If You See Square Waves, Get Out of the Water!

Hey there guys, when was the last time you swam in the ocean?

To save you time: It’s essentially a riptide and you’ll get stuck. (Current will pull you out to the ocean and under water, likely drowning you) Edit: lol I didn’t know people were actually gonna see it but yw to everyone who said thank you; glad to help 😌

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About 2005 or 06 I saw something that looked like the Square Sea on the Yucatan East Coast between the mainland and Cozumel. There is no high ground there to observe the sea as there is on the French Island. What I saw was from the water's edge. A normal wave pattern (but larger) was coming in parallel to the mainland beach from the southeast. At the time a massive hurricane ( Rita) was in the Gulf of Mexico playing havoc with the current. I stood on a small point of land opposite Cozumel and watched in amazement as waves from the northeast crashed a right angles the incoming wave sets. Both sets were about 6ft high and hit together with great force. From 2001 to 2010 I traveled there extensively doing survey work in the jungle along the coast before all the big resort hotels were built. I never saw anything like it before or after. I was visiting a friend that was a scuba instructor. She ventured out alone beyond the reef and was swept about 15 Km in about 20 minutes underwater. She said she just let the current take her until she was at a place where she could get out. This was her 1st experience like that. People flock to that area for the beautiful beaches and clearest water (100 feet underwater). The currents can be very strong. If you are not familiar with the are, I advise you to only swim on beaches with life guards, don't venture past the reefs unless you are with a pro, and NEVER ignore a Red Flag.

i tried to go in the ocean and saw a strong wave and was like "oh imma jump it" I nearly drowned I got stuck to the bottom

B-But I play minecraft everything is square

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As soon as I see a wave I run and act like the wave is chasing me 😂

I’ve seen these kind of waves before in Cyprus, but I didn’t know what they were, so thank you so much for the information!!!!!

This guy loves the LGBT community. He never gets straight to the point

Rip minecraft players guess if you see circle water get out of there or else your life is in danger

I've seen this many times in California going out to Catalina island! the size of the large boat going out there makes seeing it easy my family used to go fishing there all the time. The water on the trip is scary because of the strange undertows and the shark population.

Me and my little brother almost drowned at Florida beach because the tides were pulling us In soooo deep and we can’t touch the ground. We had water in our nose eyes and mouth. I tried pulling him towards me but that just made both of us get pulled even deeper!! That’s when we started screaming “HELP!! Help us!!!” Luckily we were not too deep so there was a man who noticed us and pulled us up and out. He was Spanish with awesome hair and he saved us both. I said gracias because I don’t think he spoke English but that’s ok because I don’t speak much Spanish either so he saved us and he’s the BEST… but I feel so scared when I think about that incident… keep away if your city is in a high tide, and never go to deep. I was so lucky and I’m glad that man exists. We didn’t have much so we gave him some Doritos for saving our lives. I’m so lucky I wish I could tell that man more😨😭😭😭😭😭😭🥺😩😩😩😩😩🤗🤗🤗🤗🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹😄😄😄😄😄😄 it was traumatic but happy ending yayyyyyy tysm man I told my parents and they were soo worried and my dad told me and my brother how to escape if that happens again: find a sand bar or use a boogie board to go to shore and right before a wave comes, push forward. I don’t think it was helpful because when my mom went in she felt how it was pulling her in so uh yeah!! Don’t swim in high tides, that means if the beach water is going near or on that wet sand part then it’s to dangerous. I’m 12 and my brother is 10.. WE ARE ALIVEEEEEEE

So basically, to save you time When the two seas cross over, it’s called a cross sea, and they can create square wave patterns that are essentially a riptide and they will consume you, it’s possible to get out of them, but hard. Square waves have only been spotted in one place, and that’s the island of rhe.

Everything: Exists Bright Side: RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN

I saw one one of the square waves at New Zealand at the harbour.

I’ve actually spotted square waves in Canada. I told my family to go home fast and it was a true life saver. THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM AFTER.

Okay, i found the explaination: As rare and exciting as a square wave is, they are also very dangerous. They cause powerful riptides that prove very difficult to get out of- for people and even ships. With waves that can reach over 10 feet in the air, they are believed to be the cause of many shipwrecks and boating accidents

I don't even swim in the oceans or in beaches much I just chill in normal swimming pools.

I experienced it in 1994, when I sailed the west coast of India and reached palk strait. The sea looked bubbly, wind direction less, calm as well as rough at the same time. Can't describe the situation. I was in a 27ft DK Whaler with 5 more.