breaking wave or breaker is a wave with enough energy to "break" at its peak, reaching a critical level at which linear energy transforms into wave turbulence...

Breaking the Waves is a 1996 psychological romantic melodrama film directed and co-written by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson in her feature film...

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Japanese: 神奈川沖浪裏, Hepburn: Kanagawa-oki Nami Ura; lit. 'Under the Wave off Kanagawa') is a woodblock print by Japanese ukiyo-e...

river or creek. It can break as either a left-breaking or right-breaking wave, or a peak which breaks both ways. The bottom is usually sand, but can...

velocity of the wave (Vs). Wave breaking intensity measures the force of the wave as it breaks, spills, or plunges (a plunging wave is termed by surfers...

"Every Breaking Wave" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the second track from their thirteenth studio album, Songs of Innocence, and was released...

Tsunami waves do not resemble normal undersea currents or sea waves because their wavelength is far longer. Rather than appearing as a breaking wave, a tsunami...

typically designed to tolerate a breaking wave of 15 t/m2, a rogue wave can dwarf both of these figures with a breaking force far exceeding 100 t/m2. Smith...

to surf break just off a beach, or breaking on a sandbar farther out from the shore[c] Big sea: Large, unbreaking surf Blown out: When waves that would...

inception, breaking and subsequent turbulent mixing affects the fluid characteristics in locations of breaking. Consequently, internal wave breaking influences...

moves directly away from the shore by cutting through the lines of breaking waves, like a river flowing out to sea. The force of the current in a rip...

Camerimage for 'Every Breaking Wave' U2 2015 Nominated for Best Music Video at UK Music Video Awards for 'Every Breaking Wave' U2 2014 Nominated for...

giant white breaking waves is famed for its surfing conditions. Nazaré's waves were listed on the Guinness Book of Records for the biggest waves ever surfed...

waves undergo a phenomenon called "breaking". A breaking wave is one whose base can no longer support its top, causing it to collapse. A wave breaks when...

the temporary liquefaction from a breaking wave to emerge from its burrow, and is carried down the beach by the wave action. Longshore drift may also drag...

pilgrimage. The band said that the first single was intended to be "Every Breaking Wave". However, the project was continually delayed, as U2 struggled to complete...

fins) is used to glide across the water's surface to meet an incoming breaking wave, and ride it back to shore. There are currently 3 U.S. based competitive...

Heinemann Ltd. It was published in the United States under the title The Breaking Wave. The late 1940s story concerns two English women, Wrens, and two Australian...

through March, like many other breaks along the North Shore. Though "Pipeline" technically denotes the left-breaking wave, it commonly encompasses Backdoor...

reflection, wave breaking, wave–current interaction, friction, wave growth due to the wind, and wave shoaling. In the absence of the other effects, wave shoaling...

successfully rode a wave measuring an estimated 30 metres (98 ft) at the same location, possibly exceeding the size of his previous record-breaking wave. In January...

breaking wave. Under the right conditions, waves in some areas, such as the Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii, form a moving "tube" or cylinder as they break...

and size of breaking waves), but by knowing a few factors a good prediction can be made. One needs to have an understanding of how waves are formed, a...

propulsion and control while riding a breaking wave. Bodyboarding originates from an ancient form of riding waves (surfing) on one's belly. Indigenous...

waves, amplifying their energy. These mechanics create a steep shore-breaking waves capable of launching riders into the air or slamming them into shallow...

British Columbia, Canada. The 20 m (66 ft) vessel was struck by a breaking wave over the reefs and its sinking resulted in the deaths of 6 of its 27...

of rogue waves compiles incidents of known and likely rogue waves – also known as freak waves, monster waves, killer waves, and extreme waves. These are...

act as surfactants or foaming agents. As the seawater is churned by breaking waves in the surf zone adjacent to the shore, the surfactants under these...

describe the occurrence of wave breaking on sloping beaches. The parameter used to describe breaking wave types on beaches; or wave run-up on – and reflection...

in which a disabled individual uses a board or waveski to ride on a breaking wave. Competitively, the International Surfing Association (ISA) has hosted...