A week ago, me and two other kayakers decided to have some fun in the waves. This time they were bigger than last time. A lot bigger.
We started as usual in Matlaug just outside of Haugesund. A safe haven where the water can be completly flat while waves up to 2 meter can rage just on the outside. Like it did this day.
The previous image and the next one is taken just outside of Matlaug.
After playing around and getting used to the waves, we continued north along Gardsøy and Tonjer. We kept a good distance from the shore since the waves would break in the islets just outside and create rolling waves that did not stop until it reached land.
After deciding it was unsafe to be on the west side of Tonjer, we padled around the north tip and placed ourselfs on the east side. The waves would break over the small island and create “safe waves” to play in. Should we fall into the ocean, we would not be pushed into land, but rather away from it.
The next two images shows the difference a wave can make in height difference.
This next one is of me having fun.
Some of the more interesting waves are the once you get from the side. There is only one trick to stay upright. Lean heavily into the wave with a brace strok and ride it out.
The waves can make you look really small.
The first map shows Matlaug. As you can see it really is a well proteced area. The big waves came in from north-west (right-ish)
Then I have marked the area we continued to afterwards in green. We stayed well away from the area I marked as red on our way up, but on the return we did cross, but only because the waves had diminished quite a bit.
