eli5:How exactly are waves in the ocean formed?

Question

Like the title says how are oceanic waves created? I am vaguely familiar with how temperature creates currants in the ocean, but is this what helps create ocean waves?

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Answer 1

Waves are caused by wind. Wind pushes the water constantly forming the wave over time.

A TIDAL wave is caused by gravitational pull between earth and the sun and the moon.