One of the more compelling snippets of footage was a video clip showing an enormous wave breaking in slow motion at Shark’s Cove just north of Waimea Bay. The footage, shot with a high-speed camera, was captured by Tyler Rock of Hawaii-based Freesurf Magazine. The wave face measured perhaps 40 feet. In a 24-hour period, the clip was shared more than 6,000 times on Freesurf’s Facebook page. “If you could compare these waves to an animal, what kind of animal would it be and what would it eat for lunch?” Freesurf asked Facebook users. Mike Latronic of Manulele Incorporated, which owns Freesurf, said that although the people in the foreground appear to be too close for comfort, they were not in danger. However, sea level is usually 30 feet below the road on which the bystanders are parked and standing. The tide and surge from the swell, and the towering waves, placed this surreal scene at eye-level. “I’ve lived here for 35 years and have never seen a wave go over those rocks,” Latronic said. “But [Wednesday] they were about 10 feet from going over the road.”
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 09:28:01 +0000
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