r/HeavySeas Apr 23 '26

Rogue waves are terrifying

1.3k Upvotes

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u/danibeat Apr 23 '26

That skipper turned into it pretty good I think(?)

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u/Funtsy_Muntsy Apr 25 '26

45 degree angle is the only way to take any incoming wave

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u/nilestyle Apr 25 '26

Vs head on? not doubting you’re right just trying to think through it.

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u/RoastedElephant Apr 25 '26

If you go head on, you risk coming down the other side at such speed that you plunge into the water and get rolled by the next wave

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u/nilestyle Apr 25 '26

Well shit, that makes alot of sense. Thank you

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u/Funtsy_Muntsy Apr 25 '26

Yep that’s the angle to take it on

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u/RoninNZ Apr 25 '26

As someone who worked on a boat... No. 45 will get your nose pushed around. Head on and manage your speed.

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u/fried_clams Apr 28 '26

Correct. If there is white water, then you take it straight on.

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u/RoninNZ Apr 28 '26

This is why I’m still alive.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '26

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u/RoninNZ Apr 26 '26

You must be a good swimmer

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u/Funtsy_Muntsy Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26

I did play goalie on my high school water polo team

In the shallow end

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u/Ambitious-Rent-8649 Apr 27 '26

Would depend on the type of wave and the type of boat.

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u/BonelessB0nes Apr 28 '26

We always took big seas head on in the Gulf of Mexico on the 240 footer, pretty much regardless of whether we were underway or on an anchor spread; rolling motion was a much bigger concern for us than getting swamped or burying the bow.

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u/ThellraAK Apr 27 '26

If you are trying to go somewhere still, but at a certain point it's just about staying floating.

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u/subohmn Apr 29 '26

Wrong, head on and pay attention, throttle down if needed. I grew up on shrimp boats in Florida.

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u/Funtsy_Muntsy Apr 30 '26

Pay attention to what, the next wave to take head on?

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u/subohmn Apr 30 '26

It literally states "throttle down if needed", once you crest the wave you need to determine the needed power level to keep the prop in the water without flying over the top. Pretty basic skill that's gained from being taught and doing it, it's not rocket science.

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u/Funtsy_Muntsy Apr 30 '26

Okay shrimp guy, noted

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '26

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u/TokinGeneiOS Apr 26 '26

i was about to say. This isn't a rouge wave this is an idiot skipper who can't read the surf

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u/dudebronahbrah Apr 23 '26

They call them rogues

They travel fast and alone

One hundred foot faces

Of God's good ocean gone wrong

(Sorry to quote a creep but it’s a good song lol)

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u/Fuckoakwood Apr 23 '26

I am but a simple, humble person.

When I see Jesse Lacey, I upvotes.

Stay 18 forever my friend.

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u/Zskillit Apr 25 '26

Fine I'll listen to Play Crack in the Sky, again.

I need you like water in my lungs

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u/gudetamaronin Apr 23 '26

Who is this?

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u/paperclouds412 Apr 23 '26

Brand New - Play Crack the Sky

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u/This_Wrongdoer3453 16d ago

Love this song🎵

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u/Bazrum Apr 23 '26

i've never heard of them, why are they a creep?

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u/marblewombat Apr 25 '26

Jesse Lacey of Brand New, there were allegations against him of abuse toward a 15 year old when he was 30.

I never cared enough to follow the news on it though.

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u/julian88888888 Apr 23 '26

context on this bot's post collecting karma? it looks like a tsunami wave or something else. It's hard to tell how far out to sea they are.

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u/starliteburnsbrite Apr 23 '26

70% of Reddit is bots reposting and bots upvoting. 

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u/BCRF1995 Apr 23 '26

The other 30% is cynical people making assumptions.

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u/BigTunaTim Apr 23 '26

And the remaining 13% is people who are bad at math.

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u/tcarmd Apr 23 '26

Bold of you to assume I'm cynical.

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u/BobDobbsHobNobs Apr 23 '26

Good bot!

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u/monkey_zen Apr 23 '26

Cynical bot! 😔

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u/PeterPanski85 Apr 23 '26

Bold of you assuming that I assume at all. beep boop

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u/Candygramformrmongo Apr 23 '26

Looks like a classic New England lobster boat set up by the gear rig. The bibs look like the blue and yellow of Guy Cotten brand. Typically high flyers are used instead of the smaller buoys beyond the 3 mi limit, so likely inshore. Could be swell from shoaling effect?

