, in contrast, were shorter, less steep, and less likely have white caps from breaking. Overall, they found that strong winds could more easily drive young waves into the nonlinear growth that leads to rogue waves. (Image credit: S. Baisch; research credit: A. Toffoli et al.; via APS Physics)

https://fyfluiddynamics.com/2024/04/seeking-rogue-wave-origins/

#fluidDynamics #nonlinearDynamics #oceanWaves #physics #rogueWaves #science #wind

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For some reason, rogue waves were in this morning's news at my usual news site.

Long ago, I heard a discussion on paranormal radio that touched on the search for a hundred foot wave.

These two things got me to searching the Web for the largest rogue wave ever observed.

HowStuffWorks

What Was the Largest Wave Ever Recorded?

By: Clarissa Mitton | Apr 16, 2024

https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/oceanography/largest-wave-ever-recorded.htm

"The highest rogue wave ever recorded measured 84 feet (25.6 meters) in height and was detected by a Norwegian oil platform in the North Sea in 1995, making it the most extreme rogue wave observed in modern maritime history."

We're waxing down our surf boards
We can't wait for June .....
-- Surfin' USA

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#clarissamitton #howstuffworks #oceanography #paranormalradio #roguewaves #sciencenews #surfingusa #surfinusa

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A team of physical oceanographic scientists on the South Africa research #icebreaker S.A. Agulhas-II used stereo-cameras to directly measure self-amplification of wind #waves in the Southern Ocean, which can produce rogue waves.
#oceanography #RogueWaves

https://theconversation.com/rogue-waves-in-the-ocean-are-much-more-common-than-anyone-suspected-says-new-study-225352