Catching the big waves - 24hourcampfire

Surfing where would you go to catch the big waves? Hawaii? Florida? California? Australia? South Africa? What says the surfers on here??

Portugal. They got some pretty gals and good food there too. The waves make my huevos shrink back up inside though.

Where ever there are less sharks.

Originally Posted by brownpapabear

Where ever there are less sharks.

I'm guessing when surfing 80' waves sharks are the least of one's worries.

There’s big, and then there is BIG.

Places like Nazaré, Jaws, Teahupoo, Mavericks are in another stratosphere, even for tow-in.

15-foot Pipeline is big. 20-foot Waimea is big.

50 Nazaré is unfathomable in comparison.

Look up Teahupoo on YouTube.

Attended U of Hawaii. Saw what I considered big waves on the North Shore. (Ave. 14') Can't even imagine a 95' wave.

Rode out 28 footers on a 560 ft navy ship, CAN NOT IMAGINE 50 FT WAVE ON A 8 FT SURFBOARD!

Ok, Bodhi.

Hell no!

Winter storm waves at Waimea are huge but not 95’ high huge!

Let's not forget the Cortes Bank break. Maybe not as big as Nazare, but plenty of pucker factor there

This is “normal” big. Huge Cloudbreak. Barrels you can drive a semi in. The last wave in this video is absolutely sick. Wave of a lifetime for ANY surfer.

None of this approaches even 30 feet.

No thanks, Rick. I choose Life.

Laird Hamilton’s ride at Teahupoo is the gnarliest thing I’ve ever seen. There’s just something about that wave breaking on a shallow reef that would scare the hell out of me

The Laird Hamilton Teahupoo mind-blower:

I love body surfing, probably the best for riding waves. No interface between a person and the wave. Biggest I've ever done, and it was about the scariest thing but I was a teenager, was about 9'-12' south swell in SoCal. 4 rides and we were pushed a mile north or so from where we started. No ride out on a jetski.

However, this dude is Cray-Cray to the max. Uses a hand board too, but that's OK by me.

Originally Posted by Valsdad

I love body surfing, probably the best for riding waves. No interface between a person and the wave. Biggest I've ever done, and it was about the scariest thing but I was a teenager, was about 9'-12' south swell in SoCal. 4 rides and we were pushed a mile north or so from where we started. No ride out on a jetski.

However, this dude is Cray-Cray to the max. Uses a hand board too, but that's OK by me.

Jeff Clark paddling out and surfing that place alone is nuts. It's sharky AF! Dangerous wave too. Killed Mark Foo in the mid 90's

Hell, Cortez Bank is also sharky AF! Great Whites love both places

Teahupoo is a good place to get your nads checked for size.

Originally Posted by huntsonora

Originally Posted by Valsdad

I love body surfing, probably the best for riding waves. No interface between a person and the wave. Biggest I've ever done, and it was about the scariest thing but I was a teenager, was about 9'-12' south swell in SoCal. 4 rides and we were pushed a mile north or so from where we started. No ride out on a jetski.

However, this dude is Cray-Cray to the max. Uses a hand board too, but that's OK by me.

Jeff Clark paddling out and surfing that place alone is nuts. It's sharky AF! Dangerous wave too. Killed Mark Foo in the mid 90's

Hell, Cortez Bank is also sharky AF! Great Whites love both places

We always heard stories of Whites in the area when I lived and played in the waves in SoCal. Including a known attack on an ocean swimmer off La Jolla.

Then Shark Week comes along they tell us it's a pupping area for them!

Glad I had moved out well before having that knowledge.

Originally Posted by Valsdad

Originally Posted by huntsonora

Originally Posted by Valsdad

I love body surfing, probably the best for riding waves. No interface between a person and the wave. Biggest I've ever done, and it was about the scariest thing but I was a teenager, was about 9'-12' south swell in SoCal. 4 rides and we were pushed a mile north or so from where we started. No ride out on a jetski.

However, this dude is Cray-Cray to the max. Uses a hand board too, but that's OK by me.

Jeff Clark paddling out and surfing that place alone is nuts. It's sharky AF! Dangerous wave too. Killed Mark Foo in the mid 90's

Hell, Cortez Bank is also sharky AF! Great Whites love both places

We always heard stories of Whites in the area when I lived and played in the waves in SoCal. Including a known attack on an ocean swimmer off La Jolla.

Then Shark Week comes along they tell us it's a pupping area for them!

Glad I had moved out well before having that knowledge.

Oh the bliss of kelp beds...

Originally Posted by Jcubed

Originally Posted by Valsdad

Originally Posted by huntsonora

Originally Posted by Valsdad

I love body surfing, probably the best for riding waves. No interface between a person and the wave. Biggest I've ever done, and it was about the scariest thing but I was a teenager, was about 9'-12' south swell in SoCal. 4 rides and we were pushed a mile north or so from where we started. No ride out on a jetski.

However, this dude is Cray-Cray to the max. Uses a hand board too, but that's OK by me.

Jeff Clark paddling out and surfing that place alone is nuts. It's sharky AF! Dangerous wave too. Killed Mark Foo in the mid 90's

Hell, Cortez Bank is also sharky AF! Great Whites love both places

We always heard stories of Whites in the area when I lived and played in the waves in SoCal. Including a known attack on an ocean swimmer off La Jolla.

Then Shark Week comes along they tell us it's a pupping area for them!

Glad I had moved out well before having that knowledge.

Oh the bliss of kelp beds...

Yeah,

learning to SCUBA dive in NorCal was fun too. And I was studying fish biology at the time and knew what was out there!

Dunno any of you wankers ever tried knee/belly boards or body surfing, but there's a famous spot in S. California known as The Wedge. Been there and crashed a few times, barrel of fun it is.

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