Breaking storm, high tide Long Beach: spectacular ocean fountains as receding waves ricocheted off seawall into oncoming surf

Views from Long Beach, Rockport & Gloucester, Mass. January 16, 2021

One of nature’s ocean fountain water shows was on exhibition today as walls of waves slammed the seawall then smashed into incoming surf.

The suite of windy ocean spray waltzes are infinite and varied.

of course I failed to convey the beauty and instance of a plume line but I tried 🙂

pinch and zoom or click through to enlarge photos- Light splash over along the walkway, sole surfer, wave watchers, and a few dog walkers.

splash overs were light; rapid wave cycles as winds coming off ocean

 

#GloucesterMA | So this is high tide first winter storm of 2019 – back of Good Harbor and Long Beach

Gloucester, Massachusetts – So this is morning high tide 10AM

 

First winter storm of 2019 #GloucesterMA

Scenes from Gloucester, MA, January 20, 2019, about 6:30AM and 35 degrees.

Fisherman at the Wheel memorial, Stacy Boulevard,

 

Three hours till high tide and surf is not placid

 

tide rising good harbor beach first winter storm spotty snow drifts_20190120_© catherine ryan

 

Winter storm prep at the High School. It’s easy to see why it’s going to be icy

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main street west end city hall in distance_20190120_gloucester ma© catherine ryan

Snow if you can still get some is perfect for snow cream!

before the rain_snow was perfect for first snow cream of the season_20190120_© catherine ryan

 

 

Sunday holy rollers

Long Beach – big waves even at low tide after Saturday’s October 27, 2018 storm.

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Downed phone lines and pounding surf from gale force winds

I saw two downed phone lines this morning, reported them and steered clear. I was taught those are the low ones.

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