Hawaii Tsunami 3-11-11 (REAL FOOTAGE) (the same tsunami that hit Japan)

Haleiwa / Waialua, Oahu

[@mammaberry867]

After having just watched heaps of the tsunami footage in Japan, I'm like "DUDE, GET OFF THE BRIDGE!!"

[@pwoapthatpwoap]

Lol, same 😂

[@melissahoward2435]

I agree, some people don't know the power of water

[@mariozammit7065]

Lmfao same!

[@karendixon401]

Me too!!!

[@tjk200081]

Same! I'm just now seeing this footage. I know it happened 10 yrs. ago, but I literally want to shout at this guy, "Get off the bridge & get to higher ground idiot!"

[@josephastier7421]

People don't seem to realize that tsunami are *much* faster than normal swells. You can't outrun them.

[@INTELLIGENCE_Revolution]

I would still try

[@ohms5054]

At first I was like eh, but then you could see the waves cresting in the background and then the water comes back. Might not seem like a big event, but the force to cause the ocean to change direction... pretty gnarly.

[@stonew1927]

Not sure it's much different from high tide returning....

[@infinitive7654]

yeah, really gnarly brah

[@AtarahDerek]

If ever you walk down to the beach to see that the ocean is gone, turn around and RUN! Head for high ground. Don't look back.

[@garrettkessler1895]

That's what i told my son when he was stationed in San Diego. He loved going to the beach with the dogs when he wasn't underway.

[@ssgamegod6334]

My mom told me that at a very young age I’m glad she did

[@gliderfs621]

Obi Wan agree

[@yohans232]

People in florida: "what high ground?"

[@a.t.p.engineer7154]

Anakin: You underestimate my power

[@shashakeeleh5468]

I'd especially like to thank you for being quiet during filming! Great video!

[@YouTubeExplore777]

Me too I was glad he didn't scream for help nice a quiet. 🙂

[@jeandobkowski8571]

I saw a documentary many many years ago about home boat people o S>E> //Asia. "When the ocean eats itself(water drawback) go to high ground fast ....very high ground." I only wish more people in the India Ocean tsunami had known this.

[@ladykiri42]

How well I remember this, as it happened on the Big Island. Authorities had evacuated many from our subdivision, but not out to our street. Then when it did hit, it did far more damage on the west side of the island, than on the east (Hilo side).

[@briantones5993]

I wonder why though you chose to stand on the Bridge to video a Tsunami coming in, when you did not know what height it would be?? or how many bigger ones coming behind??

[@faithrada]

Brian Tones That IS The issue isn't it. One does not know the force which may well be comming at one. Why assume? That is, sadly, the undoing of many Japanese. A total underestimation. When in doubt . .. Run.

[@timperry6948]

Look at the low lying area around him. That bridge is probably the safest place for miles.

[@marilynstrle2459]

Faith Rada l

[@jairobranquinho3175]

Brian Tones In this case, we watch the news and they told we will have some debris but not a big one.

[@vegasvan702]

Stupid, balls for brains.

[@rhianimal19]

That's a risky vantage point, since you dunno how high it's gon be, and there is no higher ground nearby

[@drscopeify]

They had reported the height of the wave.

[@rhianimal19]

@@drscopeify Which changes with the contour of the ground. Still risky AF, but if that trips your trigger to be an adrenaline junkie, oh well. It'll get you someday, it always does.

[@antoniopigafetta1760]

when I was a kid the same kinda thing happened to our backyard grass if our neighbours flushed their toilet at the same time as us.

[@mitismee]

the fck?

[@foxytheshyboyfox4574]

😂😂🤣

[@mamaitata2004]

waiting for what ....

[@chailatte6925]

I got it to 69 likes

[@rosehuber1997]

With the water going out or coming back in ?

[@davidgriffith618]

For an area of still water to get rushing water spells trouble. Leave the area, especially on a bridge.

[@lindsayheyes925]

That looks just like The Bore, a tidal wave on the River Severn in Gloucestershire, England. There are smaller bores on the Wye (and Mersey IIRC), and a few other rivers around the world. One minute you have mud flats at low tide, then in comes the tidal wave - except that it's not a wave - it's the steep front of the tidal race propagating up the river and reversing its flow, so there is no trough behind it. The river level just keeps going up until high tide... and it's violent. The Severn may have had a tsunami on 30th January 1606 from a submarine landslip, although a storm surge could have been to blame. Some people were depicted as surviving in church towers. Tributaries of the Wye also reverse flow as flood peaks on the river approach them. The effect is spookily unnatural.

[@morriswilburn9858]

When rocks on the riverbed suddenly become visible, that is a sign that something is about to happen.

