eli5: Waves come in at New York, and waves come in at Europe. What happens in the middle?

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eli5: Waves come in at New York, and waves come in at Europe. What happens in the middle?

In: Earth Science

Answer 1

I dunno, I find all these explanations quite weird for a 5 year old.

The water is moving the same anywhere, put a wall /coast anywhere in the ocean and you’ll get the same thing.

Imagine a pool, water “waves” up on the sides, but it also waves up against you, just because you’re in the way