I was just looking at some holiday photos that we processed and I was reminded of how much I enjoyed the breaking waves around Peniche and Baleal. I always find the sound of running water refreshing whether it is breaking waves, a waterfall or even rain on my terrace.
While the waves were not particularly strong in August they were spectacular when breaking against rocks like here in Isla do Baleal.
Since using a digital camera I find that I cannot time a moving shot as well as with an old fashioned-film camera. Still the waves breaking here must be 3-4 metres high. I wonder what it is like in winter in an Atlantic storm for the house in the picture...
The swirling froth and eddies are always interesting too.
This breaker was at the end of the Peniche peninsular opposite Berlenga Grande.
However, some of the most spectacular waves were seen on the surf beaches like Lagide and Supertubos. Sometimes they broke cleanly providing tubes for body boarders and surfers but sometimes the break was more spectacular like this one at Lagide at the water's edge.
The tide was high and just on the sea side of the water's edge the sand shelves sharply. The waves broke spectacularly at the top of the shelf.
2007-10-03 @ 11:55