[@aliultimate009]

I think those tiny waves were the leftover of the Tsunami on that day - i think it's because It could be the after effect of the Tsunami since it was far away from the area in this video.

[@MrLoneWolf009]

it was the tsunami, it just lost power after travelling across the entire Pacific ocean

[@aliultimate009]

+MrLoneWolf009 That's exactly what i meant X)

[@maddiesgamingchannel8163]

Ya I think you're right that it was caused by the 9.0 earthquake off the coast of japan that spawned that big tsunami. The japan tsunami actually reached around the entire earth and affected every ocean in the world but by the time it reached Hawaii it lost a lot of its energy. All the videos of the japan tsunami that hit Hawaii look very similar to this waves size.

[@TheDevilsBusiness]

Oh the sight at 0:51 omg the horror.

[@kjmorrison]

😂😂😂 that's messed up

[@throughtheeyesofachurchgir6456]

Lolllllll 😂😂

[@mrsteveinsandiego]

😅🤣😂🤣😅

[@Rodeo_Rodeo]

0:51 because the timestamp is broken on mobile for some reason

[@noafrancis14]

😂

[@johnchaud9729]

Did anyone notice how nice of a day it was?

[@taifale3153]

nice.. goes to show us that even tho it begain along ways from hawaii.. doesn't mean we are not touchable..

[@Tiberius291]

That bridge is in need of serious repair.

[@vlandsponger]

It’s an old can haul bridge, no vehicle traffic on it anymore..

[@BEV0323]

That's the calmest tsunami that I've ever seen!

[@johnshirley8099]

It's just a TIDAL BORE. Look it up on Google.

[@lilidesisto5385]

@@johnshirley8099 no it’s a tsunami. Hawaii doesn’t get tidal bores. Look it up

[@Superduper7784]

march 11, 2011 was the great east japan earthquake, that earthquake generated a huge tsunami, so did the waves reach this far?

[@zatannazatara8405]

It spread across the whole Pacific but they were very small.

[@moreld1]

There were effects and damages from the Tohoku tsunami all around the Pacific Ocean, including as far south as Antarctica.

[@stevepitzing2343]

Cool video. Thanks for sharing

[@nancydeis7121]

That is one confused body of water. Looks like i feel most days. Don't know whether I am coming or going.

[@thomashendricks2126]

What event caused this to happen ? Japan earthquake?

[@hebneh]

Yes.

[@carolchappell4843]

Yep

[@christophernewman8556]

Is that water always so muddy? Is it a river or canal? There are canals on some islands?

[@stimacsays]

The bridge is on the Cane haul road to the sugar mill . You can see the smokestack in the mountain shots. The muddy bay is where Kaukonahua Stream and Opoae’ula Steam combines. It’s almost always this muddy because the water is a combination of runoff from the rainforest and farm fields, “Dole plantation and independent”

[@thomasmint1761]

Cool. And, I am glad you indicated the footage was real in your title, lest we believe it was fake.

[@joshuazoldschool4720]

See how he finally sees the HUGE waves coming... he's lucky to be alive.

[@gay_madilynn]

THIS IS LEFT OVER FROM A TSUNAMI GUYS, STOP SAYING HIGH TIDE! pin this

[@wasabiginger6993]

During this event, I spent the night in Mililani Walmart parking lot, as I was living on Sharks Cove. They did not let us drive back home until around 10 am … really annoying! As clearly the threat of anymore was long gone. What you are filming was residuals of it all … as the peak tsunamis hit NS around 3:30 am while still dark.

[@andreah6379]

A touch of nightmare in paradise.

[@kristalstriker8497]

I saw it coming like " get the hell out of there you doof get cover so you so the injured"

[@slabriprock5329]

Man that giant face made me jump

[@taxevader9454]

Why does the water recede?

[@debbiemcgraw2270]

It comes in like the tides in The Bay of Fundy Canada.

[@ladykiri42]

vlandsponger - I live here also, and feel you should have made the title, "Tsunami Hits Hawaii". The title you put makes it sound like it could have been a tsunami that happened because of something that was on Hawaii.

[@joannesmith9601]

How did they happen to be there when the wave came and what was the force behind it?

[@mpk6664]

joanne jones It's from the Japanese 9.0 earthquake

[@hebneh]

There was a warning many hours in advance. The largest waves hit Hawaii before dawn. By the time this video was taken, the warnings had been lifted, but there were still small effects going on, as this video shows.

[@paulgilman5915]

That to me looks like a tidal bore, similar to what happens on the river Severn.

[@hitomi94009]

It was part of the same tsunami that hit japan 10 years ago today(march 11 2011)

[@Tindometari]

Well, to be fair, the leading edge of a tsunami entering an estuary is generally going to look very like a tidal bore, because the wavelength is long enough to approximate an accelerated tide.

