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AI Tidal Wave Video: The Giant Wave Hits You and Your Friends

You pose at a seafront railing at night, a giant wave rises behind you and crashes down on the whole group. Add one to three photos, or your pet's, and step into the storm clip that got 1.8 million likes, with its original song.

The original AI Tidal Wave reel by @yusuftimyaOriginal reel
  • 1 photo you add
  • 13 s clip with sound
  • 9:16 for TikTok, Reels, Shorts
  • No watermark

No prompt to write: Add your photo and tap once

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The AI tidal wave video puts you into the viral Istanbul storm clip: you pose with friends at a seafront railing at night, a huge wave crashes over the railing and knocks everyone flat, and you wade out of the foam laughing. Add one photo for yourself, two or three for your friends, or one of your pet.

Also called Giant wave hits friends · Big wave prank

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What the AI Tidal Wave video looks like

This is the creator's own reel, real people with the reel's song, shown with credit. Your video copies it with your own faces, or your pet.

Original reel by @yusuftimya, 13 s

The original reel by @yusuftimya (13 November 2026, 1.8 million likes): three friends pose at a stormy seafront railing in Istanbul, and a giant wave crashes over them. Every version puts your photos into this clip.

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How to make the AI Tidal Wave video on MakeViral

Everything runs in the browser. No editing app, no prompt to write, no watermark.

  1. Add your photo

    Press "Create your own" and add you, face clear. Take it with the camera or pick it from your library.

  2. Press Generate

    The button shows the price. Seedance 2.5 puts your photos into the AI tidal wave trend clip and copies it shot by shot for 13 seconds, with the reel's original song. You write no prompt.

  3. Download or share

    The video is ready in up to several minutes as a 9:16 MP4. Download it, share it from your phone, or find it later in My videos.

Which photo works best?

Upload one to three photos, depending on the version. Photo 1 is always you, the one on the left who gets up first and walks past the camera.

  • Solo: you alone; the two others stay as in the clip.
  • Duo: you, then the friend who stands in the middle.
  • Friends: you, the friend in the middle, then the friend on the right.
  • Pet: one photo of your pet, the whole body in view, in daylight.
  • For people: one person per photo, face to the camera, sharp, from the chest up. No sunglasses and no beauty filter.
  • The clip is filmed from a few meters away at night, so a clear, well-lit face matters most.
  • The video takes each person's clothes from their photo, soaked by the wave.
  • Use your own photos, friends who said yes, or your own pet. Never a stranger or a celebrity.

Where did the AI Tidal Wave trend start?

The clip comes from a stormy night on the Istanbul seafront. On 13 November 2026 @yusuftimya posted a reel on Instagram: three men stand with their backs to the railing of a promenade, with the lit Maiden's Tower (Kız Kulesi) in the water behind them, and pose for a photo. Two seconds later a giant wave rises behind them, crashes over the railing and knocks them down. Two of them get up and wade toward the camera through knee-deep foam, laughing, while a second wave breaks behind them.

The caption, "Su gibi git su gibi gel", is a Turkish farewell (roughly "go like water, come back like water"), and the reel plays the Turkish song "Seni Dert Etmeler" by Madrigal. A day later it had more than 1.8 million likes and 17,000 comments, and one commenter wrote that accounts abroad were sharing it on X.

The reel looks like real phone footage, not AI: a huge wave video filmed by a friend on a phone. This template copies its scene, the wave and the camera, and puts your face, your friends' faces or your pet into it.

  1. @yusuftimya posts the reel on Instagram: three friends pose at a seafront railing in Istanbul at night, and a giant wave crashes over them. Instagram

  2. The reel has 1,852,396 likes and 17,031 comments, about one day after it was posted. Instagram

  3. On TikTok, #bigwave holds 140,482 videos and 3.69 billion views, #tidalwave 47,750 videos and 1.48 billion views, and the Turkish #dalga (wave) 38,280 videos and 448 million views. TikTok

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The AI Tidal Wave prompts

You do not need these: the one-tap flow runs them for you, together with the trend clip. [Image 1] and [Image 2] are your two photos, and [Video 1] is the trend clip the video copies.

