Some years ago, i went to a friend house in Saint Malo (France). I asked him why he put 3 thick windows and heavy shutters only in the part of his house in front of the sea and he answered, the waves. 2 days after, there was a winter storm in high tide and I saw the giant waves (around 6 meters high)  crossing the dike and exploding in the window of my room in the first floor. It was incredible and too late to close the shutters. I was frightened and marveled at the same time. We had to wait half a day the end of the storm and the low tide to exit the house. That was an incredible memory because facing a huge wave crashing into a house you are in and safe is amazing.

As someone who has lived by and played in the ocean my entire life (I'm 65 now), I wish to warn everyone: NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF MOVING WATER!! What you think is a cute little wave that is going to splash a little water on you can quickly turn into a powerful receding flow rushing back to the ocean that can - and will - sweep everything not solidly connected to the earth back with it. I've been a victim of this myself and survived. But I've also seen too many unsuccessful lifeguard rescues of others. See what I mean at 21:38.

7:09 Worrying about a CELL PHONE instead of the people being slammed against rocks right before your very eyes, is a direly dissociated response...

All I wanted to see was the thumbnail but OF COURSE it doesn’t exist

I only counted 47 waves. You may owe us 3

These waves are absolutely terrifying and mesmerizing at the same time!

Nature's power is both breathtaking and terrifying. Stay safe, everyone

The waves are massive, but the courage of the sailors is even greater. They’re literally battling these giant monsters every single day.😮

@5:40. That is the Ocean Venture II and she did NOT run out of fuel.  She had a main shaft bearing failure and had to be towed.  (or was it a main engine bearing failure?  At any rate, it did NOT run out of fuel).

You never realize how small we are until you see waves like this.

7:24 And this dude just has to come in like a pro and effortlessly ride out the wave while everyone else is struggling!

At 7:40 that video in India, it's not caused by alot of rain, it's called a Tidal Bore!! Please do your research!!

It's amazing and disheartening to see how people will intentionally put themselves so close to potential injury or even death by water, apparently being sure that can never happen to THEM.

16:28 Wow, this is pure chaos, amazing stuff

These waves are massive but the sailors courage is even greater.

@7:00: Her friend is swept off the ledge into the treacherous ocean and quite possibly to her death, but all the friend who is still safely on the ledge is worried about is the other girl's phone.

Beautiful video at about 22:50.  The waves, the ship, the mountains in the distance: spectacular❤

We're currently getting thrashed by cyclone Alfred here in Australia, the old Gold Coast wave height record of 12 meters was just topped by a 16.4 meter wave, all the beaches are completely washed out, the winds are 130+kph and this isn't the worst of it yet.

The sailors in the small boat were in a rigid inflatable.  Fill it up completely & it still floats.

Launching and recovering a RIB in that sea state... Incredibly dangerous and baffling to see!