[@georgecornwellv1130]

What in the rickety bridge?!

[@darksideka]

Didn't think there was consumer 4k cameras available in 2011

[@cstephen98]

A tsunami or a tidal bore?

[@hebneh]

Tsunami. Tidal bores do not occur in the Hawaiian Islands. The range of tides is not large enough.

[@dawnvierra4063]

Crazy how fast it goes out and them returns

[@katherinetyler5543]

THAT was a tsunami? Looked just like normal waves to me.

[@oskha1815]

Tsunami is not always big. Even 1-2 cm wave disturbance cause by an earthquake is considered a tsunami.

[@chantellycakes8087]

Yeah they do look like regular waves but when the wave does come back in it will be series of waves following the first wave then recedes back and pushes forward again. We where lucky these where small waves. Some parts had bigger waves than this.

[@joshnicholson2934]

It's travelled about 5000miles across the Pacific Ocean so it loses some of its power but if it hit a deep bay, it would be very distructive

[@petejones8312]

Must discuss the difference between tidal surge and a tsunami

[@MikeHunt-ix2xy]

Tidal shift?

[@laswans.2968]

There is potential for this now considering the events in Hawaii.

[@ladykiri42]

Not really.

[@hebneh]

There is always the potential for a tsunami in Hawaii, from earthquakes that happen all around the Pacific Ocean as well as in the Hawaiian Islands themselves. The eruptions in 2018 didn't have any effect on large earthquakes elsewhere in the Pacific, and in fact no tsunami occurred in Hawaii that year.

[@Chainyanker007]

It could have been a 40 footer and this video would not have existed. Super stupid, I know I grew up there.

[@Invisiblecloak999]

I love on Oahu, where is this?

[@Invisiblecloak999]

live*

[@chinkennunget9055]

Honolulu

[@Sgt74]

Waialua side

[@JimDamIsdera1]

Fun Fact about this video KZbin recommended this video until 11 March 2021

[@martinwhalley3286]

Still has a lot of energy at 4500 miles from epicenter

[@DebiSunset]

it would have been a better shot if you would hold the camera still!

[@granskare]

I think this is from the big tsunami in Japan. The dates are the same. see FNN311

[@lonemaus562]

Wow that water looks gross I thought Hawaii was nicer then that

[@phantomangles3242]

DaNg THaT SuRe WaS A sPoOkY tSuNaMi

[@bennythespaceshipman9324]

If i were you i would literally run no matter how tired cause tsunamis could travel at 100 miles per hour or even more.

[@موسوعة-عالم.الجن]

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[@heysailorreedy6651]

That water looks nasty.

[@desi7629]

Dude are youy long lost twin. We look so much alike

[@hunterman1490]

tsunami: RUN NOW RUUUN BOY RUUUN the guy: nope

[@a.t.p.engineer7154]

That looks like a 1 meter tsunami

[@Nick-tz3ke]

This is a left over wave from 2011 Japan 9.0 probably

[@harryshigeura3892]

If he wants to put himself in danger that's fine, but he will scream for help to get rescued and then people will put themselves in danger just to save his sorry butt ... I was young when the 1960 tidal wave hit Hilo, and whewwww not a good thing ... this guy is a real _well nuff said ...

[@nadiabezerragrave2947]

O vídeo acabou e eu aqui esperando o tsunami até agora.😅

[@kainoa9468]

Just by looking at I can tell you are in wailua

[@birgorkhali2387]

The person who is reading this may all your problems convert into cash ❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍

[@montestrike557]

Bedenkt immer der sunami bei japan ! Hatte mehr als ein weg von über 10000 meilen die er durchschreitet" tiefsee pässe und andere landschaften " klar das er über diese entfährnung an kraft verliert ! Immer ceep cool

[@user-rp2fw5kr4t]

wtf was this you cant even call it a tsunami its just a high tide

[@1234lavallee1]

Tsunamis tend to lose some of they're strength when they are crossing an ocean,not all tsunamis are high like you see in the movies,they can come in as a 1ft surge of water that is quite powerful and keep on rising,since the Japan quake was only a 9.0 magnitude except for Japan which was obviously extremely affected by the tsunamis due to being so close to the epicenter,the waves moving across a vast distance can lose some of its power but still be strong enough to break boats from they're moorings,even trying to operate a boat in a tsunami surge of low height can be very difficult,also much depends on the topography of your coastline,a swimmer would not be strong enough to fight even a low wave tsunami like what we are seeing in this video,it may be a low wave,but doesn't make it any less powerful,also waves come in a series that can be hours apart and the first one may be just a low surge of water,whereas the 2nd,3rd or even 4th wave could be the most dangerous,just because it doesn't look it doesn't mean its nothing to be concerned about.