Solo

1 photo: you, face clearSeedance 2.513 s · 720p · 9:16206 credits
Video prompt

Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: one continuous handheld phone shot at night on a stormy seafront promenade: wet tiled pavement, a low metal railing with pale posts, the dark rough sea behind it, a small lit white tower on a tiny island in the water and the lights of a city on the far shore under a low cloudy sky, the same framing, camera shake, timing, wave, water and moves. The ONLY change: [Image 1] replaces the man on the LEFT at the start, the one who later gets up first and walks past the camera laughing. The man in the middle and the man on the right stay exactly as in [Video 1]. The man on the left = the person in [Image 1], in EVERY frame: copy the exact face from [Image 1]: face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles exactly as in the photo. They wear the clothes from [Image 1], soaked by the wave. No moustache, no beard and no dark quilted or leather jacket unless [Image 1] shows them. The same real person in every frame, so their friends instantly recognize them, also when soaked, in the spray, on the ground and when laughing with the mouth wide open. Never morph, never drift back to the original man's face. Do not put the face from [Image 1] on the other two men. The action, second by second, exactly as in [Video 1]: 0-1.3 s: the men stand side by side with their backs to the railing and pose calmly for the camera. 1.3-2.0 s: a giant wave rises behind them, far above their heads. 2.0-3.3 s: the wave crashes over the railing onto them; white water fills the frame and the camera shakes. 3.3-5.0 s: they are knocked flat in the foam on the promenade and push themselves up. 5.0-6.8 s: they get up and wade through knee-deep foam toward the camera, soaked, laughing. 6.8-8.2 s: a second wave bursts over the railing behind them. 8.2-10.3 s: they walk out of the water toward the camera and past it, laughing, the faces big and sharp; a few onlookers' heads show at the bottom edge. 10.3-13.4 s: the empty, flooded promenade while more waves break over the railing. The wave, the foam and the spray look exactly as heavy and real as in [Video 1]. Nobody is hurt: they get up laughing. Anatomy rules: one head per person, on that person's own shoulders, two arms and two legs. A face never appears in the water, on hands or on clothes. No extra people beyond the onlookers at the bottom edge. No text, no logos, no watermark.

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Duo

2 photos: you, on the left + your friend, in the middleSeedance 2.513 s · 720p · 9:16206 credits
Video prompt

Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: one continuous handheld phone shot at night on a stormy seafront promenade: wet tiled pavement, a low metal railing with pale posts, the dark rough sea behind it, a small lit white tower on a tiny island in the water and the lights of a city on the far shore under a low cloudy sky, the same framing, camera shake, timing, wave, water and moves. The ONLY change: [Image 1] replaces the man on the LEFT at the start (the one who later gets up first and walks past the camera), and [Image 2] replaces the man in the MIDDLE (the second one who gets up and wades out). The man on the right stays exactly as in [Video 1]. The man on the left = the person in [Image 1], in EVERY frame: copy the exact face from [Image 1]: face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles exactly as in the photo. They wear the clothes from [Image 1], soaked by the wave. No moustache, no beard and no dark quilted or leather jacket unless [Image 1] shows them. The man in the middle = the person in [Image 2], in EVERY frame: copy the exact face from [Image 2] in the same way, with the clothes from [Image 2], soaked. No moustache, no beard and no dark jacket unless [Image 2] shows them. The same two real people in every frame, so their friends instantly recognize them, also when soaked, in the spray, on the ground and when laughing. Never morph, never drift back to the original men's faces. Do not mix the two faces: [Image 1] is only the man on the left, [Image 2] is only the man in the middle. The action, second by second, exactly as in [Video 1]: 0-1.3 s: the men stand side by side with their backs to the railing and pose calmly for the camera. 1.3-2.0 s: a giant wave rises behind them, far above their heads. 2.0-3.3 s: the wave crashes over the railing onto them; white water fills the frame and the camera shakes. 3.3-5.0 s: they are knocked flat in the foam on the promenade and push themselves up. 5.0-6.8 s: they get up and wade through knee-deep foam toward the camera, soaked, laughing. 6.8-8.2 s: a second wave bursts over the railing behind them. 8.2-10.3 s: they walk out of the water toward the camera and past it, laughing, the faces big and sharp; a few onlookers' heads show at the bottom edge. 10.3-13.4 s: the empty, flooded promenade while more waves break over the railing. The wave, the foam and the spray look exactly as heavy and real as in [Video 1]. Nobody is hurt: they get up laughing. Anatomy rules: one head per person, on that person's own shoulders, two arms and two legs. A face never appears in the water, on hands or on clothes. No extra people beyond the onlookers at the bottom edge. No text, no logos, no watermark.

