"When your surfboard breaks up in a monster wave," Chip explained.

A monster wave rose up thirty feet and slammed down over them.

Tuck took the boat up the face of a monster wave and the skiff went airborne.

I grabbed the wheel and held it steady as I got myself into the seat, just in time to turn the bow into another monster wave.

I thought it must be a monster wave that caused that reaction and I looked quickly back over my shoulder as I took the wheel.

But for many, nothing can supplant the original 1972 epic about a luxury liner capsized by a monster wave.

Felix watched as the monster wave moved relentlessly closer.

The 22-year-old was surfing at the time and was confronted with the monster wave as it powered towards the shore.

Not long after, the wind picked up until it quickly became a roaring gale, complete with monster waves, thunder, lightning, and tremendously heavy rain.

"I've heard the stories about monster waves, but I've never experienced one firsthand."