When you consider the entire border of Germany, Germans are rather landlocked. They do, however, have a decent sized coast in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, but swell windows in these regions are extremely narrow and the weather conditions are absolutely dreadful. When I think of waves in Germany, I think of the waves produced by raging river rapids, accompanied with 20 guys in 6-mil wetties, eagerly waiting for their mates to fall so they can have a crack. Ira Mowen, however, discovered an entirely new kind of wave. A kind of wave that does not require traditional surf reports, but, instead, requires patience. Cold, hard patience.
The wave is produced by the wake of large ship that pass by a harbor. Ira Mowen produced a documentary about his quest to catch this clandestine wave before the ship that produces it is gone forever.
For more of Ira Mowen’s quest, visit and donate to his Kick Starter Campaign.
