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I’m Isla, pro surfing coach on the Gold Coast, Australia 🌊 more about me: https://t.co/kpG5NjLCIj

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imagine surfing this 100 miles offshore with literally nothing around you but ocean. Cortes Bank is an underwater seamount off Southern California that can turn a big Pacific swell into waves like this. getting out there is half the battle.

imagine surfing this 100 miles offshore with literally nothing around you but ocean. Cortes Bank is an underwater seamount off Southern California that can turn a big Pacific swell into waves like this. getting out there is half the battle.

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This duck dive is won before the wave arrives This surfer keeps paddling at a rising, unbroken wall because speed and timing give the board a path beneath the crest. A mate once came home talking more about the wave he got under than anything he rode. I understood it: the key choice happens several seconds before impact, while the horizon still gives you options. On a shortboard, an unbroken face like this is the moment to stay square, take strong strokes, drive the nose down before the crest reaches you, then sink the tail and keep your body close to the board. You want the board level beneath the churn. Let the nose lift too early and the wave can catch it and pull you backwards. Most surfers lose this battle by hesitating. They spend their speed staring at the wall, dive late, then burn breath and paddle power recovering while the next wave approaches. There is no magic move for every set. If the wave is already breaking or the conditions are beyond your ability, do not force a late dive. Keep control of your board, watch for people behind you and reset safely. Would you keep paddling after this one?

This duck dive is won before the wave arrives This surfer keeps paddling at a rising, unbroken wall because speed and timing give the board a path beneath the crest. A mate once came home talking more about the wave he got under than anything he rode. I understood it: the key choice happens several seconds before impact, while the horizon still gives you options. On a shortboard, an unbroken face like this is the moment to stay square, take strong strokes, drive the nose down before the crest reaches you, then sink the tail and keep your body close to the board. You want the board level beneath the churn. Let the nose lift too early and the wave can catch it and pull you backwards. Most surfers lose this battle by hesitating. They spend their speed staring at the wall, dive late, then burn breath and paddle power recovering while the next wave approaches. There is no magic move for every set. If the wave is already breaking or the conditions are beyond your ability, do not force a late dive. Keep control of your board, watch for people behind you and reset safely. Would you keep paddling after this one?

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imagine looking over the edge and deciding, "yeah... i'm surfing that."

imagine looking over the edge and deciding, "yeah... i'm surfing that."

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You know what’s coming, but you still can’t look away.

You know what’s coming, but you still can’t look away.

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everyone thought Matahi Drollet was done for… then he somehow came flying out the other side 😂 Teahupoʻo is his home wave, and he’s been mastering this reef since he was a kid. there’s a reason he’s regarded as one of the best surfers to ever surf it. that reaction says everything.

everyone thought Matahi Drollet was done for… then he somehow came flying out the other side 😂 Teahupoʻo is his home wave, and he’s been mastering this reef since he was a kid. there’s a reason he’s regarded as one of the best surfers to ever surf it. that reaction says everything.

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Milla Brown makes a violent barrel look completely still Inside this fast Mexican right, one hard correction could ruin Milla Coco Brown’s line. A mate once came home from the beach furious about a barrel he lost because he tried to steer through every wobble. I felt that mistake in my bones. Brown does the brave opposite here: she trusts the line beneath her feet. I love how low she gets without folding up. Her knees work like suspension, while her eyes and front shoulder stay aimed at the exit. Shoulders turn hips, and hips turn the board, so one wild movement can pull the rail off its track. The film’s Mexico trip included a right-hand point break. Unlike a shifting beachbreak, a point can peel along a more consistent line, making the wall easier to read—but no slower. What amazes me most is Brown’s restraint. The water is exploding around her, yet the answer is to stay small, hold the rail and resist the urge to oversteer.

