The goal was to train the AI system to be able to parse out which ocean waves would trigger a second round of rogue waves. In testing, the new system was able to correctly identify rogue wave ...

If the wave field possesses an extreme amount ... length and direction – another mechanism can trigger the formation of rogue waves. This mechanism involves an exchange of energy between waves ...

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 ...

In November 2020, a colossal rogue wave was recorded off the coast of Ucluelet, a small town on Vancouver Island, Canada. This extraordinary event saw a wave rise to a height of 17.6 meters ...

Sponsor Message Rogue waves can damage vessels and critical infrastructure, and they can even kill. In 2022, for example, one cruise ship passenger died and others were injured when a freak wave ...

The ship was traveling in stormy weather through the notoriously treacherous Drakes Passage between South America and Antarctica when a rogue wave hit the boat at 10:40 p.m., shattering several ...

That 84-foot tall (25.6 meters) wave was the first confirmed rogue wave, measuring over twice as big as the average wave in the area in which it occurred. As they began testing the waters ...

The four-story wall of water was finally confirmed a couple of years later as the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded. Such an exceptional event is thought to occur only once every 1,300 years.

To answer whether they met the criteria for rogue waves, a few definitions must be established. First, wave height refers to the difference between the crest, or peak, and trough, or dip ...