Photo essay

The Shape of Waves to Come

March 29, 2020

Ocean energy exploding at Matakana Island

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The waffle-like swell refraction caused by Rabbit Island at Banks Ave in the Mount.
I waited months for the best day to capture this. All the elements had to align:
perfect lighting, strong northeast swell and ideal offshore southwest winds.

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The perfect form of a Matakana Island wave — a pretty good reason why no one
seems to be at work around here when the swell is up.

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Photography & words by Jereme Aubertin