Wave power generator

A device for deriving power from the energy of moving water waves, such as ocean waves, comprising, a buoyant support base member having top and bottom surfaces and adapted to float in open waters, an elongated keel extending outwardly of said bottom surface for stabilizing said base member and maintaining it substantially horizontal while floating a plurality of elongated funnels mounted on said top surface of said base member, said funnels lying adjacent one another and having open opposite ends converging from a larger of said ends to a smaller of said ends for channeling waves along said funnels, said larger ends defining water inlets and said smaller ends defining water outlets, a manifold mounted on said funnels in communication with said smaller ends, a turbine generator having blades mounted in communication with said manifold for effecting operation of said generator as water from said outlets impinges thereagainst, and said bottom walls of said funnels extending outwardly of said larger ends and defining artificial shoals lying below the surface of the water, whereby waves of the same collection are caused to be broken by said shoals and to tumble along said funnels at increasing speed upon movement toward said smaller ends, the power of the waves thereby operating said turbine as the water from said outlets drive said blades.