Field guide No. 1246

A strip of dry sand runs out into the ocean, and a wall of curling waves stands along each side without crashing. The tide has opened like a coat.

Unzipped tide

The sea held open.

A strip of dry sand runs out into the ocean, and a wall of curling waves stands along each side without crashing. The tide has opened like a coat.

Field noteA dry strip through the sea, waves held up on both sides. Water does not stand in walls, but these are consistent.

Specimen
No. 1246
Kind
Possible (the golden mountain kind)
Breaks
Physics
Where it doesn’t exist
Open beaches, where the tide closes behind you
Nearest existing relative
a sandbar at low tide.
Filed in Fresh slop as
Surreal

Also possible, also breaking physics