What are killer waves?

Killer waves are super big waves that can knock ships and even rocks off the ocean floor, like when you splash water really hard in a bathtub and it goes way higher than usual.

Imagine you're playing with your toy boat in a puddle. One day, instead of just little ripples, you get one huge wave that swallows your boat whole! That’s what killer waves do, they’re like the biggest splash ever in the ocean.

Killer waves form when two or more waves crash into each other at just the right angle. It's like when you and your friend both jump into a puddle at the same time, the water goes way higher!

Sometimes, killer waves are so big that they look like mountains in the sea. Ships can get caught by them and feel like they're going up a hill that never ends.

Even though killer waves happen naturally, they’re surprisingly hard to predict, kind of like when you think it's calm outside, but then all of a sudden, your puddle turns into a wave pool!