A New Swell is in

This morning we heard the sound of the waves louder and knew that the expected swell was in. A swell is different from regular waves in that swell waves have traveled vast areas of the ocean, fanning out from their storm system. As the swell approaches shore, it forms long rolling surf. The swells will be in "sets" or groups and you can count them as they hit shore. Usually a larger one followed by somewhat smaller ones; and then the process repeats. In this image, you can see the swells lined up with the one in the foreground breaking up as it hits along shore. Swell waves are just "swell" for surfing in Rincon!