News: 30 foot wave hits Acapulco

Giant Wave hits Acapulco, kills 3 people

In this news article, a huge wave that started in a storm in New Zeland hit the southern Mexican coast and caused tremendous damage. This was not a tsunami (from an earthquake), but just a ground swell from a storm.

Read the Mexican News article.

Below are some youtube videos of these waves…

This is a Mexican News article from TV with videos of various places where it damaged buildings and things. The hotels on the coast have their swimming pools filled with sand from these waves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGRkV1SrszE

Another news article from along the Pacifica coast…