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| - | **Waves and Boat Wakes for Paddlers** | + | **Understanding Waves and Boat Wakes for Paddlers** |
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| + | This video has a good section on surfing boat wakes | ||
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| - | flat shorelines usually absorb most wave energy while steep shorelines and barriers in the water can cause waves to bounce off and rebound with the rebounding waves working at odd angles to the prevailing wave patterns and causing greater turbulence. This can create more challenging paddling. It also can contradict the usual wisdom of staying closer to shore for safety or easier paddling when rebound makes for more difficult paddling conditions closer to shore. Transient rebound can quickly cause more turbulence when larger waves from passing boats or ships bounce off of the shore. Abrupt barriers in the water can cause pronounced rebound referred to as "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapotis|clapotis]]". If a steep shoreline is shallow enough to expose flat shore at lower tide levels then wave energy will be better absorbed and rebound can be mitigated during lower tide. | + | flat shorelines usually absorb most wave energy while steep shorelines and barriers in the water can cause waves to bounce off and rebound with the rebounding waves working at odd angles to the prevailing wave patterns and causing greater turbulence. This can create more challenging paddling. It also can contradict the usual wisdom of staying closer to shore for safety or easier paddling when rebound makes for more difficult paddling conditions closer to shore. Transient rebound can quickly cause more turbulence when larger waves from passing boats or ships bounce off of the shore. Abrupt barriers in the water can cause pronounced rebound which interacts with the prevailing waves to for wave patterns referred to as "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapotis|clapotis]]". If a steep shoreline is shallow enough to expose flat shore at lower tide levels then wave energy will be better absorbed and rebound can be mitigated during lower tide. |
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| - | ==== Boat Wakes Waves ==== | + | ==== Boat Wake Waves ==== |
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