A harmonic wave is a sinusoidal wave that undergoes simple harmonic motion. It has a smooth, repetitive oscillation described by a sine function. The key characteristics of a harmonic wave are its amplitude, wavelength, period, frequency, and phase shift. The speed of a harmonic wave can be calculated by multiplying its wavelength by its frequency. An increase in frequency would cause the velocity of a harmonic wave to increase as well, since these factors are directly correlated.