Science

Unveiling the Giant: The Rogue Wave That Surged Like a Four-Story Building in 2020

2025-05-09

Author: Wei

In November 2020, a mind-boggling phenomenon struck off the coast of Ucluelet, a quaint town on Vancouver Island, Canada. A rogue wave, towering at an astonishing 17.6 meters—equivalent to a four-story building—was recorded by a MarineLabs-operated research buoy. This extraordinary event has since stirred up waves of excitement in the oceanographic community.

A Record-Breaking Giant