70 Monster Waves Caught on Camera

Added: 2026-05-07

[00:00:01]Hello everyone. Have you ever heard of rogue waves or a place where the ocean acts like a giant lens creating monsters as tall as a 10story building? In this compilation, we've gathered some of the biggest waves from around the world.

[00:00:22]Let's get it on.

[00:00:27]>> Is going to hit these cars, boys. This is GOING TO HIT US. WE GOT TO GET BACK.

[00:00:32]WE GOT TO GET BACK. HOLY HIGH GROUND. HIGH GROUND.

[00:00:40]HIGHER GROUND. OH MY GOD.

[00:00:45]OH BOY. Oh boy. We're in trouble.

[00:00:57]>> Oh. Woo!

[00:01:03]>> OH, RUN. THE TECH'S RUNNING IN. OH MY GOD.

[00:01:10]I GOT THAT ON VIDEO.

[00:01:37]WOOHOO! HELLO.

[00:01:58]These shots were filmed in Nazare, Portugal, home to some of the biggest waves in Europe. At their peak, they can reach up to 30 m.

[00:02:18]These giants form here all the time thanks to a massive underwater canyon that acts like a lens focusing and amplifying the ocean's energy right before it reaches the shore.

[00:02:39]Captured by vacationers in Hawaii on December the 30th, 2019. This footage shows how everyone was so mesmerized by the beauty of the ocean that they didn't notice how quickly a rogue wave was closing in.

[00:03:07]Wow.

[00:03:13]>> How how often?

[00:03:18]>> Very first time.

[00:03:21]>> Uh we got a >> Wow.

[00:03:27]Wow.

[00:03:27]>> I'm so glad they didn't get a video sooner.

[00:03:29]>> I got it. I got it all.

[00:04:08]If you think your office location's bad, just think about the people working on this oil rig in the North Sea.

[00:04:17]Here, the view from the window can turn into a 10 m wave at any moment. And even a walk to the water cooler could cost you your life.

[00:04:57]You okay?

[00:04:58]>> Yeah.

[00:05:03]>> We got to go.

[00:05:05]>> Really?

[00:05:08]>> Here, take that.

[00:05:14]The Baltic Sea had a surprise in store for a small vessel as it approached the harbor.

[00:05:37]>> Luckily, there were no serious consequences. The crew made it safely to shore, but the lesson was clear. Even when you think you're almost at the coast, it's too early to let your guard down.

[00:06:26]Misssina is Sicily's busiest cruise port and a city with the rich past. But locals know another side of it. Massive tides that flood the streets and make parts of the city look like rivers.

[00:06:48]EVERYBODY FIX up and fix yourself here.

[00:07:26]Heat up here.

[00:07:41]Even tons of steel don't stand a chance when the ocean decides to show its full force.

[00:08:05]The only reason a professional would head out to sea in weather like that is for a rescue mission. These guys, on the other hand, seem to be acting out of sheer stupidity. Fortunately, the sea stopped them before they got far.

[00:08:21]Yeah.

[00:08:26]>> Oh, you do.

[00:08:29]>> Oh, yeah.

[00:08:30]>> Oh, no.

[00:08:38]Woohoo.

[00:08:41]Wow.

[00:08:44]Wow.

[00:08:48]Heat.

[00:09:01]Heat.

[00:09:10]Wow.

[00:09:25]>> What you just saw is what's known as a rogue wave. What makes it so dangerous isn't just its size, but the fact that it can appear and disappear out of nowhere. Notice how the waves that follow are nowhere near as big. Luckily, this one hit a 200 meter tanker. A smaller vessel might not have survived the impact.

[00:10:14]Wow.

[00:10:16]Wow.

[00:10:18]Grande.

[00:10:20]Grande. Wow.

[00:10:24]People flock to Tahiti for its dormant volcanoes, crystalclear lagoons, and stunning waterfalls. But nature often puts on an even more breathtaking show.

[00:10:51]>> Hi.

[00:10:58]Heat. Heat.

[00:11:20]7 minutes.

[00:11:30]Correct.

[00:11:47]When several waves merge into one, they can create what are known as sneaker waves. These waves can be many times larger than the others, move faster, and surge much farther up the shore.

[00:12:03]folks down playing on the beach here.

[00:12:09]Uh oh, I'm time to go here.

[00:12:12]GET OUT OF THE WAY.

[00:12:14]GO.

[00:12:19]WHOA, that was that was scary. That's a big sneaker wave.

