This is similar to the way in which the ripples caused by the rock landing in the pond travel away from the rock's impact location and move towards the shore. In the case of the storm, the waves that travel long distances away from the storm are called swell waves. A group of these waves together is called a wave train. These wave trains travel away from the storm's center. The distance of travel is influenced by the amount of energy they receive from the wind.
Waves move by the transmission of energy by cyclic movement through matter.
Wave motion is NOT water flow , but is a flow of energy. This last type is what is found at the ocean surface. Wave height , H , is the distance between the wave crests and wave troughs . The distance between two successive wave crests and troughs is called the wavelength , L . The time that it takes for one full wave to pass a point is the period , T .