[@superjervis]

high tide? LOL

[@pjk_1008]

Stop

[@faithrada]

1 1 No. This was apparently THE Devastating Tsunami that hit Japan in March of 2011 and killed app. 20,000 people. It disappated by the time it reached Hawaii.. but it actually did some serious damage to Marinas in CA. So.. no, NOT some high tide. I could see someone mistaking it for a tidal bore ... but this looks nothing like normal tidal action.

[@ladykiri42]

1 1 - Perhaps you're unaware that nearly all of Hawaii sits very close to ocean level?

[@averagehuman522]

this is appering all over the enternet. i saw 3 already.

[@saint.ruuuuu]

It is a tsunami But weak. It was the one sent out by the 9.0 Magnitude earthquake in japan.

[@evegroult5184]

Ugh wrong way mate!!!!

[@martinruddell2682]

🎼🎶 where has all the water gone 🎵 long time passing 🎤

[@mrsteveinsandiego]

😅🤣😂

[@gungasc]

Put a net out there and see how many fish you can catch

[@karenkasner1226]

Why is this person not running for high ground????????

[@tomobrien5795]

Looks to me more like a tidal swell than a tsunami.

[@elifkalender8565]

O köpru yikilacak, hesap vermeden gecemeyeceksiniz.

[@808G8GT]

The tsunami footage from kailua-kona was MUCH more intense

[@WarrenJamesAcoustic]

That's not a Tsunami that's a tidal bore, you get them annually on rivers all over the UK , the Mersey, the Severn... a Tsunami is not caused by the moon.

[@Juggernaut9352]

You better get off the island for a while

[@crimson9225]

Where is the tsunami??????

[@kerrystewart3145]

American infrastructure at it's finest!

[@shauncummings2361]

Birds are still chirping and ive got a beamer

[@tanyaclemons7515]

He can run faster than that tsunami.

[@cloudwatcher9370]

I literally thought tsunamis were 100 foot waves that crash on the shore line but they’re actually just a rapid rising tide

[@trainman1209]

Oh, they can get bad.

[@martinwhalley3286]

Looks like cat 2 tsunami

[@mj11122009]

I saw a bigger tsunami far far away

[@tedsmith6137]

Was that all? Hardly rates against the Japanese experience.

[@samscully410]

THATS A TIDE NOT A TSUNAMI

[@SaMaknae]

It is a tsunami.

[@annyeongzz24]

It's a tsunami you fool

[@pjk_1008]

Have you seen a tide do that. It was left over from Japan

[@SilverJordanX]

dude thats not a tsunami its just high tide

[@dylanpearce6570]

Silver Jordan X its march 11 posted and the tide dosen't come in like that

[@SilverJordanX]

dylan pearce Ok Fine

[@ziiofswe]

+Silver Jordan X The difference is what's causing it, not what it looks like. High tide is caused by the moon. Tsunamis are caused by earthquakes, landslides and similar events.

[@pjk_1008]

I’m getting sick of people saying that

[@faithrada]

ziiofswe Exactly. This happened on 3/11/11. The day that Japan had a 9.0 earthquake. Scientists have claimed it was so powerful it actually slowed (albeit miniscule) the rotation of the earth. This is NO "High Tide".. but reminence of that Tsunami.

[@darongo4540]

Esto es mas clicbeit q yosoyplex

[@bartondennison9675]

Correction ......March 11, 2011 BD

[@Emilybabbby]

oahu waialua

[@petercox6255]

Think you will find this was a "tidal bore". At no time did it effect the bank structure so it had clearly been considered when the banks were reinforced

[@andrewc0128]

Check the date braddah. It was posted 1 day after the 9.0 Great Tohoku earthquake that hit Japan, meaning that it took a while for the tsunami to reach Hawaii, get recorded and uploaded here.

[@joanbenjamin6345]

It did look very much like a tidal bore, but that occurs on a regular, twice daily schedule in known geographic areas.

Nice try. ONLY HIGH TIDE.

[@ghostface3302]

I don’t see the tsunami coming

[@marg233]

Ditto

[@8652diego]

it was calm even before then bumbazz

[@joyeubertaanire6572]

Keep safe everyone. New subcriber frnd done me here...

[@barrymcdougal4816]

ALMOST AS BAD AS THE DAILY TIDE.

[@TASMAN-1]

"meh"

[@mr.salvatorejpluchino8467]

Nope it's high tide

[@pjk_1008]

Salvatore Pluchino it’s left over waves from the Japan earthquake.

[@denzuko1]

This is not tsunami, this is high tide.

[@GAT818]

WTF......... I say again WTF is this???????????😪

[@vince1638]

Like watching paint peel.