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Friends

3 photos: you, on the left + friend 2, in the middle + friend 3, on the rightSeedance 2.513 s · 720p · 9:16206 credits
Video prompt

Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: one continuous handheld phone shot at night on a stormy seafront promenade: wet tiled pavement, a low metal railing with pale posts, the dark rough sea behind it, a small lit white tower on a tiny island in the water and the lights of a city on the far shore under a low cloudy sky, the same framing, camera shake, timing, wave, water and moves. The ONLY change: [Image 1] replaces the man on the LEFT (who later gets up first and walks past the camera), [Image 2] replaces the man in the MIDDLE (the second one who wades out) and [Image 3] replaces the man on the RIGHT. All three change: no one from the video stays, also in the wide shot, in the spray and when only the back of a head shows. The man on the left = the person in [Image 1], in EVERY frame: copy the exact face from [Image 1]: face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles exactly as in the photo. They wear the clothes from [Image 1], soaked by the wave. No moustache, no beard and no dark quilted or leather jacket unless [Image 1] shows them. The man in the middle = the person in [Image 2], in EVERY frame: copy the exact face from [Image 2] in the same way, with the clothes from [Image 2], soaked. No moustache, no beard and no dark jacket unless [Image 2] shows them. The man on the right = the person in [Image 3], in EVERY frame: copy the exact face from [Image 3] in the same way, with the clothes from [Image 3], soaked. No moustache, no beard and no dark jacket unless [Image 3] shows them. The same three real people in every frame, so their friends instantly recognize them. Never morph, never drift back to the original men's faces, never mix the faces. The action, second by second, exactly as in [Video 1]: 0-1.3 s: the men stand side by side with their backs to the railing and pose calmly for the camera. 1.3-2.0 s: a giant wave rises behind them, far above their heads. 2.0-3.3 s: the wave crashes over the railing onto them; white water fills the frame and the camera shakes. 3.3-5.0 s: they are knocked flat in the foam on the promenade and push themselves up. 5.0-6.8 s: they get up and wade through knee-deep foam toward the camera, soaked, laughing. 6.8-8.2 s: a second wave bursts over the railing behind them. 8.2-10.3 s: they walk out of the water toward the camera and past it, laughing, the faces big and sharp; a few onlookers' heads show at the bottom edge. 10.3-13.4 s: the empty, flooded promenade while more waves break over the railing. The wave, the foam and the spray look exactly as heavy and real as in [Video 1]. Nobody is hurt: they get up laughing. Anatomy rules: one head per person, on that person's own shoulders, two arms and two legs. A face never appears in the water, on hands or on clothes. No extra people beyond the onlookers at the bottom edge. No text, no logos, no watermark.

