I’ve been hearing a lot about a “blue wave” in the news lately, so it occurred to me that I should do my best to cover this tidal force with news photos. The images below capture some spectacular rides and wipeouts, as people try their hardest to navigate these massive waves and avoid washing out.
Blue-Wave Photos
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Takanui Smith rides a wave as fellow surfers and a film crew react during the shooting of a remake of the 1991 classic Point Break on September 11, 2014, in the Hava'e Pass in Teahupoo, on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti. #
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Brazil's Gabriel Medina (left) is seen atop a massive cresting wave during the finale of the 14th edition of the Billabong Pro Tahiti surf event, part of the Association of Surfing Professionals' world tour, on August 25, 2014, in Teahupoo, Tahiti. #
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The Japanese surfer Wakita Takayuki rides the barrel during a late-afternoon free-surf session at the legendary Banzai Pipeline on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii, on January 22, 2018. #
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Kerby Brown rides a huge wave in an undisclosed location southwest of western Australia on July 6, 2008, in this picture released on November 7, 2008, by the Oakley Surfing Life Big Wave Awards. #
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The Piha women's-surf boat crew crests a big wave during a warm-up run at the Surf Life Saving Big Wave Classic, held at Auckland, New Zealand's Piha Beach on February 12, 2011. #
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The Hawaiian surfer Paige Alms rides a big wave at Jaws, off the coast of Maui, during the first-ever Women's Big Wave Tour event to win the Pe'ahi Challenge 2016 on November 11, 2016. #
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The surf dog Abbie Girl rides a large wave as she competes in the shredder event during the ninth-annual Surf City Surf Dog competition in Huntington Beach, California, on September 23, 2017. #
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