[瞬間看地球] 泡沫海浪

近日，新西蘭凱利塔尼沿岸的海面上湧起了大量的黃色泡沫。這可不是人造景觀，而是洪水湧入大海後形成的自然現像。這些“泡沫海浪”雖然看上去髒兮兮的，卻成了衝浪者的天堂。攝影師克裡斯加登就拍下了一系列衝浪者勇鬥“泡沫巨浪”的景像。

加登表示，他已經拍了10年衝浪題材的照片，但還從來沒見過“泡沫海浪”。當天他正開車沿著海岸尋找海浪，恰巧看到了這樣的景像，便馬上拍了下來。

他還稱，泡沫被海浪衝到岸上後，很快就消失了，因此他能捕捉到衝浪者在泡沫中乘風破浪的景像，實在是很幸運。

Foam's up: Surfers take rare opportunity to ride fluffy waves after flooding covers coast in 330ft of yellow froth

Three surfers braved these ferocious foam covered waves, dodging debris and litter, in their hunt for the perfect ride.

The waves were a result of overflowing flood-waters which whipped the murky-coloured waves into a frenzy, kicking up some eye-catching spray when they broke.

Photographer Chris Garden, 30, spotted the unusual sight as he drove along the coast, in Karitane, New Zealand.

Sea power: It looks like the surfer is about to be swallowed by the thick brown foam as the wave is coming down behind him

The foam stretched 330ft along the shore and was nearly 100ft deep in places.

Mr Garden, who was watching the action from a cliff, said: ‘There was a big swell churning up the foam.

‘We had had a lot of flooding and so flood water had been coming out into the sea. It was all getting mixed up with the sea water and there were also logs floating out through the waves.'

‘The water is really cold at this time of year too, which doesn't make for very enjoyable surfing conditions. I think the surfers had fun but you wouldn't catch me out in it.’

Riding the fluff: A surfer tried to keep steady on the gigantic foamy wave off the New Zealand coast, a result of severe flooding in the area

Dangerous waters: The surfers had to make sure they stayed out of the way of logs and litter hidden in the foam as a result of the flooding

Mr Garden, from nearby Dunedin, added: ‘In ten years photographing surfers I have never seen anything like it before. I was driving along looking for some good waves when I came across it.’

According to Mr Garden the surfers rode the waves for about 20 minutes before heading back to shore. He said some were nearly 10ft high and the force of the waves washed all the foam onto the shore.

Mr Garden said: ’The waves were washing all the foam onto the shore.

‘Once there, it all gradually disintegrated. This scene wasn't there very long and I was lucky to catch it.’