No it looks like there's offshore wind in this picture (wind going towards the ocean). You can tell from the shape of the waves and the spray where it's breaking. Waves with offshore wind are the ones you want when surfing as the wind helps create the nice clean vertical face.
Yes and no, this is what's called a ground swell. It is formed by winds very far away on the other side of the ocean. The distance it travels, plus the lack of swells coming in other directions and low wind when it gets to it's destination essentially scrub it of any imperfections and causes it to become more uniform.
It's the epitome of the search for the perfect wave.
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Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 23 pts · 3d
While scrolling I thought this was made in a drawing program or something before I saw the waves because of how smooth the color gradient is!
Lysergid@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 3d
Can’t understand their size because no other object to refer. Makes my surfer brain hurt
v_krishna@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 3d
Whatever the size, it's smaller in Hawaiian
Jarix@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2d
"Perfectly"
Sigh
virku@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3d
Would the conditions for this require a period of no wind at all?
Obi@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 3d
No it looks like there's offshore wind in this picture (wind going towards the ocean). You can tell from the shape of the waves and the spray where it's breaking. Waves with offshore wind are the ones you want when surfing as the wind helps create the nice clean vertical face.
virku@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3d
Makes sense, Thanks! I didn't think to look at the spray.
Gnugit@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2d
Yes and no, this is what's called a ground swell. It is formed by winds very far away on the other side of the ocean. The distance it travels, plus the lack of swells coming in other directions and low wind when it gets to it's destination essentially scrub it of any imperfections and causes it to become more uniform.
It's the epitome of the search for the perfect wave.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.social · 1 pts · 3d
oozynozh@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 3d
why are you browsing reddit?
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.social · 0 pts · 3d
That’s hot that you think I’m smart enough to browse Reddit and lemmy and pick out the identical posts.
oozynozh@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 5h
you're hot
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2d
Oddly terrifying...