A crowd gathered along the road leading to the Mont Saint Michel as they wait for the wave named "Mascaret" on March 21, 2015.

Thousands of people flocked to Mont Saint-Michel, a Gothic Benedictine abbey perched on a rocky island, to watch what they hoped would be a "tide of the century" surround the picturesque landmark on France's northern coast. (AFP)

Surfers and kayakers take the wave of the tidal wave called "mascaret" on March 21, 2015 in Pontaubault, northwestern France.