By analyzing 18 years of high-frequency laser measurements from the Ekofisk oil platform in the central North Sea, we reached ...

The National Ocean Service describes rogue waves (also called “extreme storm waves”) as unexpected and dangerous swells that ...

Much like mermaids, the kraken, or the hafgufa, rogue waves have been regarded as a maritime myth. These waves do not always ...

This includes measuring rogue waves in real time and also running models on the way they get whipped up by the wind. Rogue wave recorded on Nov 17, 2020.

In an effort to mitigate rogue wave casualties, Taiwanese officials have created an AI-powered detection system.

In the real ocean, nature limits how large a rogue wave can grow thanks to wave breaking. As the wave rises in height and energy, it can’t hold itself beyond a certain point of no return.

The wave, dubbed the “Draupner Wave,” was recorded in 1995 and it struck an oil-drilling platform off the coast of Norway. No cameras captured it, but here’s a video breakdown.