Biggest Wave Ever Surfed

the title says it all !!

Laird Hamilton compilation from the film ‘Laird’. Please note: This is not my film. I have simply edited out my favourite scene/song for your enjoyment. Please buy the full ‘Laird’ DVD at lairdhamilton.com

Song is ‘Isolate’ by ‘Bender’

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Brad Domke called us up a couple of weeks ago psyching on some swell that was supposed to hit Puerto Escondido, or something… He needed some help getting there to ride beasts on a finless board like no one else on earth can. Given that Domke has been our boy for over a decade now and that he tends to deliver, we were happy to help him make the trip.

Little did we know he would catch hands down the biggest wave ever ridden on a skimboard… but he did.

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Film/Edit: Dylan Palmer

Filmed by Chris Bryan.
All images where shot by Chris Bryan using the Phantom HD Gold camera. To see more of Chris’ work check out his website. WWW.CHRISBRYANFILMS.COM

This day at Teahupoo- Aug 27th 2011 during the Billabong Pro waiting period is what many are calling the biggest and gnarliest Teahupoo ever ridden. Chris Bryan was fortunate enough to be there working for Billabong on a day that will go down in the history of big wave surfing. The French Navy labeled this day a double code red prohibiting and threatening to arrest anyone that entered the water.
Kelly Slater described the day by saying “witnessing this was a draining feeling being terrified for other people’s lives all day long, it’s life or death. Letting go of that rope one time can change your life and not many people will ever experience that in their life.”
Regarded as one of the most challenging surf breaks in the world, Teahupoo is located on the southwest tip of Tahiti—the main island of the French Polynesian archipelago. The top-heavy left breaks a half-mile out to sea and mere feet over a living, razor-sharp coral reef.
What makes Teahupoo unique is the top-heavy nature of the wave—during a big swell, it looks like the ocean is folding over itself rather than a normal wave. Teahupoo, or Kumbaya as it has been called in the past, has claimed the life one surfer, Tahitian Briece Taerea, who attempted to duck-dive a monster 12-footer only to be sucked back over the falls and onto the reef below. Dubbed “The Heaviest Wave In The World,” Teahupoo lives up to its moniker every time a large southwest swell slams in to Tahiti. Another scary fact: Translated into English, Teahupoo means something along the lines of “to sever the head,” which harks back to the area’s tribal battles that occurred hundreds of years ago.

Science of Teahupoo

What’s the most intense surfing session you’ve ever had? Overhead? Double overhead? Hurricane swell? Storm rolled in and the conditions get incredibly bumpy, making it an adventure to paddle in? During this intense session, did you wipe out at all? While it felt like you were underwater for an entire minute, was it just 10 or 20 seconds? Was the water 20 feet deep?
Waimea, Shipstern Bluff, Dungeons, Cyclops, Ours, New Smyrna.
This is the perfect wave. The perfect wave. Perfect wave.
This is the biggest wave ever ridden in teahupo’o.

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Maya’s accident occurred by 7:15am when she took off on one of the biggest waves she’s ever ridden, had a heavy wipe out and was submerged for a several minutes in huge stormy seas. It was a very serious situation as an attempt was made to rescue her but her limp body was dragged from the surf after she became unconscious. Maya was given emergency CPR and rushed to a Leiria hospital. It’s been confirmed that she’s stable and recovering in hospital.

The fearless Brazilian surfer, four times winner of the women’s category of the Billabong XXL Awards, has been in Portugal for two weeks with big wave riders Carlos Burle and Garrett McNamara to try and beat the biggest wave ever ridden. Nazare has been hit by some of the biggest swells in years with waves breaking at 60-80 feet. This is the second time Maya’s been in a life threatening situation in big surf, a couple of years ago she was resuscitated after she nearly drowned at Teahupoo.

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