Biggest Wave Ever Surfed

@DarkOps2442 says:

I went to Waimea bay Oahu with my buddy. We got a couple boogy boards n some flippers. To our surprise there was no one in the huge waves. But a ton of media and photographers on the beach. I noticed these black flags on the beach and had been hearing about some yearly big surf competition but I've never surfed, nor really boogyboarded. I just had a stupid unrealistic dgaf confidence in myself then at 18 years old. So anyways we go paddling out. The waves looked huge from the shore, buuttt…nothing like they looked when we got out to the break. They were MASSIVE. Literally building size. We got smashed over n over trying to pass the break. Everytime we would get to the break and look up and Literally look at eachother and laugh. Then get hit by a train and flipped 30 times underwater and by the time we came back up we had to paddle super hard just to get back to the break spot. Finally after idk how many times of this somehow we passed the break. We looked at eachother and Literally started busting up laughing so hard. We just sat there floating laughing. Then something happened I will never forget. My back was to the shore, all the sudden I saw my friend being swept out to see and ill never forget the terror in his eyes. But then I started feeling my body being pulled. All at once I realized it wasn't him being swept out, it was me being swept in. I literally turned my head and board and found myself on top of a 50 foot wave. That looks like 100 feet when you are up there I promise. I had no time to think or "do". All I knew was I was at the very top, about to fall off so I just held as tight as I could and put as much weight and pressure on my left shoulder and was screaming down the cliff surely breaking the sound barrier. I literally felt like I was doing 700 mph. I could see the wave curling around me this massive tunnel closing and with no "talent" I just held on. It closed right at the end and I swear the only way to describe it was I got shot out of a massive water cannon. It blasted me out so fast I went skipping across the water.

It was the most, terrifying, exhilarating ride of my life. I felt like the coolest person on that beach. And all these local kids who normally hate "howlies" came running cheering me. Screaming how sick that was. And then the lifeguard came running up. Word for word this is what he said

"you fuckin idiot. What in the fuck are you two idiots doing? Don't you see all these black flags? You wonder why you are the only two idiots on the waves? Now I have to go save your dumbass friend. You get back in the water I won't save you."

He got to my friend who was way out and brought him around the easy way. This was before go pros. I would give anything for a picture or video of that. I know someone on that beach must have recorded it. They were all there for the annual big surf competition happening that day or next day. I was told that was the biggest wave they had ever seen anyone boogy board down and maybe one of the biggest to ever hit Waimea bay. I have no idea how to measure waves but it was much taller than the one here on this video (not that this isn't huge. And dude is much better than me)

If anyone knows anyone that films or photos the big surf competition on Waimea bay and has an old video from like 2002 or somethin around there. Maybe 2005 I don't quite remember the year. Anyways it would be easy, no one in the water but 2 idiots on boogy boards and one starting the wave backwards. I will pay $1,000 for that video. It has to be out there.

@ernestoybarra7333 says:

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@kickbuttmcgrew3245 says:

WhooPAH! And then after that, you just drop in, ride the barrel, and get pitted, so pitted

@tracy33555 says:

Catch a wave and yur sittin' on top of the world 🎶🎶🎶🌊🌊🌊
What a trip!

@trollpolice says:

Surfers are truly Gods among Mortals chasing the perfect wave where no nerd dares to go 🤙🏼🤙🏼

@surfwriter8461 says:

It's awesome surf in this storm period, no doubt. The waves at Mavericks are known for being big, and this is huge. But judging wave heights is tricky and often debatable. I'd say that the waves I've seen are in the 35-40 ft range, not up to 60 ft as the one guy suggests. They're still massive, but let's try to tone down the hyperbole.

@milhouse8166 says:

Dude jumped a seadoo

@UmmmmmmmWhat says:

"Stay away the waves are too big" is definitely not going to get surfers to stay away. 😂

@jordancoggburn9743 says:

Waves don't stop visitors?

@sclogse1 says:

Gnarly. Ned Wynn wrote about the L.A. surf scene as he was a part of it in it's beginnings. He was also at the center of all the scenes out of L.A., being the son of Keenyn Wynn and grandson of Ed Wynn. That included
the motorcycle scene, riding with Brando and Lee Marvin, the rock scene, hanging with the Momas and The Papas, the guru scene, and the sex revolution. This guy was sung happy 21st birthday in his living room by Judy Garland. He met Charles Manson, skied with Jack Nicholson, palled with Teri Garr… and got wasted on booze, as did everyone back then. Divorce city.. But then wrote We Will Always Live In Beverly Hills. A very wry, comic, and self effacing memoir. Try ebay. A wonderful read. Maybe if you wish hard enough Marlene Dietrich will come over to your house with home baked cookies one day too.

@twg2118 says:

He ain’t coming back