Thor’s Well is a hole carved out of the basalt shoreline in the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area, just south of Yahats, Oregon (USA).
Not a sight we regularly get to see and surely not something for the faint of heart, a gaping hole in Pacific seems to be one of the most intriguing sights to behold. Known by the name of ‘Thor’s Well’, there are many theories to justify the name of this natural occurrence.
This well appears to be swallowing the entire ocean inside and during high tide, no one would ever dare to get any closer to this hole. Though not bottomless, the 20 feet deep well has been formed due to the waves crashing across the same region for years leading to erosion and thereby forming a sea cave, leaving a hole on the surface level.
Because of its location right against the Pacific Ocean, you get a constant flow of waves rolling in from underneath and filling the bowl from the bottom. Depending on the tide level, sometimes it just bubbles to the top, while other times, it’s bursting out in a violent spray. In the winter months, the king tides (like in the picture) truly show the power of the ocean.
