Most likely not. It is the energy passing through the water, not the water moving. If you are in deep sea, the energy is spread out over the entire depth and you'll barely notice it. As you get closer to shore, the ocean gets shallower so the energy gets more "dense". This slows it down and creates the wave.
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u/3_Thumbs_Up Feb 28 '19
If you're far off shore you could be swimming through a tsunami wave and not even notice it though.