Some of the impacts are covered here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wave_power&section=15#Challenges https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wav

Some of the impacts are covered here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wave_power&section=15#Challenges https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wave_power&sectio... If done on the scale suggested in the article, it would be catastrophic; article infers that the whole ocean should be used as a source of engery, which is madness.