There wasn't a breaking wave in the Japan tsunami: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_wave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_wave In the video you ar

There wasn't a breaking wave in the Japan tsunami: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_wave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_wave In the video you are seeing the incoming flow of water smash into structures and splash into the air.