What Creates The Biggest Waves In The Ocean? | Spectacular Earth | BBC Earth Science

Nazaré in Portugal is home to some of the biggest waves ever recorded. To understand what forms these waves, we must dive under the surface and discover the mystery lingering on the sea floor.

#Waves #Ocean #Surf

Taken from 'Spectacular Earth' (2022).

Get closer than ever before to some of the world’s most stunning natural phenomena and discover the extraordinary global forces that coincide to make each spectacle happen.

[janmuyllaert]

what a misleading title, it's all about "Andrew" and his wish to break his back again, on camera. talked through it by a soothing commentators voice.

[lukepedersen]

The shot of the drone getting straight grabbed out of the sky was worth the vid& hopefully losing it

[osmanhossain]

I always love Pacific Oceans 🌊 in California USA.🇺🇸

[jessejamez]

Andrew didn't break his back. It was the water.

[Graystaff]

If you want the ultimate, you gotta be willing to pay the ultimate price.

[vps]

Without watching, i can tell you-wind, wind creates the biggest swells.

[oortcloud]

Has Brian Cox seen this? Are you trying to tell me that *inertia forces* also have an effect on our waves and tides? Everyone keeps saying it's just gravity pulling stuff and I don't see how that can be true after watching this.

[daleenalberts]

Huge graveyard for jet skis. Suppose they wash up on the shore occasionally.

[CionnFE]

Click Bait - it’s about surfing!
I hope he’s paying privately for all the medical and emergency intervention for his stupidity.
And the title of this clip should be Andrew the selfish surfer

[invariant]

is it possible to artificially modify the seabed to create even bigger waves?

[zapfanzapfan]

Better to break a drone than your back...

[cloverfield]

What is with the narator's voice??

[jimmyconway]

Not sure that's respecting the ocean

[Xatrene]

This is insanely stupid to go out there and 'challenge' the waves, after you had a mortal warning... The arrogance and inability to LEARN lessons from experience is what makes us as humanity so prone to disaster! If you want to take footage of waves close up... consider DRONES... You don't need to put your life on the line...or end up forever in a wheel chair just because you want to 'prove' something to yourself... Congratulations Andrew... you did not conquer your 'fear'...you conquered your common sense...

[shua]

nazare is the biggest and ugliest wave in the world ....