Surf Breaks Beach: These breaks are waves that break on sandbars. ... Reef: Reef breaks are waves that break on shelves of rock or coral. ... Point: Point breaks are simply areas where waves break on a section of land that juts out from shore.
Surf Breaks
Important feature that make surf break Name: ________________________________ Activity: Locating Surf Breaks Surf Break Location GPS Coordinates Type of Surf Break Important feature that make surf break Bondi Beach Australia 33°53'39.16"S,151°16'46.54"E Super Bank 28° 9'45.49"S, 153°32'38.23"E Pipeline Hawaii 21°39'55.10"N, 158° 3'6.72"W Canoes 21° 16.575' N, 157° 49.755' W Teahupo‘o Tahiti 17°51'56.20"S, 149°15'11.78"W C Street California 34°16'29.88"N, 119°17'34.17"W Trestles 33°22'56.57"N, 117°35'19.99"W Mavericks 37°29'32.20"N, 122°29'59.94"W Cloud Break Fuji 17°51'13.36"S, 177°12'3.05"E Question: Using Google Earth, apply what you know about surf breaks to try to predict where a good surf break might be somewhere in the world Where is it located (including GPS coordinates)? What shape is the coastline? Type of Surf Break How large is the surf break?