Biggest wave ever successfully ridden at Teahupoo?
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Wave of the Day: Matahi Drollet, Teahupoo, Aug 13, 2021
Matahi Drollet is no stranger to giant Teahupoo. His older brother Manoa (along with Raimana Van Bastolaer) was among the first crew to really charge here over a decade ago; Manoa was also the one towing Matahi yesterday, during one of the biggest swells to hit that bit of reef since Code Red in 2011. We covered the day in realtime, where Kauli Vaast caught (but didn’t make) one of the most mutant, biggest waves ever in the morning. Others, including Lucas “Chumbo” Chianca and Eimeo Czermak, were whipped into and made XL beasts through the course of the day, but Drollet played the patience game. This paid off around 5pm, right before sunset, as the swell peaked and he was whipped in the perfect spot by his brother and took the perfect line through an impossibly heavy, crazy loud, building-sized tube - and straight into surf history.
Video: Tim McKenna
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held his line perfectly. noone could have done that better. hats off to Matahi!! this will go down in history for sure. making me feel like a wuss for getting a 5ft mushburger on the head and panicing!!1
Funny
One could 👽🐐
No, he will not. People only care for fame, money and status. But he is acknowledged by us surfers at least. People barely know Matahi Drollet. Its a fucking shame.
@@Pedro370100 does Matahi want fame? Tahitian surfers seem happy with what they have and I don't believe they want their spots blown up like Pipe. It is already like a circus usually at this spot when it gets big. Although it did seem more tame, respectful, and safe as compared to other "code red" swells.
@@Pedro370100 yeah he will. I know who he is. You know. Everyone will, eventually
He makes it look so easy but the lip on that wave is 5 feet thick. That’s got to be something you’ll never forget seeing a wave lineup like that at the speed that it’s going on the shallow reef. Makes pipeline look like Malibu
That’s definitely more than 5 feet thicc
I've wet my pants at Pipe, this would be a diaper day!
More like 15 foot thick.
@@andrewiida3802 yeah that’s right 13 damm
@@andrewiida3802
At least 15, see how tiny our boy is on that wave
My only "negative" of this is please just play the audio at the scene (at least for one take/view). Other than that, THANK YOU FOR SHARING! An amazing ride!
Agreed!
Yeah
Lame
100%! Nothing better than the natural sound of the ocean. I think I originally saw this ride in the recent Smith brothers video. Check it. It’s absolutely insane and amazing what the pros are able to do nowadays. Pushing the limits year after year. Stay fresh🤙🏽😎
Ow...
doesn't look like the same angle, but I think everyone prob has this same screaming in their audio lol (3rd vid) instagram.com/p/CSptBH_L3oL/
Beautifully surfed- beautifully shot. Incredible.
Color grading could have been better, but sick clip for sure!
Give this guy a medal cause that’s the craziest wave ever ridden successfully anywhere.
and that deserves a medal?
Obviously never seen the cortez bank waves.
Nazare
@@feth7747 Nazare would be nothing compared to the weight of this specific wave
@@Dobertathon why so ?
Not surprised that it was a Drollet that got the biggest ride there. Epic Wave, should win biggest wave of the year contest.
Never happen as long as we call the tallest waves (Naz) the most formidable, as opposed to the "heaviest" wave.
@@michaelfarar4232 Naz biggest mushburger wave in the world. Teahupo'o is far more scary.
Not biggest wave but very high potential to win biggest barrel tho for sure
@@stephenwolfram356 Well, since I'm NOT in that .5 percent of surfers who surf waves over 25', I cannot call Naz a big mush ball, but I get your point. I also agree.
@@michaelfarar4232 No I wouldn't go out at Nazare' either but it's still not really a top to bottom throwing lip wave.
The best part is when he escapes the foam ball somehow…
I’m blown away, great ride! Scared the crap out of me just watching it.
Yeah it's a wonder he can even surf with balls that big
Goosebumps from head to toe. Whoever called that wave of the day is very unwell. How can there be anything heavier in history? Laird's,Koa's etc down a notch. Mind officially blown.👍
Speechless. I've ridden 12-15' Hawaii and this video makes that day in Hawaii look like child's play.
how high was this wave?
