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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
No. Waves actually travel in a circular motion, creating what appears from the surface as "swells". As the water grows shallow on a beach, the rolling motion is distorted by the forced change of shape and the drag from the bottom, resulting in what are commonly referred to as "breakers".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave |
Actually I think this would better fit the wave of which we speak.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_surface_wave