Winter wildness is upon us! December has been full of big noteworthy events.  The biggest open ocean wave ever "officially" measured was verified at 62 ft. One can't even imagine what that would look like when it doubles up to break. At Nazare, perhaps we can imagine it. It was so big last week that no one even dared head out. While that is certainly no joke, the Chinese Navy stealing a robotic oceanographic monitoring vehicle is almost humorous. I guess everyone is after big ocean data these days! Other big news is that we are working on Kickstarter campaign! We are teaming up with our friends at Wetfeet Photography and Ventana Surfboards and Supplies. Stay tuned and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for the latest info. As always, we'll let you know here first! Happy and safe holidays to everyone! The WaveClock Team See the Latest WaveClocks!

Biggest Wave on Record The North Atlantic is certainly famous for massive swell. While we see evidence of gigantic waves along the coast, we rarely have true validated measurements of how big.  The latest validation of a wave at 62 ft in the open ocean is more than impressive. While we hear tell of 100 ft breaking waves, this wave would have the potential to break even bigger!   Oceanographic Data Goes Big The Chinese Navy decided they didn't much like the US Navy collecting oceanographic data in adjacent international waters.  Or possibly they were jealous of some of the cool autonomous underwater gliders the Navy is using to get that data. Check out Deep Sea News! No One Charging Nazare It's impressive to think that Nazare finally got hairy enough that no one decided to charge out and tow into some of the bombs. Considering some of the hairball rides in massive swells past, that's shocking. Imagine if that 62 ft open ocean wave doubled up at Nazare. Check out the story and some of the photos at The Inertia.