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Pet

1 photo: your pet, whole body, head clearSeedance 2.513 s · 720p · 9:16206 credits
Video prompt

Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: one continuous handheld phone shot at night on a stormy seafront promenade: wet tiled pavement, a low metal railing with pale posts, the dark rough sea behind it, a small lit white tower on a tiny island in the water and the lights of a city on the far shore under a low cloudy sky, the same framing, camera shake, timing, wave, water and moves. The ONLY change: the pet in [Image 1] takes the place of the man on the LEFT at the start. It stands on its own four legs by the railing next to the two other men, who stay exactly as in [Video 1]. The pet = the pet in [Image 1], in EVERY frame: the same species and breed, face, eyes, ears, muzzle, fur colors, fur length and markings as in [Image 1], with the natural body volume and proportions of that animal: never flattened, squashed, stretched or merged with anything, so its owner instantly recognizes it, also when its fur is soaked. If [Image 1] shows a person, that person takes the man's place with their own face. The action, second by second, exactly as in [Video 1]: 0-1.3 s: the pet sits or stands calmly by the railing between the posing men and looks at the camera. 1.3-2.0 s: a giant wave rises behind them, far above their heads. 2.0-3.3 s: the wave crashes over the railing onto them; white water fills the frame and the camera shakes. 3.3-5.0 s: the pet is tumbled over in the foam and scrambles back onto its feet; the man from the middle pushes himself up. 5.0-6.8 s: the pet runs through the foam toward the camera, soaked, next to the man from the middle. 6.8-8.2 s: a second wave bursts over the railing behind them. 8.2-10.3 s: the pet trots out of the water up to the camera and past it, dripping, and shakes the water off its fur. 10.3-13.4 s: the empty, flooded promenade while more waves break over the railing. The wave, the foam and the spray look exactly as heavy and real as in [Video 1]. Nobody is hurt. Anatomy rules: the pet stays a real animal: one head, four legs, paws, one tail if the animal has one, no human hands, no human face, never standing like a person. No text, no logos, no watermark.

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How many credits does it cost?

You pay per video in credits, and the create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. The one-tap price covers the video, made in one step from your photos and the trend clip, charged once. One video is 206 credits, so the smallest one-time pack that covers it is $39.99 for 450 credits, with no subscription. The cheaper models are there if you run the prompts by hand in AI Video.

Video modelSettingsCredits
Seedance 2.5 (this template)13 s, 720p, copies the trend clip, one tap206

One-time packs and plans are on the pricing page. A failed video gives its credits back.

What happens in the AI tidal wave video, second by second?

Every version copies the original reel, one continuous handheld take of about 13 seconds. The promenade, the storm, the wave and the camera come from the clip; the faces and clothes come from your photos.

TimeWhat happens
0 to 1.3 sYou and your friends stand at the railing with your backs to the sea and pose for the camera.
1.3 to 2 sA giant wave rises behind you, far above your heads.
2 to 3.3 sIt crashes over the railing onto all of you. White water fills the frame.
3.3 to 6.8 sYou are knocked flat in the foam, get up and wade toward the camera, soaked and laughing.
6.8 to 10.3 sA second wave bursts behind you as you walk past the camera.
10.3 to 13.4 sThe empty, flooded promenade while more waves break over the railing.

How it works: top-quality AI video models, including Seedance 2.5, edit the real clip: they swap the people you choose for your photos and keep the wave, the water and the camera. The original song goes back on after the run. Vertical 9:16, 720p, about 13 seconds. A run takes 5 to 15 minutes, and the Generate button shows the exact price before you spend anything. Every run is a new take, so results differ.

Solo, Duo, Friends or Pet: which one should you make?

VersionPhotosWho you replace
Solo1The man on the left, the one who gets up first and walks past the camera. The two others stay as in the clip.
Duo2The man on the left and the man in the middle, the two who wade out of the foam.
Friends3All three. Photo 3, on the right, shows only before the wave hits: the clip then follows the two who get up.
Pet1Your pet takes the left man's place, gets knocked over by the wave, runs out of the foam and shakes off the water.

Solo is the quickest way to the joke. Duo and Friends make the best post to tag your group in, and Pet turns it into a soaked-dog or soaked-cat video.

Want a different kind of danger? In the AI danger video you stay calm while a tsunami, a train or a jet comes up behind you, and in the car jump AI video a truck flies over your head.

What goes wrong, and how do you fix it?