[00:12:27]During the winter months, San Sebastian Bay sees waves rise as high as 30 m. A dramatic site that attracts visitors from far and wide.

[00:13:06]A group of 124 people set out into the waters of Virginia Beach to go whale watching. But it wasn't the whales that shocked the most. It was the sudden violent waves.

[00:13:24]>> Look at this big wave coming. It's a monster.

[00:13:28]Holy Moses.

[00:13:31]>> Oh. Oh.

[00:13:39]>> Oh my god.

[00:13:42]A Coast Guard officer managed to capture the terrifying moments on camera. Just moments earlier, the residents were enjoying the sound of the sea when the waves began tearing their home apart as if it were made of paper.

[00:14:14]Living on the first line by the sea sounds like a dream for some, but people don't talk much about the drawbacks. The person who films this decided to show what every storm is like for residents of San Malow, France.

[00:14:47]That's the horizon. That's a big one.

[00:14:50]That's 14 years.

[00:15:00]>> Watching storms from a safe spot on shore can be almost hypnotic, but being out there in the middle of a raging sea is a job not everyone is cut out for.

[00:15:24]A kid.

[00:16:18]If those clips made you feel a little seasick, just remember sailors can't simply turn Turn the video off or look away. Rough seas are part of their everyday life.

[00:16:52]As a rule, cruise ships drain their pools during heavy seas. So, either something went wrong here or we simply haven't seen what truly rough seas look like yet. It's >> hard to walk around.

[00:17:05]Heat.

[00:17:22]Heat.

[00:17:40]Hold up.

[00:17:57]Okay.

[00:18:12]Tsunami waves are almost impossible to spot out in the open ocean, even though they travel at incredible speeds. But the closer they get to shore, the more destructive they become. In shallow water, these waves can surge to heights of up to 50 m.

[00:19:04]We can only imagine how hard those sailors had to fight just to stay on deck during the storm.

[00:19:16]Heat.

[00:19:42]Heat.

[00:19:44]Surfers may be the only people on Earth who genuinely get excited about a storm.

[00:20:11]While everyone else is looking for shelter, they head out, chasing the wave of a lifetime.

[00:20:27]He's still on. Oh. Oh.

[00:20:33]Oh, there goes two wards.

[00:20:36]This board Oh, two boards got washed up.

[00:20:50]Hang on. Hang on.

[00:21:13]Oh.

[00:21:17]Oh. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow.

[00:21:31]No, not again. Not again.

[00:21:36]>> JUMP, JUMP, JUMP, JUMP. DON'T DIE.

[00:22:03]This massive tidal boar didn't seem that threatening until it reached the shore.

[00:22:13]Even though residents of Hangu had been warned to stay clear of the water, the sheer power of the surge caught everyone offg guard.

[00:22:39]Thanks to their specialized design, lighouses are built to withstand the full fury of the sea. Instead of taking a direct hit on a flat surface, the waves are dispersed, significantly reducing the impacts force.

[00:23:33]This isn't just an occasional storm.

[00:23:35]It's typical winter weather for the North Atlantic. Even in these conditions, it remains one of the busiest and most vital maritime routes in the world.

[00:23:52]>> A place that holds a special meaning for sailors. This is the very region where the Titanic went down.

[00:24:03]Heat. Heat.

[00:24:39]She was just trying to take a scenic photo on the coast of San Sebastian with no idea that nature had other plans.

[00:25:13]A small coastal town in Turkey found itself at the mercy of the Black Sea when an unexpectedly high tide surged much further in lands than anyone anticipated.

[00:25:54]San Malo is a historic port city in northwestern France. Locals here are well aware that during high tide, the entire coastal area can be completely swallowed by the rising sea.

[00:26:11]Heat. Heat.

[00:26:51]Heat. Heat.

[00:27:12]To give you an idea of the scale, the camera is set at about 7th floor height.

[00:27:17]And even from there, the waves look terrifyingly huge.

[00:27:45]It looks like the ship's about to plunge bow first straight to the bottom.

[00:27:51]>> Oh, that was >> Luckily, it's just an illusion.

[00:28:19]Oh, damn. That was huge.

[00:28:25]Oh my god.

[00:28:28]Yes. Got it on video.

[00:28:33]>> All hands 13.

[00:28:37]>> That's so dope, bro.

[00:28:52]Even in a world packed with thousands of ways to be entertained, nothing beats the breathtaking power of nature.

[00:29:12]Heat. Heat.