I wonder did he realize he wasn't going to make it the whole time and say screw it, got to have fun or did he think he was going to make it????? That's a pretty thick and juicy wave!!!!! I wonder does the underwater ragdolling experience happen super quick and you don't remember it or does it suck?????????
When Teahupoo is that big, I don't think anybody makes it out. It might be because they have to use short boards if they tow in, which fade back up the face.
Trying to think of something to say, I'm shaking my head for five minutes. Maybe the angle but that looks like the heaviest/biggest Teahupu wave I've ever seen. From the first frame I knew he was going to get devoured. It moves so fast and the bowl is basically a vertical wall. Absolutely amazing!! Glad he's ok I cannot imagine what a wipeout like that is like
Great angle, makes it even scarier if that's possible. Can't imagine the moment of committing to the take off knowing it's either going to be the best day of your life or possibly the worst!
This is amazing! So different from a GoPro pov from the rider. I’ve seen GoPro edits that make this wave look” soft and inviting “😂. This perspective is what I really enjoy. The rider, disappeared below sea level, only to be pulled up and over by this absolutely terrifying freak of nature monster. Liked and subbed. Thanks for posting this
Everything was going fine at the 30 seconds mark, then just a bit too much inside rail, probably didn't adjust for the insane board speed he had on an absolute freight train, then a few seconds later - probably 1 second in real life - he's going over the falls with / inside the lip and still strapped in . . . hope he survived uninjured from an insanely heavy wipeout. Massive respect to the surfer, and huge credit to Manea for the amazing footage, takes balls swimming in that location to get the footage. You can see in the first few seconds of filming how much water is moving around on that reef, skill and stamina needed to maintain position. What epic video thanks for sharing!
I’m not fit enough and body too smashed up to get amongst it but footage like that is just immensely satisfying and helps tremendously when dealing with not being able to do the things I once enjoyed. Bloody unreal…. Never been on anything like that… the way it just sucked him up the face… fantastic! Cheers
So surreal to look at. And this guy is still alive and kicking. I can imagine that people wonder if you can survive waves like that. Great footage and surfing 🌊
Such a thick and nasty wave! Would love to be in one of those boats in the channel watching these monsters roll in! And, cheer the brave souls who drop in and make it to the shoulder!
Uuuuuummmmmm, aaaaaahhhhhhhhh..... Oh hell no hahahahaha... I thought from the title and thumb it was going to be a epic survival ride on a nightmare wave... I kept going "Oh man if he would have fell or been pulled over and then.......
Oh man, stuck his head right in the lip to avoid foam ball.....thats a bad spot....good thing it was towards the channel and not in the beginning Wave looks like a friggen mountain
OMG!! Bro, ballz size of the universe. Both Kauli and the filmer. This angle is way more inside than usual.
Filmer was a little shaky... but I guess forgivable when you thinkin you might die.
Hope he surfaces in time for Christmas 🎉
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Lol
Nope, maybe new years...
I wonder did he realize he wasn't going to make it the whole time and say screw it, got to have fun or did he think he was going to make it?????
That's a pretty thick and juicy wave!!!!! I wonder does the underwater ragdolling experience happen super quick and you don't remember it or does it suck?????????
He was a good man… we will miss him
One of the best surf footage i have ever seen, congrats ! What Kauli is doing is just insane, what a shame he couldn't make it to the end
You an me both an I’ve watched hundreds of shots of of the men who ride giants
he was just TOO DEEP...that wave was a fkng monster
The question is: how did he survive? He is going over the falls there. Even in 3 or 4ft surf you can get slammed into the floor, hard ...
When Teahupoo is that big, I don't think anybody makes it out. It might be because they have to use short boards if they tow in, which fade back up the face.
Trying to think of something to say, I'm shaking my head for five minutes. Maybe the angle but that looks like the heaviest/biggest Teahupu wave I've ever seen. From the first frame I knew he was going to get devoured. It moves so fast and the bowl is basically a vertical wall. Absolutely amazing!! Glad he's ok I cannot imagine what a wipeout like that is like
Great angle, makes it even scarier if that's possible. Can't imagine the moment of committing to the take off knowing it's either going to be the best day of your life or possibly the worst!
Haha. Or the last
I reckon he knew when he committed that he wasn't going to make it. Looks like he was deliberately stalling to get deeper.
This is amazing! So different from a GoPro pov from the rider. I’ve seen GoPro edits that make this wave look” soft and inviting “😂. This perspective is what I really enjoy. The rider, disappeared below sea level, only to be pulled up and over by this absolutely terrifying freak of nature monster. Liked and subbed. Thanks for posting this
Everything was going fine at the 30 seconds mark, then just a bit too much inside rail, probably didn't adjust for the insane board speed he had on an absolute freight train, then a few seconds later - probably 1 second in real life - he's going over the falls with / inside the lip and still strapped in . . . hope he survived uninjured from an insanely heavy wipeout. Massive respect to the surfer, and huge credit to Manea for the amazing footage, takes balls swimming in that location to get the footage. You can see in the first few seconds of filming how much water is moving around on that reef, skill and stamina needed to maintain position. What epic video thanks for sharing!
Looks like he was too deep even he hadn't caught it... what a fn send tho 🤯
This has to be the most astonishing surf footage I’ve ever seen, quite remarkable. How stunning is the sea
Watching surfing in slow motion takes away so much.
yo lol it’s absolutely horrible. it’s only good for studying if you’re trying to check something out
These surfers are fearless. How a human being can push it to the limit. Outstanding.
I hope that guy is ok. That went from the most epic ride to the most epic slam. Eaten by a freight train.
