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Will this wave affect boats? Imagine being on a yacht in the middle of the Pacific (not Atlantic Doh!) when a 10m wave moving at 20m/s hits (figures not accurat

• pimmen 9y ago
  It will absolutely affect boats in the Pacific.
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• kijin 9y ago
  There probably won't be 10m waves in the middle of the ocean. The waves will only be a few inches tall, but moving FAST. Then they get dramatically taller as they are forced to slow down in shallow water.
  • wiredfool 9y ago
    This is the North Pacific in Winter. I'd be surprised if there weren't 10m waves out there.
    • kijin 9y ago
      Well, those waves have nothing to do with the earthquake anyway, and they aren't traveling at the speed of a jet plane :)
• jraut 9y ago
  The disturbation will be less than 1 meter at open. The actual wave gains altitude only when it hits the shallow waters.
• wiredfool 9y ago
  Picture a 1m high wave with a crest to crest wavelength of 100km. That is pretty much what an open water tsunami looks like. This is why when there's a tsunami warning, boats are supposed to leave the harbor, where it's dangerous, and get to sea where they won't notice the wave.
• poooogles 9y ago
  Yeah, no more than a bit of swell does though. Best example I can find is this -> https://youtu.be/ZS6EmSxncz4?t=78 https://youtu.be/ZS6EmSxncz4?t=78