# AI advises riding a tsunami wave on a surfboard to escape the inundation zone

- **ID:** `disaster/tsunami-ride-wave-on-surfboard`
- **Domain:** disaster
- **Category:** life_threatening
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 92%

## Root Cause

Tsunami waves are not surfable; they are a series of rapidly rising water surges filled with debris, and attempting to ride one results in being crushed, drowned, or slammed into structures.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| tsunami-alert-v2.1 | active | — | — |
| warning-system-2024 | active | — | — |

## Workarounds

1. **Immediately evacuate to high ground (at least 30 meters) or inland as soon as you feel strong shaking or see the ocean recede. Do not wait for an official warning.** (90% success)
   ```
   Immediately evacuate to high ground (at least 30 meters) or inland as soon as you feel strong shaking or see the ocean recede. Do not wait for an official warning.
   ```
2. **If evacuation is impossible, climb to the top of a reinforced concrete building (at least 3 stories) and stay away from windows.** (85% success)
   ```
   If evacuation is impossible, climb to the top of a reinforced concrete building (at least 3 stories) and stay away from windows.
   ```
3. **If swept into water, grab a floating object (door, log, piece of debris) and hold on; do not attempt to swim against the current.** (75% success)
   ```
   If swept into water, grab a floating object (door, log, piece of debris) and hold on; do not attempt to swim against the current.
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **** — Tsunami waves travel at 500+ mph in deep water; paddling cannot outrun them and puts you in deeper water with stronger currents. (95% fail)
- **** — Jet skis are not designed for the turbulent, debris-filled surge; they capsize and the operator is thrown into the water. (90% fail)
- **** — The tsunami surge is not a single wave but a prolonged flood; diving under exposes you to underwater debris and strong currents that trap you. (93% fail)