Look I’m no expert but by my standards I would call this a solid 18 foot, yet I think the thing about teahupoo is that size isn’t the claim to fame…
@@colmcq about 7-8x over head and throwing out even more
@@lordmuppet4989that wave was 30 to 35 ft
yeah it's not just the height but how heavy this is... is inhumane
Matahi showing the world his crown jewels! been the underdog for too long
Winner of Wave of the year.
He picked exactly the right line. Epic wave ridden superbly.
Great ride , loved that he made it . Liked when Raimana passed through the shot .
Kauli didn’t make it, but his was even bigger. A few cars and houses get swamped in shore that day
That is one scary wave. Mad props to the rider.
why put music over something like this, we wanna hear the cheers and the absolutely gnarly wave crashing
Couldn't. Agree. More.
Literally the other videos on this channel without music have people complaining about the cheers. Make up your minds.
@@EcopiuM ain't the one commenting that fool
@@EcopiuM you mean the ones that were filmed from shitty cellphones? We have every right to complain about those
@@xxaded1 I was quite clearly talking about people screaming. Not the video quality. You imbecile.
This has to be one of the most difficult waves to film. The angle is so weird that it seems nearly impossible to capture the full ride from the water. I'm surprised we don't see more drone footage from there
Lmao probably be a lot of goner drones from not pull-up fast enough
I actually think it's one of the best videos of Teahupoo just because of that detail. It's an insane angle, it captured everything
because a drone couldnt get near this angle, see the camera get drenched ? this is literally the best clip ever shot of teahupoo
Drone footage of this wave is on Instagram and it’s as impressive as this crazy angle
Drone footage here: instagram.com/p/CSno0w0HDde/
What makes this even sweeter is that it wasn’t just a local but a Tahitian that successfully did it! Maikaʻi nō e ka hoa! Aloha nō!
Held his line and held his nerve, perfectly. Balls of steel, with his lucky hat too!!
C'est la vague la plus dingue que je n'ai jamais vu auparavant. Clairement le tube de l'histoire du surf. Bravo Matahi, c'est completement dingue. Ta vague restera dans l'histoire du surf. Aloha 🤙
Check la vague de kauli Vaast tu comprendras ce que je veux dire…
@@weedismyreligion oui mais Kauli ne la sort pas !! La ligne de Matahi est juste parfaite, Kauli à voulu en faire un peu trop à mettre un gros bottom et avec autant d'eau, bah ça à pas l'air de marcher, gros respect à l'eau, le moment où il se fait prendre par la force à du être un grand moment de solitude
@@maximefranncois795 c’est toujours des gamins ils ont à peine la vingtaine ,et je crois vraiment pas que kauli es voulu trop en faire… tu es obligé de faire un bottom avec cette taille sinon tu te fais aspirer par le leap et la t’es vraiment mal. J’habite juste devant le spot , à l’époque on surfaient seul ici mtn c’est envahi par les étrangers et le niveau a franchement bien monté depuis
La vague la plus dingue : ua-cam.com/video/FBnA1V8SZdw/v-deo.html
And who more deserving than a local hell raiser 🤙🏽🤙🏽 so sick
Terrifying. You could literally have fitted a railway car into that tube. Maximum respect to Matahi for that ride.
I love the fact that everyone else is celebrating for/with him. Awesome.
That is insane!!! Woot!!! Dayumn!!! I can only imagine how hard that wave tried to spit him out at the end. That was a big, heavy wave!
Thanks for the real-time to!!
Forget held his line , surfed it perfectly bla bla bla , if the average Joe knew how shallow this wave breaks on an alive coral reef then they could start to appreciate this man skill and courage !
On a wave that size it's what, 3' maybe!?
the wave ? magnificent 🤩🤩
the ride ? magnificent 🤩🤩
then camera turns .... more than magnificent 🤩🤩🤩
That's crazy. Amazing how far surfing has come in twenty years. I still remember the first time I saw this place and just thought it was unridable....and now they do this. And for those twenty people who gave it the thumbs down I say fair enough but boy are you hard to please. I could feel the fear of even thinking of being on something like that.
When Tahiti is pumping like this that means in 3 days gonna have a good south swell on oahu!
