Large, creaking wooden ship sailing on the ocean. The creaks are recordings from my wooden (very creaky) house. I live at the sea, so that part (the waves) was easy.
Distant longtail-boat on a beach at haad chao phao, koh phangan, thailand. The waves are clearly audible. Wind and talking people in the background. Recorded with an olympus ls-11.
One meter waves breaking on rocks, ending with little lapping. Saint jean du doigt, britany, france, 2012. Recorded with schoeps ab ortfrecorded on nagra aeres bb48khz, 16 bits.
Field recording at the beach, very close to the sea shore and water. With some processing, the waves could be transformed into missile launching sounds.
Waves on rocks and pebbles. The water moves the medium rocks (crisp sound). About 10m away. A few cars pass-bys behind me on route 1 in york beach, maine, usa.