are there waves in the arctic ocean?

Question

near the polar ice cap? like the big waves you see in the pacific
like if you went to the arctic ocean could you theoretically surf there

Answer 1

waves form in all large water bodies, this is due to wind action. What the arctic does not have is a beach. In order for waves to rise up and break, the ocean bottom has to get very shallow, as it does along a coastline. Water is quite deep under the polar icecap, remember that submarines can traverse underneath the icecap.

Answer 2

Yes, there are waves in the Artic Ocean near the polar ice cap. The Artic is subject to all the same meteorological forces and events, and tides, that all other oceans are subject to. We just don't hear as much about the local weather in the Artic because it is not densely inhabited. We do hear about 'Polar Fronts' as they move south over Canada into the U. S. And, they have to come from somewhere north of Canada!

Answer 3

There really aren't any waves near the arctic, and the lack of land makes the possibility of surfing impossible. The Bering Sea is pretty far north and has fully developed seas that can be like 60 ft or more... you could make a whole new sport if you figure out a way to ride them.

Answer 4

WTF? Of course there are. I've seen ones big enough to surf on (4'-6') in the Beaufort sea near Prudhoe Bay.....

Answer 5

I really dont think so?