Peter Cairns / Reynisdrangar sea stacks at dusk, Vik, Iceland

Andy Rouse / Walrus (Odobenbus rosmarus) splashing through surf. Svalbard, Norway, August.

Andrew Parkinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) adult female among breaking waves, Lincolnshire, UK

Carol Walker / Spanish / Andalusian horse performing Alta Escuela moves, walking through waves on beach, Andalucia, Spain, model released

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) two adults fighting in the surf, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England, UK, October

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" on a stormy North Sea. Europe, November 2010. Property released.

Claudio Contreras / Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) viewed from above, in the surf, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, February

Claudio Contreras / Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) colony on beach, with juvenile / weaner in the surf, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, January

Graham Eaton / Underwater view of River Glaslyn rapids, Beddgelert, Snowdonia NP, Wales, April 2010.

Graham Eaton / A low angle view of Penmon lighthouse with waves crashing towards the camera, Anglesey, Wales, October 2009.

Jerry Monkman / Children on boogie boards in surf at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, USA, August 2008. Model released.

Jerry Monkman / Young girl boogie boarding at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, USA, August 2008. Model released.

Peter Cairns / Portrait of Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) frolicking in surf, Lincolnshire, England.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Waves crashing around Ar-Men Lighthouse (37 metres) in the Sein channel, Finistre, Brittany, France. December 2007.

Laurie Campbell / Long exposure of wave breaking on rocks at sunset, Caithness, Scotland, August

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) in shallow water with waves breaking behind, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK, November 2008

Ian McCarthy / King penguin {Atenodytes patagonicus} in the surf, South Georgia

Gary K. Smith / Oystercatchers {Haematopus ostralegus} in flight over breaking surf, Norfolk, UK, December

Juan Carlos Munoz / Grey seal {Halichoerus grypus} in surf, Donna Nook, Licolnshire, UK

Juan Carlos Munoz / Grey seal {Halichoerus grypus} in surf, Donna Nook, Licolnshire, UK

Kirkendall-Spring / Sea surf against sandstone cliffs and rock formationa on the shore at Cape Kiwanda State Park, Oregon, USA

Tim Fitzharris / Crashing surf on rocks at sunset, Point Piedras Blancas, California

Bob Barbour / Man overlooking stormy surf on rocks, northern California

Bob Barbour / Surfer known as 'Wingnut, ' Costa Rica

Bob Barbour / Surfer catching air, backside view

Gerry Ellis / Cloudy skies over crashing waves, Bathsheba Beach, windward coast of Barbados, Caribbean

David Noton / Panoramic view at twilight, Church Cove, The Lizard, Cornwall, UK

Kevin Schafer / Sally Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus grapsus) group in surf, Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Fiordland crested penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) in foamy water near the shore. Westland, New Zealand, Vulnerable species. November.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) adult and young in shallow surf. Endangered. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) walking through shallow surf. Endangered. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) in coastal surf. Endangered. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Dimorphic egret (Egretta dimorpha) standing in surf, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Black footed penguin (Spheniscus demersus) colony in sea surf at Stony Point, Betty's Bay, South Africa

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Black footed penguin (Spheniscus demersus) colony in sea surf at Stony Point, Betty's Bay, South Africa

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Black footed penguin (Spheniscus demersus) in sea surf at Stony Point, Betty's Bay, South Africa

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Black footed penguin (Spheniscus demersus) colony in sea surf at Stony Point, Betty's Bay, South Africa.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Three surfers chatting as they leave the water at the Festival de la Glisse, La Torche, Brittany, France. 1997.

Marie Read / Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) flock on water, Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey, USA, March

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Two Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wolllebaeki) in surf. Galapagos

LYNN M. STONE / Chesapeake Bay Retriever splashing out of water at seashore, Waterford, Connecticut, USA

LYNN M. STONE / White ibis (Eudocimus albus) in post breeding plumage, eating mole crab and strand of sea grass, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, June

LYNN M. STONE / White ibis (Eudocimus albus) hunting at edge of surf for mole crabs on Gulf of Mexico beach, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, June

LYNN M. STONE / White ibis (Eudocimus albus) in post breeding plumage, with mole crab and strand of sea grass, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, June

LYNN M. STONE / White ibises (Eudocimus albus) hunting at edge of surf on Gulf of Mexico beach, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, June

Kathryn Jeffs / Cape / Pintado petrel (Daption capense) in flight over water, Drake's passage, Antarctica, January Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series

Bernard Castelein / Two Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) play-fighting in surf, Helgoland, Germany, May

Rob Tilley / Black-bellied / Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) foraging in surf. Sanibel, Florida, January.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) immature in flight over surf. Port Aransas, Texas, USA, September.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) adult in shallow surf. Port Aransas, Mustang Island, Texas Coast, USA, September.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) adult in shallow surf. Port Aransas, Mustang Island, Texas Coast, USA, September.

