Seismic wave extractions have been performed using ambient noise records
observed by distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology. Extractions
of microseisms can be investigated at a local scale using such DAS
records observed in the ocean. Here, we show P and Scholte wave
extractions from ambient seafloor noise observed by DAS along a
submarine cable deployed off Cape Muroto in the Nankai subduction zone,
Japan. The P waves can be observed at a frequency band of
0.1–0.3 Hz and up to a distance of 6–7 km. The distance in which the
P waves can be observed is controlled by the P incident
angle and the DAS sensitivity to the observable apparent velocity. The
effective extractions of P and Scholte waves are performed in
correspondence to large significant wave heights of the sea surface,
which indicate that these waves are originated from fluid distturbances
at the sea surface.