Listen
Towards the ocean
4:42
Tip: press play to see the sound's live frequency spectrum in blue over the waveform.
Recordist's notes
slowly approaching the ocean. beach is filled with rather big rocks. while the waves retract, rocks bounce off each other making a tense, meaty, crunchy sound similar to cracking ice. at the end i went up to close and got washed off my feet by an unexpectedly big wave
About the place
Funchal is a city of about 105,795 people in Madeira, Portugal. OttoAnna lists 20 field recordings from here.
Recorded nearby
More by maciej janasik
More sea & waves recordings
Hořejší nábřeží, Chirping Smíchov
Prague, Czechia
Radios on the Vltava beach
Prague, Czechia
Rotsidans naturreservat, by the seaside
Härnösand, Sweden
Gulls On A Windy Day
Folkestone, United Kingdom
Incomming Tide Over Sand
Folkestone, United Kingdom
Wind & Waves
Folkestone, United Kingdom
Sources & credits
- “Sao Vicente, rocky beach - towards the ocean” by maciej janasik – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0