Ernie Janes / Flock of Black Headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) flying over breaking waves, winter plumage, UK

Ernie Janes / Flock of Black Headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) flying over breaking waves, winter plumage, UK

Philippe Clement / Sea surf washing over colourful water-smoothed pebbles, Normandy, France, October 2010.

Philippe Clement / Sea surf washing over colourful water-smoothed pebbles, Normandy, France, October 2010.

Philippe Clement / Sea surf washing over colourful water-smoothed pebbles, Normandy, France, October 2010.

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Surf on beach, Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia

Marie Read / Sanderling (Calidris alba), nonbreeding plumage, running along a beach with approaching surf. Crystal Cove State Park California, USA, February.

Marie Read / Sanderling (Calidris alba), nonbreeding plumage, running along a beach with approaching surf. Crystal Cove State Park California, USA, February.

Carol Walker / Grey Andalusian stallion running through waves on the beach, USA

Carol Walker / Grey Andalusian stallion running through waves on the beach, USA

Brent Stephenson / Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) male running along the surface gaining speed to take off. Walker Cove, Alaska, United States, July.

Matthew Maran / A flock of Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) taking off from water. West coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, March.

LYNN M. STONE / Common Florida sea shells in sea foam at edge of surf. Lightning Whelks (brown lengthwise stripes), Pen (lavender blue), Tulips (whorled tan striping), et. al.. Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA.

LYNN M. STONE / Basset Hound male wading through incoming surf on a beach. Goleta, California, USA, February.

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) two adults fighting in the surf, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England, UK, October

Ernie Janes / Border collie playing in surf, Norfolk, UK, November

Charlie Summers / Horn-eyed Ghost Crab (Ocypode ceratophthalma) in the edge of the surf on a Cocos-Keeling Island beach, Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean.

Kevin Schafer / Marine otter (Lontra felina) climbing onto surf covered rock, Chiloe Island, Chile, Endangered species

Winfried Wisniewski / Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris) young bulls sparring in surf, San Simeon, California

Nick Garbutt / Two Antarctic Fur Seals (Arctocephalus gazella) pups playing in surf. Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic.

Nick Garbutt / Antarctic Fur Seal pups (Arctocephalus gazella) playing in surf. Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic.

David Woodfall / Surfers riding the Severn bore. Severn Estuary. England, August 2009

LYNN M. STONE / Three women riding along beach through surf, Northern California, USA (Model Released)

Michael Pitts / Two weaners, six to eight week old male Elephant seals (Mirounga sp) fighting in surf, Sea Lion island, South Georgia

Laurie Campbell / Redshanks (Tringa totanus) resting on harbour wall at high tide, Berwickshire, Scotland, March

David Tipling / Eider {Somateria mollissima} male in surf, Northumberland, UK

Inaki Relanzon / Grey / Atlantic seal (Halichoerus grypus) adult in surf, Donna Nook National Nature Reserve, Lincolnshire, UK, November

Alan Williams / Wave breaking on seashore at high tide, Liverpool Bay, UK, October 2008

Stephen Belcher / Black-footed Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) group landing on rocky shore in the surf, Cape Province, South Africa

Pete Oxford / Falkland flightless steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus) amongst surf, Pebble Island, Falkland Islands

Steve Knell / Sea breaking on pebbles, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, May

Norbert Wu / Large surf in winter, Pebble Beach, Monterey, California

Flip Nicklin / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) riding surf to shore, South Georgia Island

Juan Carlos Munoz / Grey seal {Halichoerus grypus} in surf, Donna Nook, Licolnshire, UK

Juan Carlos Munoz / Grey seal {Halichoerus grypus} in surf, Donna Nook, Licolnshire, UK

Juan Carlos Munoz / Grey seal {Halichoerus grypus} pair in surf, Donna Nook, Licolnshire, UK

Juan Carlos Munoz / Grey seal {Halichoerus grypus} in surf, Donna Nook, Licolnshire, UK

Pete Oxford / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) coming in with the surf, Pebble Island, Falkland Islands

Kerstin Hinze / Common / Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina) in surf on beach, Helgoland, North Sea, Germany

Jasper Doest / Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) in surf, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Jasper Doest / Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) in surf, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) bull waiting in surf near harem to intercept females during breeding season, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) bull emerging from surf, Trollhul, South Georgia Island

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) emerges from surf, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island