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Perfection During a Fall Swell in Southern California

When theres a groundswell and the Santa Ana winds are blowing out of the mountains of Southern California you will find this. Winds that howl straight over the ocean sculpting these perfect waves.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2017
Date Uploaded: 10.2018
Photo Location: Huntington Beach, California, California, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Copyright: © Erik Hoffman