> Has anybody else ever been in ocean conditions where waves were breaking on > you from two directions at once? I believe that's called "clapotis." A great example of this is between the islands of Anacapa. The waves will actually refract around the small islets and meet the waves coming in from the ocean side. Another great place to encounter this is where waves are being reflected off of a sea wall or some sheer cliffs and bounced back into the incoming waves. I'm not quite sure from your description just what was going on in your case, but it's all great fun :-) Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jun 16 2008 - 17:48:13 PDT
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