Waves breaking over the South Jetty
Today the national weather service’s forecast included the following warning:
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COAST...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COAST.
* WAVES: WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL OF AROUND 20 TO 21 FEET WITH
PERIODS AROUND 17 TO 18 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
WATERS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.
* TIMING: WAVE HEIGHTS PEAKING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* IMPACTS: AVOID WALKING ON JETTIES...ROCKS...COASTAL CLIFFS AND
ALONG THE WATERS EDGE AS WAVES MAY RISE UNEXPECTEDLY AND SWEEP
YOU INTO TURBULENT AND FRIGID WATERS.
I am always looking for an opportunity to experience a good storm at the beach and this afternoon’s show didn’t fail to impress. When I arrived, the rain was driven by a thirty MPH wind. It was difficult to hold the camera steady while attempting to brace myself from the buffeting of the wind. Fortunately, it was a pretty mild afternoon temperature wise so I was able to capture over fifty images before becoming soaked to the bone.
A wave just before they crashed into the South Jetty
The beauty and power of the ocean is best experienced during a storm!
4 comments:
Now, that is a nasty looking storm. That first image is awesome! I like this statement of yours, "the beauty and power of the ocean.
Thanks Monte! Would you believe that there was some stand on the jetty where the wave is crashing over not five minutes before I made the image.
Wonderful images. I always love me a good storm even if I don't live near the ocean. The power never fails to impress.
Deanna, I imagin that your biggest storm come with snow.
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