Code Red 🤞🏼🤙🏼
No shit sherlock
Damn it came a little early..solid 4 ft plus today..that's 10 ft faces fyi
I can’t wait for the raw footage of this day to come out. I’ve seen snippets of some insane bombs
checkout Nathan Florence's channel for some sick raw footage
I had a dream i rode a wave like this in the field of my elementary school. Twas the best dream ever!!
this guy knew clearly his path.... amazing .. hats off
Perfect music choice, and slow mo + full speed, this is so awesome... thank you so much
Outrunning a freight train... on foot, no less!
All surfers could feel the energies. My 68 year old heart raced and remembers 8 - 12 at Haleiwa, Ehukai, Sunset a half century ago.
I was too chicken to go out in anything much bigger but we can just feel it. Out of 100 random surfers, I wonder how many would go out on this day? Waimea at 25 saw most surfers on the beach or cliff back in ‘69.
But if you love surfing, you can just feel the adrenaline rush. 40 years since being tubed for the last time and I can still feel the sensations... more than skiing, snow or water, or skateboarding or skydiving, or Porsche track days. Wish I were 16 and back at 6-8’ Haleiwa.
This Teahupoo look thicker than Makaha.
Congratulations matahi ! Wave of a lifetime and well deserved! ✌️ &💙 from Boston,MA usa
0:20 must have been a relief for Tim when that camera finally decided to focus :D
This must be on the Canadian side of lake Erie, it never breaks like that anywhere on the South shore
Matahi showing the world his crown jewels!
So sick. Still think a number of the code red swell waves were bigger. But most people weren't making it out the shoulder so this is epic.
The cho poo curved foamball, great drop , ride and escape, Ball's of steel!
23 didn't like this video? Are they blind? Wave of the decade!!! I'm speechless.
very very fine lines, that foam ball tried a couple of times to take him out but the line he drew just after the bottom turn was immaculate.
Fantastic! Had me holding my breath and I'm only watching on screen! Excellent! Everything about this video ~
OMFG....how is that humanly possible? Nothing but respect and admiration.
Holy cow! My heart is racing and hands are sweating from watching that. What a wave and what a ride!
Reminds me of the exact same style wave as Nathan Fletchers Code Red Day !! Insane
Laird's Teahupoo has nothing on this, but Laird was pioneering this break and showed how it could be done.
Maybe the biggest wave ever at Teaupoo !!! SICK!!
Hands down one of the coolest videos on the internet
How perfect , a local !!!!!!
Holy shit! Balls of steel dude, props.
Thank you for showing the ‘real time’ footage as well!!!!!
The guys just sitting on the face paddling just amaze me also. Like barely even trying to get up over the face of that massive wall of water.
Most epic ride at Teahupo'o I've seen since a video of I had called, "Know Fear," Men who ride Mountains came out many moons ago!
I know Nazaré is way bigger but this just seems so much more frightening.
The wave itself is more frightening, but I'd rather cope with Teahupoo than giant Nazare, due to the huge rips and swirls that you see on the inside there. If you caught on the inside at Nazare after a wave it looks like a complete nightmare just trying to get any movement when you're paddling.
@@hannotn I'd be a fool to argue with you. Having only seen both on video, at least in Teahupoo if you can make it past the reef you have some deep water on the inside to recover. As you say, with Nazare you've got a rock wall, insane rips and foam a foot thick on the surface you could never hope to paddle through.
cus this barreling super hollow sucky and fast on the reef, both a gnarly but different gnarly
@Razor Lover 🤣🤣🤣 this wave is a baby wave compared to Nazaré. Just go there and witness the power
@Razor Lover dude, im a land surveyor, i dont do research, i measure, thats what i do for a living LOL do you want to learn how to measure lol
can you imagine falling on a wave like that
Muscle memory takes over and you do amazing things.
Def. need the thunder clap of the wave break, and the aftermath of that is bananas.
Very very very Nice. Two XRP for your action. Thats an effort that the community should reward financially. Unfble!! Well done Drollet. VVN!!!
Legit dropping in and riding a collapsing multi story carpark.. so gnarly!
The framing, and proportional relationship between Matahi and the wave, make it look like he's one of those RC surfer toys....
@senni bgon Tahiti
Funny how some people still have to hit the dislike button even after such a beautiful wave/ride. I'd like to see any of them paddle out there!
mind-blowing. kept on doubling up and talk about coming out with the spit
the look on the guys face with the mobile at the end sums it up
Just everything was perfect about this
Has there ever been a more gnarly wave ridden? Good god.
