Which image becomes more dominant in Section 8's introductory vignette, and what do you think it signifies?

The waves become the dominant image of the perpetual beach scene. The waves are dark and speckled with light as they crash on the shore and seem slightly foreboding. The presence of the owl and the hawk is also significant, and Woolf seems to be signaling to the reader the approach of something negative. Upon completing the section, the relationship between these foreboding images and the relative contentment of the characters by the end of the scene seem at odds, and the reader must wait to see how things will play out.