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Reefs, bays, entrances to
rivers, undersea features and the slope of the beach all help to modify the
tsunami as it approaches the shore.
Tsunamis rarely become great, towering breaking waves. Sometimes the tsunami may break far offshore, or it may form into a bore: a step-like wave with a steep breaking front. A bore can happen if the tsunami moves from deep water into a shallow bay or river. |