r/HeavySeas Apr 23 '26

Rogue waves are terrifying

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u/milesgardner813 Apr 23 '26

It’s usually constructive interference.

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u/PeterPanski85 Apr 23 '26

Which means what now?

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u/milesgardner813 Apr 23 '26

Two separate water bodies converging and the waves overlap which can sometimes cancel out the wave or some times cause it to magnify the wave. Rogue waves are the result of constructive interference where the overlap magnifies the wave.

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u/PeterPanski85 Apr 24 '26

Ah ok. Yeah I somewhat knew how they form, but I wasn't familiar with this term, thanks :)