The Atlantic ocean is in somewhat of a competition of itself. Human beings record that competition for various reasons. The competition is wave heights and it is recorded to measure the patterns and safety level of the ocean. The large body of water of course connects to many major countries and these waves only happen near shore.

Now, CNN created an illustration just to show exactly how big the wave is. It is colossal, almost feels like it came out of a movie. It shows an average man at 5.9 Feet. It then shows a double decker bus at 14.4, then a four story house at 40 feet. The wave beats them all with an outstanding 62.3 feet of height.

This is the tallest ever wave recorded and the biggest one overall for that matter. The most interesting thing is when it all started. The wave occurred somewhere near Iceland and the United Kingdom near the Outer Hebrides. This happened less than a week ago. However the wave was created in 2013.

According to BBC, Meteorologists say that on 4th February 2013, due to a very strong cold front wind, a wave was created which worked its way around the ocean for 3 years and slowly built itself up till it was over sixty feet tall and finally decided to crash near the Northern Atlantic region.

The previous record for the tallest North Atlantic wave was 59.96 feet. This wave beat that previous record which was set in 2007. That goes to show that even in one of the largest bodies of water on this planet, it could take years for big waves to form.

However, reports also say that the recent wave that crashed was the largest one that crashed into some piece of land, it is not the overall largest North Atlantic wave. In 2002 some sailors on a ship in the North Atlantic saw a wave which peaked at 95 feet in height.

However these waves are ultimately only related to the movements within the ocean and do not indicate some sort of global threat or vice versa. Therefore they are considered somewhat safe, unless someone is near them.

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