To the north I watched the coastline come into view from each wave crest.

Usually only one wave crest will be present at any given time in an arena.

In other words, the wave crest is called a peak.

He saw only the wave crests, flattening at last as the storm passed them by.

I just watched the white foam spill from the wave crests.

It reached a wave crest, and Brett saw the island again.

It was gone in an instant, lost behind a wave crest.

He fired in that one instant the boat stood atop the wave crest.

But most Americans are caught in the turbulence as the second wave crests and breaks.

Still, when we were both at wave crest, I could see the pale faces of their chieftains.