Wave movement- Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

Pacific Ocean- ocean waves are one of the most powerful natural phenomena

"while it appears the water is moving forward, only a small amount of water is actually moving. Instead, it is the wave's energy that is moving and since water is a flexible medium for energy transfer, it looks like the water itself is moving. In the open ocean, the friction moving the waves generates energy within the water. This energy is then passed between water molecules in ripples called waves of transition. When the water molecules receive the energy, they move forward slightly and form a circular pattern"