wave crash
Surf hitting shore
The sound or sight of a wave breaking against shore, rocks, or other surfaces.
Wave crash emphasizes the moment of impact—the dramatic collision of moving water with something solid: We fell asleep to the sound of wave crash outside our window.
The term captures both the visual spectacle and the distinctive roar of surf meeting coastline.
- surfWaves near shore
- foamBubble-filled substance
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- breakerWave that collapses shoreward
- shoreLand bordering water
thunder · roar · impact · whitecap · swell · tide · high tide · ocean · beach · rocks · surge · rip current · splash · pound · curl · crest · white water · undertow
water surface state
wave crashdead calm
Complete absence of wind
still water · calm sea · stillness · smooth surface · slack water
wave, crash, waves, waved, waving, wavy, waviness, wavier, waviest