🌊☕😲 “ROGUE WAVE” ROLLS INTO REDHEAD BEACH Jason Horadam’s video shows the moment a wave crashed up beyond the surf club, where people normally sit drinking coffee! We were warned there would be abnormally high tides and hazardous surf this weekend…and here’s the proof. Witnesses are describing it as a “rogue wave”. There’s sandbagging taking place around the surf club. 📱 Video credits: Jason Horadam and Helen Clare | ABC Newcastle

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When Myths Meet Science: Rogue Waves Explained A rogue wave is a sudden, very large ocean wave that appears much bigger than the others around it. It forms through a process called constructive interference, which happens when two or more smaller waves meet and their crests combine to create one much larger wave. Changes in wind and ocean currents can also push waves together, adding to their size. These powerful waves can rise over 25 meters high and pose serious danger to ships and offshore st