ProblemFix
The face looks like the man from the clip, not youThe faces are small in the wide shot. Use a sharp, well-lit photo with the face big in the frame, then run it again.
You get a moustache or a dark jacket you do not haveThe men in the clip have both. The prompt bans them unless your photo shows them. Run it again.
Photo 3 disappears after the wave (Friends)That is the clip: the third man is out of frame after the hit. Put the friend who should be seen most in photo 1.
The wave hides your face for a momentThat is the joke: for about a second the frame is all white water.
Your pet looks stretched or stands like a personThe prompt asks for the animal's natural body. Use a photo where the whole pet is clear, and run it again.
The model refuses a photoSome photos get refused. The credits come back; try another photo.

Which song, caption and hashtags should you post it with?

Your video comes with the reel's own sound, the Turkish song "Seni Dert Etmeler" by Madrigal, at its full length, so it is ready to post. You can turn it off on the result screen. The song belongs to its owners, and MakeViral gives you no rights to it. Rules differ from platform to platform, so check them before you use the clip in an ad or a paid post.

Caption ideas: "We just wanted one photo", "The sea said no", "POV: you go out in a storm warning", "Su gibi git su gibi gel". Or write your own.

Hashtags: #bigwave (140,482 TikTok videos, 3.69 billion views on 14 November 2026), #tidalwave (47,750 videos, 1.48 billion views) and #dalga (Turkish for wave, 38,280 videos, 448 million views). Keep the platform's AI label on.

Keep it a joke, and stay safe. The real clip shows a dangerous moment: storm waves over a railing can sweep people off their feet and into the sea. Make your version with AI, never by standing at a railing in a storm.

FAQ

AI Tidal Wave trend questions

What is the AI tidal wave video?
It is a template that puts you into the viral storm reel from Istanbul: you and your friends pose at a seafront railing at night, a giant wave crashes over the railing and knocks you down, and you wade out of the foam laughing. Add one to three photos, or a photo of your pet.
Where does the giant wave video come from?
From @yusuftimya's Instagram reel of 13 November 2026, filmed at night on a stormy seafront in Istanbul with the lit Maiden's Tower behind the group. It passed 1.8 million likes within a day. The reel looks like real phone footage, not AI.
Is the original big wave video real or AI?
It looks like real footage: one handheld take with no cuts, and the post does not say it is AI. Your version is made with AI from your photos, so keep the AI label on when you post it.
Can I make the wave hit my friends?
Yes. Pick Duo for two people or Friends for three, and upload one photo per person: you first (on the left), then the friend in the middle, then the friend on the right. Each person keeps their own face and clothes from their photo.
Can my dog or cat be in the AI wave video?
Yes. Pick Pet and upload one photo of your pet with the whole body in view. Your pet stands by the railing next to two people, gets knocked over by the wave, runs out of the foam and shakes itself off.
Which song is in the giant wave reel?
"Seni Dert Etmeler" by the Turkish band Madrigal, as Instagram's audio label shows. Your video comes with the same song at full length.
How long is the video, and how do I make it?
About 13 seconds, vertical 9:16 at 720p, with the song and no watermark. Press "Create your own", pick a version, add your photos and press Generate; the button shows the price first. You write no prompt. A run takes 5 to 15 minutes, and the video waits in My videos when it is ready.
Does the AI tidal wave video cost credits?
Yes. Each video costs credits, and the create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. If a video fails, the credits come back.
Is this the same as the AI tsunami danger video?
No. In the [AI danger video](/templates/ai-danger-scene-trend) a tsunami rises behind you while you stay calm. In this one the giant wave actually hits you and your friends, like in the real storm clip of waves hitting people on a promenade.
Is this a giant wave AI or big wave AI template for my own photos?
Yes. Most AI big wave clips are made from text alone and show strangers. This template edits the real storm reel, so the wave, the foam and the camera shake are real, and only the faces come from your photos. Search for a wave hitting person video and you mostly find news clips; here you make one with your own face.
Is there a big wave funny video I can make as a prank?
Yes, that is the idea. A wave crash prank works best when you post it without a warning: "we just wanted one photo". Use only your own photos or friends who agreed, and never present it as real news of a storm.
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