The sand on the North Shore is always moving around. A big west swell can lift thousands of tons of sand off the beach at Pipe and deposit it next door in the ocean at Ehukai overnight, and so the Beach Park is a different wave from day to day.
Big waves, in surfing, are the pinnacle of the sport. But big waves outside of surfing are something else entirely. There are waves on record – some not even at typical ocean surf spots – that are unfathomably massive.
As an avid action sports and water photographer, my lens is often trained on surfers chasing adrenaline-fueled moments along the cold coastline of Canada and beyond.
After the arrival of the first El Niño season in eight years, the Pacific Ocean is starting to shift back into its neutral phase and will likely head into a La Niña this summer, according to scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike,” wrote John Muir, the famed Scottish-born American environmentalist.
Portugal is place of polar opposites. On one hand, it’s a tiny country. (California is about four and a half times bigger, for reference.) On the other, it’s home to the world’s biggest waves.
Immediately following his elimination from the Margaret River Pro, Slater's post heat interview was understandably raw. You could see him processing his
Yesterday at Margaret River was a sad affair. With multiple surfers competing for their 'CT lives, when the ax started to fall, things got really somber, and quick. It all started with Deivid Silva coming up just short against John Florence.
Shipstern Bluff is one of the world’s most terrifying waves. When it’s on, the Tasmanian surf spot – if you can even call it that – is a mutant, hulking, freak of nature wall of water with numerous, airdropping steps in the face.
Breezy fresh to strong winds continue across the coastal waters in wake of a frontal passage. The occasional near gale force gust, particularly in the southern coastal waters, cannot be ruled out through tonight.
Light to moderate southerly winds will prevail over the western islands today, while moderate to fresh southeast winds hold over the eastern end of the state.