What Does It Mean to Dream About Waves?

To dream of seeing waves in the water represents emotional turbulence, growing uncertainty, or a negative situation that feels like it may get out of hand. You are experiencing instability and may need to reach out to someone. An unsettling experience. A long repeating uncertain event.

Positively, dreaming about waves represents an unsettling situation that is predictable or easy to control. Healthy needed change.

Negatively, waves in a dream may reflect a fear or anxiety about a pending crisis. Turbulent changes.

To dream of seeing no waves or waves disappearing represents renewal and clarity.

Example: A woman dreamed of floating in the ocean waves for a very long time. In waking life she was pregnant and soon after the dream had a very long and hard labor.

Example 2: A man dreamed of trying to shelter himself from waves. In waking life he was trying to avoid a woman at his workplace due to a turbulent past.

Waves are very symbolic dream symbols that suggest some sort of emotional disturbance unfolding in their lives. Its connection with the wind, sun and moon suggests that this force belongs to the unconscious side of the dreamer; a pull towards the shore (consciousness) a symbol relating to a turbulent energy emerging. Waves can appear relating to unpredictable outside forces, shifts in moods (moon/feminine) or relationships. If this is something that you can see from a safe distance it tends to reflect proper grounding relating to this particular event. However if you are in the water it shows that you will be engulfed or struggle to keep afloat.