Patient Support Programs - Orange County Inland Empire. For more information about any of the following programs or upcoming educational programs, please contact: Roxanne Garza. Patient Access, Education & Advocacy Manager. 714.481.5605.
Waves transmit energy, not water, and are commonly caused by the wind as it blows across the ocean, lakes, and rivers. Waves caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun are called tides. The ebb and flow of waves and tides are the life force of our world ocean.
Waves are actually a concentrated form of solar energy! Uneven heating of the Earthâs surface causes wind. Waves are generated by wind blowing over a distance of water. That distance is referred to as the fetch. Because the Pacific Ocean is so vast, the fetch is very large, leading to an energetic wave environment on the Oregon coast.