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[catherineehlers]

I just moved here to Oregon from Georgia last month. My daughter took me to the coast and I saw the Pacific for the first time. Beautiful-but she said you never ever turn your back on the ocean. Since I am elderly and not a good swimmer I have decided that I will enjoy the beauty of the Oregon coast from a very safe distance!

[Epillon]

This is wild. I grew up surfing in NJ (many, many moons ago) and had never heard of a sneak wave. Rip currents, undertoes, red tides, hurricanes, even sharks. But this is literally the 1st time I've ever heard of and now seen a sneak wave. Friggin terrifying, the ocean is undefeated!

[logandihel]

One of these almost got me and my dad on the Oregon coast about 10 years ago. We were sitting by our campfire on some drift wood when we saw it coming. We sprinted up a staircase and managed to hold onto a handrail as the wave knocked us over. It ripped the blankets off our backs and sucked them out to sea at 50 mph. Those 2000+ pound logs went flying. Glad we had a scout. Scary stuff

[adarcus]

lifelong Oregonian here, in case you have never actually been to the ocean. The common rule of thumb on the coast is you never turn your back to the sea for more than a few moments at a time. If you can have a spotter who watches the water. The giant tree logs that you see sitting on the coast they got there by the water. It only takes an inch or two of water to float one of those massive water logged things. If you dig into the sides of dunes it's possible to get buried in the collapsing sand very quickly and getting you out alive will be almost impossible. Even on bright sunny days the water is very cold along the Oregon coast and will quickly take the strength of even the best swimmers. Much of the Oregon coast is formed out of lava rock. Don't go near the edge of The outcroppings or parts that stick out into the water or over the water. Lava rock (and rock in general) is very slippery and if you fall in the waves will absolutely slice you against the stone, nobody is going to come in to rescue you. Along the beach line there's a lot of sharp rocks and hidden drop-offs underneath the surf. Don't go very far out if you don't want to get dashed to pieces. The Oregon coast is absolutely beautiful but you just have to be clever about it otherwise it's very dangerous.

[BnC]

A very close family friend lost her 10yr old daughter in Yachats on spring break when a sneaker wave came up and rolled a 40ft log on top of her. Sneaker waves are nothing to joke around about. The power of the ocean can destroy lives in an instant. RIP C.R.P

[_AA]

Homegrown Oregon Native here. As children we are all taught about the body's of water that surround our AMAZING state, because our rivers are no joke either and take lives EVERY year!... It's not just the sheer power of those Sneeker Waves that will seal your fate, it's the frigid cold water that will steal your breath away and drop your body temperature down real quick, leaving you stunned & helpless as the wave drags you back out with the current!...

[ZebaKnight]

About 20 years ago I experienced a "sneaker wave" at Point Reyes, CA. That is a misleading term. "Waves" like these are more like storm surges or tsunamis. The level of the sea rises overall. The same height waves that were on the sea's surface now ride on the raised sea's surface. The water level stays up. In the case I witnessed, it remained high for about one minute before sinking again. Here's my story: Early one morning I hiked down to the beach and walked out about 30 feet onto what was then dry sand to watch the surf. The beach at Point Reyes is backed by cliffs except for where the access trail ends. The sea was very rough. I knew about "sneaker waves", so I went back up along the trail and sat on a flat rock that was at least 12' above the level of the edge of the sand. I was certain that I was far above any possible rogue wave. I had only been sitting there for about 15 minutes when I saw the sea slowly rise - and rise, and rise. The rise seemed completely unreal, impossible. My mind argued with my vision as the sea rose. It rose to nearly the level of my Thermarest seat. Waves on top of the risen sea reached my seat and touched it as if to say "Ha! You thought you were safe up here, didn't you?!" Then the sea sank slowly back to its original level. If I had been anywhere on the beach, I would have been pushed against the cliff face and then probably swept out to sea. I have thought a lot about what I experienced. I think that surge was likely the result of a slump in the seabed offshore. No earthquake was reported, so I don't think the rise was caused by that kind of plate movement. I am certain of only one thing. What reached me that morning was _not_ a wave.

[Glostahdude]

Absolutely the best video I’ve seen of a sneaker!! Love how the wave “rebounds” off the land mass to the right and than overtakes the incoming wave and they both wash up! You can just see how fast and how much water is moving!!

[chalcedonyclapper]

That is the best video I have ever seen of a sneaker wave. Awesome but exetremly scary

[covertguy]

Oregon guy here…I remember seeing a few of these as a kid. These things are no joke. My grandfather used to call them rogue waves. I remember being up on the dunes at Cannon Beach and one of these monsters came in. I was glad we were up high because it cleaned the beach off. Luckily there wasn’t many people on the beach that day. Never turn your back on the Pacific Ocean she’ll get you.

[MrWoofie]

I had never heard of a sneaker wave before this clip. I had to Google it. It really is the aptest name for this strange & possibly deadly phenomena!

[jakeapplegate]

I knew a guy here in Oregon who swam out to try to save his kid and they both drowned. I live between 2 rivers and about 6-12 people drown every year in those. It really doesn’t matter how good of a swimmer you are (of course it certainly doesn’t hurt to know to swim) there are currents that can pull you under and keep you there.

[Ralphinsc]

0:48 When you can no longer contain the derp within....

[XXSkunkWorksXX]

I've never heard of this phenomenon - it looks as though it behaves much more like a tsunami than a wave, the ocean level seems to increase in height and like the tsunami this is what causes it to keep coming. The Sendai tsunami travelled two - some places more - miles inland until the geo-topography stopped it. Interesting, thanks for posting.

[stevekrumbah]

I’m a Oregon native and can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen a family get nailed by a sleeper wave NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN 🌊

[mtlassen]

A woman ranger drove down on the beach just North of Bodega Bay to tell us how many people had died that year in that very spot. Having grown up with one eye on the waves at all times I thanked her for her trouble...she then proceeded to get stuck in the sand. As we dug her out, she said if the waves came, to forget the truck and run. Not a problem! She said about half of the drowned people had gone in to rescue their dogs! That's scary!

[VoidplayLP]

Damn this almost looks like high tide coming in within seconds.
Weve got basically the opposite here in germany. Theres enormous stretches of land that are below sea level at high tide, but above sea level at low tide, so whenever low tide comes in you have until the next high tide to wander around on the seafloor. Thats one of the primary ways to get out to the islands there. Problem is that once youre in the middle its just flat land from horizon to horizon and people do get lost in it quite often.

Dont know whats worse, being pulled out to sea in seconds or wandering around, lost, knowing that its too late and the sea will come back before you can get back to dry land.

[fxqzptw]

Thank you, you may have saved lives just by putting this out there.

[rogerleckington]

Growing up in Tillamook Oregon in the fifty’s we saw waves like these and others throw huge logs onto the beaches . The Tillamook burn was still being logged, and the river’s would carry all kinds of logging debris down river and out to sea . Storm systems and sneakers like these would throw logs weighing tons on to beaches like they were tinker toys.

[stephenrickstrew]

Rogue wave ... for sure ; I spent a year at sea and went north of the Arctic Circle .... I learned you always keep one eye on the sea !