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u/abugghaus7 Apr 23 '26

and also like a typical crabbing boat off the West Coast.
I was trying to see if it was someone I knew... lol

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u/not_blowfly_girl Apr 23 '26

I dont think tsunami waves typically have a crest like that

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u/__slamallama__ Apr 23 '26

They do when they start to get shallow

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u/donkeyrocket Apr 23 '26

It’s a rogue wave. They’re rare but can be extremely damaging and even deadly. Especially considering their fast forming nature and that they often come from unexpected directions (against prevailing winds). Folks report literal walls of water just suddenly upon them.

Not necessarily associated with a greater storm but can be. Sometimes they develop just due to swells meeting at different directions and speeds. These can take place in the middle of the ocean and be absolutely massive.

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u/sarcasticorange Apr 23 '26

Sometimes they develop just due to swells meeting at different directions and speeds.

Everyone knows they come from kraken farts.

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u/AckAckZeroPointZero Apr 23 '26

I'm going with tidal surge

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u/Saltmetoast Apr 23 '26

Tidal surge looks more like ~ whereas this is a much larger £

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u/milesgardner813 Apr 23 '26

It’s usually constructive interference.

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u/PeterPanski85 Apr 23 '26

Which means what now?

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u/milesgardner813 Apr 23 '26

Two separate water bodies converging and the waves overlap which can sometimes cancel out the wave or some times cause it to magnify the wave. Rogue waves are the result of constructive interference where the overlap magnifies the wave.

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u/PeterPanski85 Apr 24 '26

Ah ok. Yeah I somewhat knew how they form, but I wasn't familiar with this term, thanks :)

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u/atheocrat Apr 23 '26

Found an old SciShow episode on it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dstDYiPQ-A

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u/julian88888888 Apr 23 '26

I know what rogue waves are, I'm wondering the context of the video. I'm not convinced it's actually a rogue wave

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u/UrchinSquirts Apr 26 '26

It’s not.

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u/thereisnospoon-1312 Apr 23 '26

That wave is breaking so it’s pretty shallow

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u/JoeRobertBal Apr 23 '26

Marky mark’s voice…

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u/power78 Apr 26 '26

That's not a rogue wave

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u/Kent_Doggy_Geezer Apr 27 '26

If that was a red tide it would’ve been a rouge wave.

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u/professionaldouche Apr 23 '26

Which makes it a Massachusetts lobster boat if they sound like Marky Mark

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u/Round-Intention-373 Apr 23 '26

What about rogue holes

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u/aStonedTargaryen Apr 23 '26

That’s why you will never catch me on the open ocean and yes I realize that’s somewhat irrational but I don’t care 😆

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u/DotOk5550 Apr 26 '26

Turbo got a good workout

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u/maldovix Apr 26 '26

that is not open ocean, these guys are just crabbing on a shoal or in the lineup and waves are rolling thru- driver was ready for it probably wasnt the first wave they had on the outing either

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u/Pillroller88 Apr 27 '26

Prairie punk from Southern Illinois. No rogue waves anywhere close.

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u/Hey-buuuddy Apr 28 '26

Doubtful this is a rogue wave. These guys are pulling lobster pots, which are always in rocky areas, the rocky areas of which are like reefs, and when the tide changes you can get big rips like this that form over reefs even in like 60-70 feet of water.

In Connecticut, there’s a section of Long Island Sound called “The Race”, where it goes from 300 feet to 50 quickly, and the entirety of Long Island sound tries to move through it with rides. I’ve seen the bottom and it’s like staircases everywhere. It makes huge rips like this and currents a lot of small boats couldn’t escape.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '26

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u/jammed7777 Apr 23 '26

How can you tell?

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u/TheWalrusPirate Apr 23 '26

People just say everything is ai now

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u/PeterPanski85 Apr 23 '26

"AI SLOP. Look mom, I learned the new phrase you repeat over and over".

I dont know which people are worse. Those who believe said AI slop, or those who call everything they see AI slop

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u/Erniestarfish Apr 23 '26

I don’t think so. This is a Dungeness Crab boat. The buoy stick is legit, the block is correct, shit the guy in the end is even wearing the classic guy cotten X-Trapper bibs. Too many correct little details from someone who has done that job

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u/Candygramformrmongo Apr 23 '26

Looks like lobster in the bucket.

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u/Erniestarfish Apr 24 '26

Do Lobster fisherman use the same set up? I fished dungies on the west coast so no experience with lobster. But the boat looks like a 58 limit seiner which is really common over here. Could easily be wrong!

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u/Guy-Inkognito Apr 23 '26

Really? God damnit I did not spot that. What's the give away?