Rogue wave hit bystanders at Pierpont Beach on Seaward Avenue, Ventura

Rogue wave hit bystanders at Pierpont Beach on Seaward Avenue, Ventura, California.
Nine people are in the hospital with broken bones.
The largest rogue wave ever recorded, measured 17.6 metres. It was detected off the coast of B.C. by researchers at the University of Victoria in November 2020.
Rogue waves are usually more than twice the size of the waves around them.
Extreme waves form because sea swells collide to create larger, taller waves, especially when travelling in the same direction. When the crests (highest points) of two waves meet, they can merge to form a huge rogue wave.
There's another way that rogue waves can emerge, according to the National Ocean Service. When waves that were formed during a storm move against the typical direction of the current, they can interact in a way that leads to more waves passing through a fixed point during a shorter period of time. That can cause waves to join together and form large, long-lasting rogue waves.
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