Surf wave curl pipe, Algarve, Portugal

by Neale And Judith Clark

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Surf wave curl pipe, Algarve, Portugal

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Neale And Judith Clark

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Big blue wave - Surf wave curl off the west coast beach of Praia da Bordeira Carrapateira on the Algarve Portugal EU Europe

Surf is the wave activity in the area between the shoreline and outer limit of breakers
The most generally familiar sort of breaking wave is the breaking of water surface waves on a coastline. Wave breaking generally occurs where the amplitude reaches the point that the crest of the wave actually overturns
When the ocean floor has a gradual slope, the wave will steepen until the crest becomes unstable, resulting in turbulent whitewater spilling down the face of the wave. This continues as the wave approaches the shore, and the wave's energy is slowly dissipated in the whitewater. Because of this, spilling waves break for a longer time than other waves, and create a relatively gentle wave. Onshore wind conditions make spillers more likely
If a plunging wave is not parallel to the beach (or the ocean floor), the section of the wave which reaches shallow water will break first, and the breaking section (or curl) will move laterally across the face of the wave as the wave continues. This is the "tube" that is so highly sought after by surfers


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