Wave

Ocean swells in the Molokai Channel in Hawaii

Swimming laterally across ocean swells

A wave of swimmers at the Midmar Mile in South Africa before the start of an open water swim

Waves in the ocean

A slurpee wave in Nantucket, Massachusetts photographed by Jonathan Nimerfroh

Ocean waves hitting the coast near the Huntington Beach pier. Photo by Allen J. Schaben of the Los Angeles Times

noun - Wave is a specific group of individuals who start at the same time in an open water swimming competition. Individuals in specific waves can be determined by gender, age, speed, ability or distance or course to be swum. Waves are usually started in different intervals that can generally range from 1-10 minutes. At very large races, racers may be finishing the entire race when the last wave begins their swim or even on different days.

Usage

The young boy and his father were in different waves at the start of the triathlon.

Types of Waves

Different types of waves in an open body of water include:

• a slurpee wave
• a bow wave
• a breaking wave,
• a cross sea
• a Draupner wave
• an edge wave
• equatorial waves
• extratropical storm surge
• a gravity wave
• hundred-year wave
• a meteotsunami
• a rogue wave
• a sneaker wave
• a stokes wave
• surf break
• swells (ocean)
• tsunami
• wake
• wind wave

Waves can be measured and described by the Douglas Sea Scale.

Synonyms

heat, group, swell

Big Wave Video of Team Grom by Issac Sokol

In Makaha on western Oahu, surfed by Team From

External links

• Watching And Measuring Wave Heights
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• High Surf Leads To Cancelled Ocean Swims
• Heats, Groups, And Waves In Open Water Swimming
• You Better Be Strong In Newport Beach
• Open Water Swimming
• Marathon Swimming
• Don't Push It, Save It For Another Day
• The Certainty Of Uncertainty Principle In The Open Water
• 2013 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nominees
• Everything That Could Go So Wrong Went So Right
• Open Water Swimming - Diving Key To Success
• 100 Things Every Open Water Swimmer Should Know
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Turbulence To Be Intensified In California
• 5 Dangerous Things To Let Your Children Do In Water
• Are You Ready For The Open Water?
• Open Water Swimming To The Core
• Swimming As Samurai
• Assisted Or Unassisted? Marathon Swimmers To Decide
• Rough Water Training: Coastal Challenge Workouts
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• So What Do You Do?
• When Waves Stop Pounding Onshore
• Swimming Over The Power Of The Ocean
• Adrian Sarchet Completes Crossing Of The Molokai Channel
• Adrian Sarchet Is Punished Across The Molokai Channel