Surf Life ๐
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Iโm Isla, pro surfing coach on the Gold Coast, Australia ๐ more about me: https://t.co/kpG5NjLCIj
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getting caught by a wave at jaws has to be one of the most terrifying feelings imaginable ๐ณ
Surf Life ๐385,717 views โข 2 months ago
this is the risk every big wave surfer accepts before paddling out ๐
Surf Life ๐272,993 views โข 2 months ago
Justine Dupont rode a wave roughly 100 miles west of San Diego because an underwater mountain forced the Pacific to stand up. I researched and assembled this footage, and that still blows my mind. Cortes Bank is not a beach break. It is a shallow reef sitting on a submerged seamount that rises abruptly from very deep water. A long-period west-northwest swell reached the bank with low tide and offshore wind. As that energy met the underwater ridge, part of it slowed and bent towards the shallows, concentrating the swell into the fast, hollow wall Dupont is riding. What I love most is how much difficulty the camera cannot show. There is no coastline to help you judge your position, and reaching the break means boats, skis, forecasting and a serious safety crew before anyone even thinks about the takeoff. I find that almost as impressive as the surfing itself.
Surf Life ๐150,146 views โข 1 month ago
Another angle.. Her first wave at surfabudhabi, 3rd stop of the world longboard tour..
Surf Life ๐528,582 views โข 5 months ago
it takes just as much skill to rescue a surfer as it does to ride the wave.
Surf Life ๐220,867 views โข 2 months ago
Badass. This is why surfing is one of the toughest sports on the planet. ๐๐ค
Surf Life ๐165,909 views โข 1 month ago
Carlos Burle was deep under a giant Nazarรฉ left on 3 December 2025, still holding a small camera with both hands. The 58-year-old had survived decades in big waves. This time, the shot he wanted delayed the move that could help save him: pulling his inflatable vest. Lucas โChumboโ Chianca had towed Burle into the wave at Praia do Norte. Burle later said he read the line wrong and thought he could make it. The wall closed, hit him at speed and drove him deeper than expected. He kept hold of the camera so he would not lose it. In his own account, that delayed the inflation. When Burle finally surfaced, another wave was already there. Then came more. He never blacked out, but each brief breath was followed by more white water. By the time Chumbo reached him, the message was short: โIโm not well. Take me to the beach.โ The first pickup failed. Chumbo tried to pull Burle onto the rescue ski, but another wave knocked both men back into the water. Chumbo stayed beside him and worked to keep his head up. Willyam Santana then brought in a second ski. He backed the rescue sled toward them while Chumbo pushed Burle aboard, and the team finally cleared the impact zone. I chose the wide rescue clip because the ride is only the first few seconds. Watch the skis circle, the empty patches of foam and the moment one rescue becomes two. At Nazarรฉ, safety is not one brave rider arriving quickly. It is drivers, rescue sleds, inflatable vests, clear roles and another team ready when the first plan breaks. On the sand, Burle was exhausted and struggling to breathe. The team removed his vest, gave him oxygen and sent him to hospital for checks. He was released without major injury. He later described it as his worst hold-down and said removing the vest felt โlike being born again.โ The camera detail is what stays with me. A hand that is protecting a camera is not pulling a vest tab, covering the head or helping with a rescue. Burle did not hide from that. He blamed an aggressive line and too much confidence, then questioned how far a surfer should go for a good image. There was one more turn. In 2013, at the same break, Burle helped rescue Maya Gabeira after she was knocked unconscious. Twelve years later, Chumbo and Santana had to do for Burle what Burle once did for her: find a fading surfer in the foam and bring him back to the beach.
Surf Life ๐87,706 views โข 1 month ago
this is what happens when Teahupoสปo reminds you whoโs in charge ๐ Ramzi Boukhiam went for it, got swallowed by the wave and took one seriously heavy wipeout. Teahupoสปo is notorious for how quickly a good-looking ride can turn into chaos, especially when the reef and lip leave almost no room for error. that drop looked so good until it really, really didnโt.
Surf Life ๐96,806 views โข 2 months ago
๐ one of the most terrifying wipeouts in surfing history. myron porter took one of the heaviest beatings ever seen at the right, one of the world's most dangerous waves in western australia. somehow... he survived. watching this is enough to make your heart race. could you ever surf a wave like this? if you're into big waves, insane wipeouts and everything surfing, subscribe and come along for the ride. ๐
Surf Life ๐62,106 views โข 2 months ago
