Rogue Wave Hits California Beach

At a February surf competition at the Half Moon Bay Beach, which is in the San Francisco area, viewers got more than they expected. A rogue wave slammed onto the beach injuring many and causing chaos at the surfing event.

One women got slammed against the rocks breaking her leg in three places. Another man got pulled under the water. No one drowned, but spectators were flipped, thrown, and tossed about by the water.

The rogue wave that hit the beach was five feet tall. The spectator stands were three feet tall, and there was no place the viewers to go. The Utube video shows the terror that the beach visitors endured.

A rogue wave is a wave that is contrary to the movements of the other waves. This solitary wave is dangerous. Gutsy surfers challenge nature by surfing the monster waves, but it is no thrill for Cruise lines. When a ship gets hit by a rogue wave at sea, the ship is in a dangerous position of being overturned. Rogue waves are very powerful and very large.

San Francisco, which is located on the San Andreas fault, is susceptible to earthquake activity. However, a rogue wave is a force unto itself. This monster wave is not influenced by any earthquake activity on a fault line.