--- title: Frozen Wave in Nantucket, Massachusetts: Photo description: The photographer says they looked like big Slurpees canonical: https://time.com/3723845/frozen-ocean-waves-photos/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-26T17:49:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:58.671Z og:title: These Photos of Frozen Waves Make Winter Seem More Real Than Ever og:description: The photographer says they looked like big Slurpees og:url: https://time.com/3723845/frozen-ocean-waves-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These Photos of Frozen Waves Make Winter Seem More Real Than Ever twitter:description: The photographer says they looked like big Slurpees twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # These Photos of Frozen Waves Make Winter Seem More Real Than Ever > Sponsored content. 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He was walking along the beach and spotted semi-frozen, slushy waves rolling ashore: He [told CBS Boston](http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/02/26/nearly-frozen-waves-captured-on-camera-by-nantucket-photographer/) that the waves reminded him of giant Slurpees rolling toward him. Here’s a closer look: > [](https://twitter.com/JDNPHOTOGRAPHY/status/570768178072170496) We can only imagine how cold Nimerfroh must have been as he snapped these photos. _Read next:_ [_These Are the Best Weather Apps for Your iPhone_](http://time.com/3725092/iphone-weather-apps/?xid=time%5Freadnext) ### Here's What Niagara Falls Looks Like Frozen  A partially frozen American Falls in sub freezing temperatures is seen in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 17, 2015. Lindsay DeDario—Reuters  A snow-covered landscape is seen around the frozen Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Feb.17, 2015. Lindsay DeDario—Reuters  A family walks through the snow near the frozen Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, N.Y.,Feb. 17, 2015. Lindsay DeDario—Reuters  A rainbow appears over the partially frozen American Falls in sub freezing temperatures in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 17, 2015. Lindsay DeDario—Reuters  A partially frozen American Falls in sub freezing temperatures is seen in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 17, 2015. Lindsay DeDario—Reuters  Visitors view frozen Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, N.Y., Feb. 17, 2015. 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