When conditions are just right, surfers can ride Chicama’s waves for minutes at a time. Swells overturn and peel as they roll over the ever-shallower seafloor.
#Just into the waves series
Then they progressively break at a series of four points along the shoreline. They start to roll up at a cape that juts into the Pacific. Waves arriving from the open Pacific roll nearly parallel to this part of Peru’s coastline. In Peru, the famously long waves at Chicama are influenced by the shape of the land. The waves heave a crushing amount of water toward the shore, rideable by the bravest surfers. These southwesterly swells carry energy across the deep, open ocean until crashing into the very shallow reef off Teahupo’o. The swells from storms thousands of miles away often travel unimpeded across the South Pacific toward the southern coast. Off the southern coast of Tahiti, the heavy waves at Teahupo’o are influenced by the island’s remoteness. With the broad perspective of satellites, we can see how these iconic waves develop into the world’s tallest, longest, fastest, and heaviest. There are some places where these waves are so magnificent that they can be seen from space. With more than 370,000 miles of coastline on Earth, there are plenty of places where epic waves build up, curl over, and hurtle toward the shore-much to the thrill of surfers. Editor’s note: The following text is a transcript of the video and includes links to detailed descriptions of each satellite image.
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