Amazing footage, like you're sitting in the channel watching that beast unload and pass by
I don’t care what wave you put that beast up against, it’s the baddest ass wave in the world! And Koa has huge cajones!!!
This video is so gnarly that I was frightened sitting on my couch
I’m not fit enough and body too smashed up to get amongst it but footage like that is just immensely satisfying and helps tremendously when dealing with not being able to do the things I once enjoyed. Bloody unreal…. Never been on anything like that… the way it just sucked him up the face… fantastic! Cheers
Fantastic pov. Finally, what it's really like watching a wave come in
Best footage of anything for the ages
For real..
Love the slo-mo. Gives one time to appreciate the awesomeness and power of the wave.
That’s how it was in real life. Time is relative... that is what they saw.. like holy f#ck mind expansion mental blow out stuff..
So surreal to look at. And this guy is still alive and kicking. I can imagine that people wonder if you can survive waves like that. Great footage and surfing 🌊
Wow that was the most incredible wave i ever saw on teahupo
Wow what a nightmare he had.
That's just insane, got to be the heaviest wave in the world surely?
Probably only 2nd to The Right:
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I’ve been in 12 foot surf. Once.
I don’t know how these guys can live through a wave like that
thanks for posting....I always wondered how it looked from close
Jeee-zus!!! Take a DEEP breath...
5 seconds into that clip, I got an overwhelming urge to paddle hard towards the horizon.
Is that scene in our planet Earth? with our rules of gravity and water preasure? So much respect for you.
Such a thick and nasty wave! Would love to be in one of those boats in the channel watching these monsters roll in! And, cheer the brave souls who drop in and make it to the shoulder!
First my heart started pumping, then I peed my pants, and when the belly of the beast ate him, got sick to my stomach..
Incredible!
After watching Kauli surf this, it would be great to see some giant paddle-in waves arrive during the 2024 Olympics happening right now.
Das CRAAAAZZZEEEEEEEE
Oooooooooohhhhhhh yeeeaaahhh!!!!!! Go Vaast!!!!!!!
"Memento Mori," whispers the slave behind you, "remember you are only mortal."
Watching this cured my constipation.
My favorite wave to watch in amazement.
I'm going to have to spend some time looking at that, I've seen things on dating sites that's severely misrepresented the situation
That wave was pulling up so hard .....no way he could stay in the trough....that over the falls must have been mind-numbing..
Awesome footage.
I know there are bigger waves but this one is just so THICK..Its just a beast.
Riding the wave was worth the beating... Amazing..
So much water moving up the face that he couldn't track down.
Maybe other waves in terms of wave height have been deemed the biggest, but in sheer volume of water, I think this may be…
wow, lovely shot.
Diablo lo Mas grande que e visto tahepoo..eeeehaaaa.
That's gonna leave a mark.
unbelivable!!!
Craziest thing I’ve ever seen.
Uuuuuummmmmm, aaaaaahhhhhhhhh..... Oh hell no hahahahaha...
I thought from the title and thumb it was going to be a epic survival ride on a nightmare wave...
I kept going "Oh man if he would have fell or been pulled over and then.......
I’m an average Joe 🏄♂️… my surfing mind can’t comprehend this 😮 🤩
This is absolutely insane 😳
Aaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!! Kauli!!!!!!!!! Aaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Nastier wave somewhere? I find that hard to believe!
Way beyond beast mode.
Great pov!
The wall of Death.
Indescribable
I bow to you Good Sir for the effort🌊
nice floater - i heard he rode it out.
Incredible
Great filming
I feel like I just watched the very last moments of two lives.
That must have been a brutal wipeout...of the year award.
He even surfed below the waterlevel for a moment 😮 How to survive this fall???
That actually looked like a scene from a disaster movie.
OMG EPIC 😬🤦🏻♂️🤯
AAh such a pity he could not stay on the surf and exit the tunnel but AWESOME footage nonetheless
How do you even practice your breath hold for that
Awesome
Seriously, does a unreal giant magnificent wave worths risking your life ?
Would be cool on pass at normal speed too
Se faire prendre dans une vague de cette taille peut être extrêmement dangereux , le sang froid du jeune surfeur tahitien est incroyable .
Insane ride
Gonna need a bigger board...
That wave was never going to let him stay where he needed to be to complete that ride ... wave 1 , surfer 0
Eaten!
How do you even survive that wipeout? Was he ok?
that was the biggest I've seen there
Nightmare fuel.
That's a really tall wave for chopes
Don’t get why he was riding so high.A lot of guys make the same mistake
Don’t do drugs, but honestly, you got to be high just to let go of the rope. Ride high..
@@latentsea High on the face of the wave
Absolutely terrifying…😮
Sick
wow
Good lord!
OH MAN, THAT HAD TO HURT
Bloody hell!
Pretty sure Laird said to point straight down…
Bro how
OMG is that the biggest attempted looks fake from how big it is wow... big ups bro Bravo to the 10th power
Gnarliest thing ever
Oh man, stuck his head right in the lip to avoid foam ball.....thats a bad spot....good thing it was towards the channel and not in the beginning
Wave looks like a friggen mountain
Ouch!
Is it called a fall if your below sea level 🤔
Why did he go so high up on the face?
Padang Padang on Trenbolone!
Holy shit! 6 ft below sea level.
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Bloody shoulder hopper!
What was that thing!??????
Guoooo, ese carajo murió?
omg omg omg if you dont know you dont know, craisy ass dudes omg
This place is like no other. You had better have your act together.
So much water moving and getting sucked up the face...ahhh
Damn😮