Great Adam! You got it right. Looks very good! You may also add some other smaller breaking waves (both in lengh and diameter) in front of the main one. Place them slightly divergent and at different distances from the sand as in real beaches. A good texture to use in the water terrains in front of the breaking waves is "Foamy water" (water mat. last one in the 3rd row). It takes longer to render but improves the realism. I'll be glad to have that tutorial at your web page. We can improve it in the future. I'll find some time to search my zips for some beach picts using that technique. Send me the URL. Nandus