Milla Brown makes a violent barrel look completely still Inside this fast Mexican right, one hard correction could ruin Milla Coco Brown’s line. A mate once came home from the beach furious about a barrel he lost because he tried to steer through every wobble. I felt that mistake in my bones. Brown does the brave opposite here: she trusts the line beneath her feet. I love how low she gets without folding up. Her knees work like suspension, while her eyes and front shoulder stay aimed at the exit. Shoulders turn hips, and hips turn the board, so one wild movement can pull the rail off its track. The film’s Mexico trip included a right-hand point break. Unlike a shifting beachbreak, a point can peel along a more consistent line, making the wall easier to read—but no slower. What amazes me most is Brown’s restraint. The water is exploding around her, yet the answer is to stay small, hold the rail and resist the urge to oversteer.

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perfect barrels like this aren't easy to find. Skeleton Bay in Namibia, Kandui in Indonesia and Coxos in Portugal are a few of the places surfers chase when the swell, wind and reef line up just right. this is the kind of wave you wait months for.

perfect barrels like this aren't easy to find. Skeleton Bay in Namibia, Kandui in Indonesia and Coxos in Portugal are a few of the places surfers chase when the swell, wind and reef line up just right. this is the kind of wave you wait months for.

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this is what happens when someone stops surfing the wave... and starts surfing the impossible. 🌊🤯

this is what happens when someone stops surfing the wave... and starts surfing the impossible. 🌊🤯

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Did anyone else think this looked impossible at first? Crazy

Did anyone else think this looked impossible at first? Crazy

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I researched and selected this Kerby Brown ride after replaying the drop frame by frame. What grabbed me was how little room his backhand line left for correction. Brown has explained that at The Right he prefers to be towed straight across, rather than fade behind the peak. As a goofy-footer, he cannot see or speed-check the wall like a natural-footer. Here, he arrives low, carries speed through one tight bottom turn and sets his rail before the lip lands. (That timing makes my stomach drop.) I love how calm his body looks while the decision is absolute. I’m in awe of that commitment: standing taller or drawing the turn out would lose speed exactly when this thick barrel starts running away.

I researched and selected this Kerby Brown ride after replaying the drop frame by frame. What grabbed me was how little room his backhand line left for correction. Brown has explained that at The Right he prefers to be towed straight across, rather than fade behind the peak. As a goofy-footer, he cannot see or speed-check the wall like a natural-footer. Here, he arrives low, carries speed through one tight bottom turn and sets his rail before the lip lands. (That timing makes my stomach drop.) I love how calm his body looks while the decision is absolute. I’m in awe of that commitment: standing taller or drawing the turn out would lose speed exactly when this thick barrel starts running away.

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Insane is an understatement 😳

Insane is an understatement 😳

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A kind of magic 🌊 MENTAWAI

A kind of magic 🌊 MENTAWAI

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the ocean saw you break. and stayed with you anyway. 🤷‍♀️

the ocean saw you break. and stayed with you anyway. 🤷‍♀️

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All Day Dylan and Pumping Barrels

All Day Dylan and Pumping Barrels

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surfing the greatest waves at dusk🏄

surfing the greatest waves at dusk🏄

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dropping in heavy at Deadmans.

dropping in heavy at Deadmans.

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He's playing with a mutant wave 🌊

He's playing with a mutant wave 🌊

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coffee is for mortals, our caffeine comes in salty form.

coffee is for mortals, our caffeine comes in salty form.

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Casually surfing on a mountain

Casually surfing on a mountain

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happy place is between waves 🌊

happy place is between waves 🌊

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This wave breaks 100 miles off California. 🌊 Justine Dupont rides Cortes Bank, where a submerged ridge bends northwest swell into a huge right-hand wave. An overnight boat trip gets her to the takeoff.

This wave breaks 100 miles off California. 🌊 Justine Dupont rides Cortes Bank, where a submerged ridge bends northwest swell into a huge right-hand wave. An overnight boat trip gets her to the takeoff.

