The North Shore is the home of world class surfing competitions with gigantic waves. (hawaiicruiseexcursions.com)
Because you can see the water is shifted laterally and comes up in gigantic waves on each side. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Mannerism in both Italy and the North began to paint fantastic tempests with gigantic waves and lightning - filled skies, which had not been attempted before but were to return into fashion at intervals over the following centuries. (en.wikipedia.org)