Article about the science of understanding and predicting Rogue Waves - comments/personal opinions are of interest.ie., Two troughs make a deeper trough (constructive interference). A wave crest meeting a trough cancels each out (destructive interference).www.smh.com.au/national/scientists-thought-these-monster-waves-were-myth-now-they-re-racing-to-understand-them-20220609-p5asla.html?dicbo=v2-e0046931441f49093f351e6296495395Article links to this:chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/www.check-six.com/Coast_Guard/Monster_Waves_Reprint-screen.pdfThe rule-of-thumb, is that "Wind speed in knots blowing over a large fetch [long distance] for a very long time, divided in half equals wave height. So, in general, 50 knot winds will generate 25-foot waves given enough time." But then there is what is called significant wave height. "When one looks out towards the horizon, one sees waves that are approximately equal to the average of the highest one-third of the waves, which is called significant wave height. About one out of 10 waves will be that height. About one out of even 1,000 waves, however, will be double that height. And if you are out on the ocean for four or five hours, you'll probably see that 1,000th wave.Worldwide, an estimated two large ships sink every week for undetermined causes. Such sinkings are routinely attributed to "bad weather."
