Sea Kayaking: Rough Water

Rough water sea kayaking and kayak surfing satisfies the adrenaline junkie in the most ardent of kayakers. Whether it’s current play, kayak surfing, hazardous winds or rock gardens, there’s plenty of action.

Sea kayakers approach moody storm at Cape Flattery, Washington State.

Aerial view of sea kayaker Shawna Franklin in kelp bed, tidal current. Deception Pass, Washington State, USA. (MR).

Aerial view of sea kayaker in swirling tidal current at Deception Pass, Washington State. (MR).

Underwater view of kayaker on a mountain lake. Washington State, USA.

Sea kayakers navigate ocean swell and sea stacks along the Olympic coast, Graveyard of the Giants, Olympic National Park, Washington State.

Sea kayaker Eugene Lavaque near Alexander Island, Olympic National Park, Washington State.

Sea kayaker Alan Marshall busts through mild surf at Third Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington State.

Sea kayaker Vlady de la Toba of Sea Kayak Adventures in reflected waves off Punta Lobos, Isla Carmen, Baja, MX.

Sea kayakers experience some rough water rounding Punta Lobos, Isla Carmen, Baja, MX. (MR)

Sea kayaker Don Howard braces into a wave at Makah Bay, Olympic Coast, Washington

Sea kayaker Tim Walsh in confused seas and 17 ft swell off Chichigof Island, Southeast Alaska.

Sea kayaker Tim Walsh in confused seas and 17 ft swell off Chichigof Island, Southeast Alaska.

Ken DeBondt, on a big wave day, kayak surfing at the La Push Pummel, La Push, Washington, USA.

Jonathan Fortner kayak surfing at Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival, Santa Cruz, CA. (MR).

Jim Grossman defies a wave while kayak surfing in storm at Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival, Santa Cruz, CA. (MR).

Sea kayaker Yakov Polyakov performs an Eskimo roll in Deception Pass, Washington State, USA.

Sea kayaker Diane Civic approaches on off-shore rock in the Broken Group, Vancouver Island, Canada.

Sea kayaker Tim Walsh at entrance to Johnson Lagoon, Checleset Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Sea kayaker Bryan Smith at Skookumchuck Rapids, British Columbia, Canada. (MR).

Sea kayaker Bryan Smith at Skookumchuck Rapids, British Columbia, Canada. (MR).

Sea kayaker Leon Somme' at Skookumchuck Rapids, British Columbia, Canada.

Shawna Franklin, kayak surfing Skookumchuck Rapids, British Columbia, Canada.

Sea kayaker Bryan Smith surfing wave at Skookumchuck Rapids, British Columbia, Canada.

Kayak damage, on Olympic coast. Olympic National Park, Wahsington State.

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