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Water   Water currents   Sea currents   Tides and water levels   Waves   Water cycle   Seawater   
Buoy with current overfalls, Ecomare

Water currents

Water hardly ever stands still. It flows from high to low. These currents are part of the recycling of water. Ocean currents are caused by the earth's rotation, the tidal waves in the oceans and the wind. The waves at sea are caused by these currents together with the wind. A tsunami is not a current but a gigantic wave caused by underwater earthquakes.