In November 2020, a freak wave appeared, lifting a lone buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters (58 feet) high.

Rogue waves are not anomalies but the result of normal ocean dynamics. New data reveals they can be predicted. On January 1, 1995, an enormous 80-foot wave struck the Draupner oil platform in the ...

In a recent study, scientists attempted to recreate and better understand these rare phenomena. And they looked at the largest rogue wave on record. How big was it? 85 feet.

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

Rogue waves form when lots of smaller waves line up and their steeper crests begin to stack, building up into a single, massive wave that briefly rises far above its surroundings.

When thinking of rogue waves breaking out in the middle of the ocean, for surfers at least, one liquid monstrosity comes to mind – Cortes Bank, the mythical big wave gauntlet breaking some 100 ...

On New Year's Day 1995, a monstrous 80-foot wave in the North Sea slammed into the Draupner oil platform. The wall of water crumpled steel railings and flung heavy equipment across the deck—but its ...

Hurricane Erin is churning up the Atlantic, triggering coastal flood advisories at the NJ shore. How big will the waves get?

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.