The Tsunami waves just seconds before it hit the s - This photo was taken a few seconds before the Tsunami waves hit the shores in Thailand by a person who lost his life, but the digital photo could be retrieved from his camera after the waves had receded. It shows the fury and the massive height of 17 to 20 feet it had attained before coming crashing on the land. The effect of the Tsunami waves was seen by all of us in various news channnels and newspapers, etc.