LAST week it all went a bit funny down in the South Pacific as an unseasonally early super-swell with a period loitering around 20 seconds rocked Tahiti.
Forecast to arrive on the morning of Wednesday, March 17th, it initially came in at a paddleable size before truly kicking off mid-morning.
Here Danny Fuller grabs what would have been on any other day, at any other break, one of the waves of the day.
Total respect. I thought I'd kicked some waves in my time. Now I realise I've been surfing on a tennis court for 25 years. P6 must be 35ft+, awsome!!!.
this is by far one of the sickest waves I have ever seen in my life and online!!!! after seeing number six I needed m,y own set of adult diapers.. lotsa props to anyone who is ballsy enough to make that drop!!!!!!!!!
Teahupo'o's a monster, but check this out for a close 2nd (or 3rd if you include Shipsterns)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmWJeeP1lFQ&feature=PlayList&p=8E412956405E7FC3&index=10
By the beard of Zeus! That is the best Teahupoo shot I have seen since Malik Joyeux's sickeningly large wave, way back when. Some people just have enormous kahoonas, don't they??? This mus be the biggest wave ridden there, no? Please prove me otherwise.
I just wanna say fair f**ks to the two Kiwis lads (Sam Hawke from Dunedin and Doug Young) who ventured over and got some massive waves...well done lads!
Surflines coverage of this swell is way better, check it out... not just a bunch of one-liner's... Conelly happy on his edge?? what happened after that... bunch of stiches to his knee.. get it together msw
This guy is an 18 year old student from New Zealand, check this artical...your a legend Sam Kia ora Bro: http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/3490903/Kiwis-conquer-monster-waves
Toot, there's no "Poo" in Teahupo'o although most of the world doesn't seem to know that. Only Tahitians, Hawaiians and the people at Transworld Surf get it. Phonetically, the closest way to explain it is "cho-po", not cho-poo. :)
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