Water in dreams can have several different meanings but most commonly symbolises emotions. A dream about a huge wave can therefore suggest that you are harbouring some very powerful feelings. Although you have been trying to keep them under control, they are threatening to break through your defences, with potentially disastrous consequences. The dream is warning you about the danger of making waves in a way you may come to regret. You may have this type of dream, for instance, if you have fallen in love with someone who does not reciprocate your feelings or if you are being unfaithful to your partner. The dream offers no easy answer to these age-old problems, only a message about the need to take responsibility for yourself and your actions.

In some dreams the wave breaks, flooding the ground around you but causing you no harm. Women, especially, can have a dream like this when they have experienced an intense orgasm. However, the meaning is not necessarily sexual. The dream can indicate a massive break-through in some area of your life where change is long overdue. Flood waters, after all, can fertilize areas that have become dry and unproductive, bringing a new lease of life in their wake.