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Absolute chaos at Teahupo’o… 😳

Absolute chaos at Teahupo’o… 😳

1,255,842 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce

getting caught by a wave at jaws has to be one of the most terrifying feelings imaginable 😳

getting caught by a wave at jaws has to be one of the most terrifying feelings imaginable 😳

385,717 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce

POV your first and last wave of the day

POV your first and last wave of the day

1,045,740 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce

this is the risk every big wave surfer accepts before paddling out 🌊

this is the risk every big wave surfer accepts before paddling out 🌊

272,993 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce

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.

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.

150,146 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

Another angle.. Her first wave at surfabudhabi, 3rd stop of the world longboard tour..

Another angle.. Her first wave at surfabudhabi, 3rd stop of the world longboard tour..

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it takes just as much skill to rescue a surfer as it does to ride the wave.

it takes just as much skill to rescue a surfer as it does to ride the wave.

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Badass. This is why surfing is one of the toughest sports on the planet. 🌊🤙

Badass. This is why surfing is one of the toughest sports on the planet. 🌊🤙

165,909 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

Carlos Burle was deep under a giant Nazaré 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 “Chumbo” 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: “I’m not well. Take me to the beach.” 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 Nazaré, 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 “like being born again.” 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.

Carlos Burle was deep under a giant Nazaré 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 “Chumbo” 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: “I’m not well. Take me to the beach.” 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 Nazaré, 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 “like being born again.” 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.

87,706 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

this is what happens when Teahupoʻo reminds you who’s in charge 😂 Ramzi Boukhiam went for it, got swallowed by the wave and took one seriously heavy wipeout. Teahupoʻo 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 didn’t.

this is what happens when Teahupoʻo reminds you who’s in charge 😂 Ramzi Boukhiam went for it, got swallowed by the wave and took one seriously heavy wipeout. Teahupoʻo 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 didn’t.

96,806 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce

Absolutely insane. 🌊 Would you even think about paddling out? That's one of the heaviest waves you'll ever see.

Absolutely insane. 🌊 Would you even think about paddling out? That's one of the heaviest waves you'll ever see.

121,903 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

The longest wave in the state of Florida 🍊.

The longest wave in the state of Florida 🍊.

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🌊 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. 🌊

🌊 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. 🌊

62,106 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce

ne wave. Eight barrels. Nearly a mile. Koa Smith rode one Skeleton Bay wave in Namibia for two minutes, slipping through eight barrels before it finally ended. Which country has the best surf?

ne wave. Eight barrels. Nearly a mile. Koa Smith rode one Skeleton Bay wave in Namibia for two minutes, slipping through eight barrels before it finally ended. Which country has the best surf?

38,816 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

My friend's first time filming giant waves, he got to witness ian.walsh send himself into the tenth dimension 🫣🫣

My friend's first time filming giant waves, he got to witness ian.walsh send himself into the tenth dimension 🫣🫣

182,987 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce

He's pulling into a bomb this morning in Sydney.

He's pulling into a bomb this morning in Sydney.

182,373 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce

Surfing Big Waves in Indonésia 💚

Surfing Big Waves in Indonésia 💚

111,475 görüntüleme • 6 ay önce

On 15 June 2018 at Skeleton Bay near Walvis Bay, Namibia, Koa Smith kept speed for two minutes, threading eight barrels across 1.5km. Which country has the best surf?

On 15 June 2018 at Skeleton Bay near Walvis Bay, Namibia, Koa Smith kept speed for two minutes, threading eight barrels across 1.5km. Which country has the best surf?

12,154 görüntüleme • 17 gün önce

A surfer at Chicama in Peru’s La Libertad region holds a high line to keep speed as the left-breaking wave links section after section. I’d take that clean peel over raw size. Agree?

A surfer at Chicama in Peru’s La Libertad region holds a high line to keep speed as the left-breaking wave links section after section. I’d take that clean peel over raw size. Agree?

14,859 görüntüleme • 29 gün önce