Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge, Newport Beach, California

Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge, Newport Beach.

Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad

Cresting wave and morning sun, Carlsbad, California.

Breaking wave, early morning surf, Ponto, Carlsbad, California

Ponto, morning surf, Carlsbad, California.

2006 Mavericks surf contest champion Grant Twiggy Baker of South Africa.  Final round, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006, Half Moon Bay, California

Twiggy Baker, finals, Mavericks Surf Contest, 2006, Half Moon Bay, California.

Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf

Breaking wave about to become a barrel tube, morning surf. Carlsbad.

Breaking wave, early morning surf, Ponto, Carlsbad, California

Surf breaks in shallow water, Carlsbad

Breaking wave, early morning surf, Ponto, Carlsbad, California

Green ocean water and breaking surf.

Cardiff morning surf, breaking wave, Cardiff by the Sea, California

Breaking wave, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, San Diego.

Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad

Heaving tube, wave breaks across the morning sun, Carlsbad, California.

A green wave breaking, with sunset light filtering through, Ponto, Carlsbad, California

A backlit green wave breaking, sunset on Ponto Cliffs, Carlsbad.

Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge, Newport Beach, California

Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge, Newport Beach, California.

A large, powerful wave breaks with offshore winds at the Wedge in Newport Beach, The Wedge

The Wedge, Newport Beach, California.

A wave, breaking with powerful energy, at the Wedge in Newport Beach, The Wedge

A wave, breaking with powerful energy, at the Wedge in Newport Beach.

Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf

Surf breaking on glass, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California.

Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf

Cardiff Surf

Tube, Cylinders, the Wedge, The Wedge, Newport Beach, California

Hollow Tube at Cylinders, The Wedge, Newport Beach.

Breaking wave. The Wedge, Newport Beach, California

Cresting cylinder, morning. Newport Beach.

Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf

Ponto Surf, Carlsbad

Cardiff, morning surf, Cardiff by the Sea, California

Cardiff Surf, Cardiff By The Sea

Sunset wave, Ponto, Carlsbad, California

Sunset wave, breaking surf backlit before night, Ponto, Carlsbad.

Surf, wave, winter, morning, Ponto, South Carlsbad

Morning glass and frosty lip, Ponto, Carlsbad.

Brock Little, final round, Mavericks surf contest (third place), February 7, 2006, Half Moon Bay, California

Brock Little, Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, California.

Close out wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf

Close out, view from inside looking out, Carlsbad.

Salt Creek surf, pretty big day, winter, morning, Laguna Niguel, California

Salt Creek surf, cresting wave, Laguna Niguel, California.

Salt Creek surf, pretty big day, winter, morning, Laguna Niguel, California

Salt Creek, thick barrel wave, morning, Laguna Niguel, California.

Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf

Ponto Surf, Carlsbad

Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge, Newport Beach, California

Newport Surf, The Wedge

Breaking wave. The Wedge, Newport Beach, California

Breaking wave, big surf, The Wedge, Newport Beach.

The wave.  Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006, Half Moon Bay, California

Mavericks Wave, Mavs surf contest 2006.

Cardiff surf, breaking wave, morning, Cardiff by the Sea, California

Morning surf, breaking wave, Cardiff-by-the-Sea.

Jetties, Carlsbad, morning surf, Warm Water Jetties

Warm Water Jetties Surf