Avalanche Media:Aluminum Print Foam from the explosion of

Foam from the explosion of a wave makes its way towards shore

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Some of the meanest shorebreak waves found in the world march through this bay when powerful winter low pressure storms near the Aleutian islands pass to the north

Avalanche Media:Aluminum Print Foam from the explosion ofWhite foam from the impact of the last wave is covering the ocean surface as the next wave heaves over. Looks like snow. An interesting point in the photo is the halo around the sun, called "sun dogs" (scientific name "parhelion"), caused by ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. Rainbows around the sun are very unusual in Hawaii. Location: North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii