What is THINK WAVES?
THINK WAVES is a nonprofit coalition dedicated to updating and improving ocean safety.
Our mission is to raise clean ocean awareness, reduce ocean rescues and prevent ocean drownings.
Thinkwaves is also the greatest intuitive self-rescue technique in the world!
PROVEN – SIMPLE – EFFECTIVE
PROVEN
By experienced surfers internationally.
SIMPLE
Surfers have been riding rips out and waves in for hundreds of years.
EFFECTIVE
RIP currents are natures escalator of energy heading away from shore. Waves are natures escalator of energy going to shore.
When caught in a rip current what should a swimmer do? THINK WAVES recommends:
Waves will bring you to the shore.
RIPS out WAVES in.
To avoid RIP CURRENTS wade or swim in front of the waves.
100 FOOT WAVE the Greatest Surfing Story ever told: DEVIL’S GARDEN the Holy Grail of Big Wave Surfing
An exciting and entertaining new book, 100 Foot Wave: Kingdom of Hawaii, has recently been made available, enabling all surfing fanatics and landlubbers alike to climb into the psyche of death-defying giant wave riders and their relentless ambition to surf the largest waves Earth’s oceans can spawn.
Authored by twin brothers Milton and Michael Willis, themselves balls-to-the-wall giant wave riders, 100 Foot Wave: Kingdom of Hawaii, delves deep into what drives men to risk their lives for the thrill of surfing perhaps the largest waves ever attempted.
THINK WAVES Founders:
Milton B. Willis
World Champion Giant Wave Surfer, Ocean Safety Expert / Awarded Certificate of Life Saving Merit from the City and County of Honolulu for Successful Rescue Under Extreme Hazardous Surf Conditions.
Michael C. Willis
World Champion Giant Wave Surfer, Ocean Safety Expert / Credited with Saving Hawaiian Lifeguard and Legendary Surfer Titus Nihi Kinimaka at Waimea Bay. The Most Dramatic Rescue in Surfing History.
THINK WAVES the Willis Way.
Help us make this common knowledge worldwide.
Your membership dollars go directly towards support of our efforts to disseminate Ocean Safety Information and help prevent drownings. Through continued education, media, signs, posters, advertisements and campaigns so we can achieve this goal!
Questions About THINK WAVES the Willis Way
Questions About Rip Currents
How far can a rip current take you?
Generally speaking, a riptide is less than 100 ft. wide, so swimming beyond it should not be too difficult. If you cannot swim out of the riptide, float on your back and allow the riptide to take you away from shore until you are beyond the pull of the current. Rip currents generally subside 50 to 100 yards from shore.
Does ocean tide changes affect rip currents?
RIP current speed is influenced by the size of the waves, but sometimes waves only two feet high can produce dangerous rips.
Are rip currents stronger high or tide? Does tide matter?
Rip currents are strongest at low tide.
Source scilinks (gov)
How to spot a rip current
Are rip currents the same as riptides ?
How are rip currents formed?
RIPCURRENTS are affected by the bottom contours of the ocean floor. WAVES prefer the shallower sandbars and reefs. RIPCURRENTS prefer the deeper channels between sandbars and reefs. Water always seeks the path of least resistance..
Our Story
THINK WAVES the Willis Way has been proven by experienced surfers for 100’s of years. While we did not invent nor discover this technique we are the ones sharing it with the world.
After hearing of Swimmers Drowning on Guarded Beaches the Willis Bros Saw a desperate need for Reform on Antiquated Lifeguard Rip Current Policy.
They began lobbying local Lifeguards and finally NOAA and USLA to Reform, Update and Improve Official Lifeguard Rip Current Policy.
After Teaching Thousands to Successfully and Safely Surf the Willis Bros retired circa 2018. They received Trip Advisor’s Highest Award for accomplishing Unanimous Five Star Ratings for 5 Years consecutively.
YOUR SUPPORT IS ESSENTIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR CAMPAIGN TO SAVE LIVES.
Your donations go directly towards support of our efforts to disseminate Ocean Safety Information and help prevent drownings. Through continued education, media, signs, posters, advertisements and campaigns so we can achieve this goal!