Bob wrote:
Hi:

There is no such thing as a freak, sneaker, rogue, or maverick wave.

Waves come and go because of several factors that influence crest,
trough, length etc. Wayne B. has the right idea. Why would a monster
wave appear out of nowhere 100 miles off the Oregon coast? Gee, maybe
Cobb Sea Mount?! Water depth is about 12 fathoms at the top of the sea
mount and just a few feet later you're looking down at 2,500 feet of
deep blue sea. Gee, why would a long sea swell traveling 1000s of
uninterrupted miles randomly, an possibly sneaky, break there?


There is no such thing as a freak, sneaker, rogue, or maverick wave.
Granted there are some that are bigger than the rest. But they are that
way for a reason.
Read, learn, and watch the ocean. Watch the ocean a lot. Unusually
large waves are rather predictable.
Bob

Bob,
When we call them "freak" or "rogue" waves, it is not because we don't
know where they come from. It is because they are out of character with
the other waves around at a given time. They do exist and are well
documented. We are even able to spot them from space using synthetic
aperture radar now.

Check this website:

http://www.math.uio.no/~karstent/waves/index_en.html

While watching the ocean, those waves that are significantly bigger
than the rest are freaks. We know why.

Gary