"new ice" is a general term used for recently frozen sea water that does not yet make up solid ice. it may consist of frazil ice (plates or spicules of ice suspended in water), slush (water saturated snow), or "shuga" (spongy white ice lumps a few centimeters across). other terms, such as grease ice and pancake ice, are used for ice crystal accumulations under the action of wind and waves. when sea ice begins to form on a beach with a light swell, ice eggs up to the size of a football can be created.