Recent research has shed light on the formation of rogue waves, with wind playing a pivotal role. An expedition to Antarctic waters by the University of Melbourne uncovered fascinating insights ...

For centuries, rogue waves were considered nothing but nautical folklore. It wasn't until 1995 that myth became fact. On the first day of the new year, a nearly 26-meter-high wave (85 feet) suddenly ...

Research is ongoing into better predicting and understanding these wave events. A recent research paper has been published on trying to observe rogue waves in the field aiming to explore these ...

This aerial view shows a surfer catching a wave at Mavericks Beach in Half Moon Bay, Calif., in December 2023. A rogue wave is characterized as one that's 2.2 times larger than the average wave ...

Every so often though, out on the high seas, a rogue wave comes along. These abnormally large waves can strike with surprise, and are dangerous to even the largest of ships. Research is ongoing as ...

Rogue waves - huge swells that can appear from calm seas - are occurring less often but becoming more extreme, data from the US coast suggests. In the largest study of its kind, scientists ...

Rogue waves are "giant colossi of the sea", wrote Professor in Ocean Engineering at the University of Melbourne, Alessandro Toffoli, on The Conversation. The "notorious phenomenon" sees ...

The rogue wave submerged bystanders at Pierpont Beach on Seaward Avenue around 11 a.m. As the waters suddenly flooded an observation area, both people and vehicles were instantly swept away.

The Viking Polaris seen anchored in Ushuaia, southern Argentina two days after being struck by the rogue wave. One passenger was killed and four more injured after a "rogue wave" hit a cruise ship ...

The water seemed fine. As he was heading back to shore, the water just below knee-deep and the ocean to his back, he was knocked down by what was likely a rogue wave. "I was just lying straight ...