This reef was only discovered a few years back by the Sa'Moana Surf Resort staff. It's located about 1 km from the south shore and can only be accessed by boat. This particular day I decided to hang on the boat to take a few shots of the other guests and to have a rest after seven days straight of surfing in the tropical sun. The swell was new from the south and packed a lot of punch. Earlier in this session the waves were a lot less intimidating but this shot was taken towards the lower end of the tide, about ten or so minutes before the boys got back to the safety of the boat. If you got caught on the inside when a set hit you would get washed across the almost dry reef into the inside lagoon. I think the guy in the red shirt snapped his Tuflite board trying to duck dive a set just after this photo was taken. You can see how much this wave is drawing off the reef - mental. I remember thinking how deep the likes of Slater or Andy Irons would be getting out there, taking off way behind that warping outer section, punching through the backdoor end section and punting a massive air only metres from the boat. If you have surfed this reef you will know how heavy it is to be caught inside.
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