Frozen waves captured in Nantucket surf photos

grindtv ^ | February 26, 2015 | David Strege

[Daffynition]

The unusually cold winter of Massachusetts produced an incredible phenomenon 100 miles southeast of Boston on the island of Nantucket recently: frozen waves, or, as some are describing them, Slurpee waves.

Photographer Jonathan Nimerfroh had just finished a photo shoot when he decided to check out the beach, since they surf there in the winter.

[Daffynition]

Incredible photos at link.

Ocean water in the Northeast is cold!
http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/natl.html

[Daffynition]

Slurpee waves on photographers webpage

http://client.jdnphotography.com/slurpeewaves/

[left that other site]

I once visited a RMS Titanic Exhibit, in which there were some excellent displays of artifacts from that fateful voyage.

They had an exhibit where you could put your hand into a rubber sleeve and plunge it into water that was the same temperature as the ocean was that night.

Trust me...It was COLD!

[econjack]

Turning to slush...

[traderrob6]

great pic

[momtothree]

“...since they surf there in Winter”.

So...there are people who actually go out in that water?! Goodness!

[muir_redwoods]

It was -4 degrees this morning. Again. Tomorrow is March 1. I live in Connecticut, not Anchorage. The normal low for this date is somewhere in the high teens.

This sucks.

[oh8eleven]

I once visited a RMS Titanic Exhibit
Every year when I open my pool, the water temp is usually around 55 degrees. It is numbing-painfully cold ... and it always makes me think about those poor people on the Titanic.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Nantucket is most known for obscene limericks and cadence counts.

[moovova]

Since a snapshot “freezes” the action of an object with the click of the shutter...wouldn’t a crashing wave appear to be frozen anyway? (Using the correct speed, of course.)

Now, video of these frozen waves would be impressive. I didn’t see video at the site...?

[left that other site]

Yes...55F was the figure that was on the exhibit.

[Mr. K]

You’re right!

I once heard tell of a gentleman that resided in Nantucket who had a distinctive physical deformity which made it capable for him to perform unusual physical activities.

[elcid1970]

The water that night was said to be 28 degrees F.

Most of the victims were said to have died of hypothermia rather than drowning.

[momtothree]

I believe he is the same person who has relatives in Norfolk?!

[skeeter]

The ocean temps in Santa Cruz are typically 54-56 degrees.

4/3mm wetsuits are usually required but every now and then we have some troglodyte surfing in boxer trunks. Its cold but not lethal.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Related to the girl in Ybor City too.

[Fightin Whitey]

[oh8eleven]

The ocean temps in Santa Cruz are typically 54-56 degrees.
Been to Santa Cruz a few times in the mid-late 80s. Stayed at the Dream Inn.
First time there was in April/May and wondered why no one was in the water.
I put on a swim suit and ran into the surf - and instantly knew why. LOL ...

[JimRed]

So...there are people who actually go out in that water?! Goodness!

In my area at the Jersey shore, there are a number of midwinter "Polar Plunge" events, fund raisers for various charities. About 5,900 participated in the Special Olympics one at Seaside in 2012.

[pajama pundit]

BTW, “average” life expectancy in 55 degrees uprotected is about 2 hours.