Why do waves at sea rarely break?

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Wrath Of Athens
Apr 30, 2016

Waves at sea hardly break because there is no solid floor to collide with.

Explanation:

To answer this question you have to first know why waves break in the first place. Waves break when moving water interacts with itself and the floor. A wave will "break" when the water is interfered with by a significant force, i.e the ground, other water, or a ship. This is why waves at sea don't break.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_wave

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