I know it was a Wipeout, but definitely Nathan Fletcher wave. But I am with you here, never knew Teahupoo could flare bigger after the slab. It was like Teahupoo morphed into Cloudbreak for the ending of Drollets ride.
@@atreyuschronicles8589 What about Laird Hamilton's "Millennium Wave" from the 2000 Surfer cover? They look close and I don't know the scale of Laird and his board against Drollet, but I would love further scrutiny. By no means am I taking anything away from Drollet here. This is an amazing and huge wave that I would never be able to finish, but the caption of the video is a question so I am curious as to everyone's take.
@@atreyuschronicles8589 We could further break it down to FS/BS based on this as well.
@@deepbarrels I definitely was going to mention Laird, Koa, the Brazilian surfer that died at Pipeline-no disrespect i cannot recall his name and will come back to that-since he was the first to ride what at the time was considered the largest, even over Laird. Actually, let me do a little work because he deserves mention. I will get back to this in a few. But this particular wave did something different and Drollet, dragging his hand deep when us mere mortals would have dislocated our shoulder and it is not something usually done at this wave. It pulls so hard from the reef that you choose your line and ride that thunderous explosion and racing face.. Yes, but let me get back to you in a bit.
@@deepbarrels Malix Joyeux had the biggest wave before Koa and after Laird. In the strangest of ways, but as it is with Mother Nature, he succumbed to an Eight Foot Hawaiian day at Pipeline. But this wave of this Drollet is definitely in the books. Manoa has also scored many as the other Tahitians that do not care about such things. The ride is what they care about, high fives are for the Haoles. I am white, so please understand I mean no harm in what I am saying, but the truth is what it is.
Whaaaat!!! First time to see Teahupoo flare. We all know it for a mechanically perfect slab, but to see it flare like this, and maybe one of the largest waves to be ridden on camera. Thank goodness we type these comments in, because I am tripping over my bottom lip. Maybe ride, Wave, of the Century?
One of the Best Rides of All Time🤙
Wish they'd show the start I love seein that monster come out of nowhere it's insane
Agree.
Same... the edits are always a disappointment. I'd like to see a zoomed out version too.
@@michaelmcconnell7302 theres a guy thats been putting drone shots out at chopes recently and shows the whole break in perspective
@@michaelmcconnell7302 ua-cam.com/video/P8MfVYZfq2U/v-deo.html
@@uziquattro1083 oh hell ya.... that's the first time I've been able to distinctly see inside vs outside ❤
For sure!! Bigger than Laird 's 💪💪💪
Whoever disliked this... tow them into one and they can really see what disliking something is!
IDK maybe they're just answering the question. The algo treats likes and dislikes almost the same for some purposes anyway
Why be towed in? That’s not surfing, it’s a different sport with the help of a jet ski.
@@thatismattjohnsonjohnson3146 I don't decide for anyone else what is or isn't surfing. I don't tow, don't care to ride big waves, but to each his/her own.
@@thatismattjohnsonjohnson3146 do you actually surf or have surfed waves this heavy? You cant paddle at this size lol
Tough guy here. He gets to dictate what everybody likes and dislikes
Defying death with perfect style!
This is just f*cking nuts. This wave is just sooo heavy i mean. The size of tht lip holy sheet. Imagine getting this on the head.
How did his trunks hold those balls of steel ?
Okay I take it back, that is definitely among the biggest waves ever surfed there. Crazy
Such a fine line between an awesome dream and a horrible nightmare.
Biggest wave yes. He came out in the right spot 100%. Sick.
My god that spray from the break would have blown me straight off my board.
Holding the line. Great set up.
also the best shot ride at teahupoo?
absolutely amazing!
Wave of the decade or century.
It's massive.. but not as big as Kauli's surfed a few hours ago.. and it is wild to say that.
Both waves are unbelievable.
The angle really shows how tall this wave is but doesn't show how THICK it is.
the overhead lip is Thicker than most waves people have ever surfed on!
Wave of the year for sure!
Great video, absolutely incredible wave, courage, commitment and execution. But he's wearing a hat?
You could fit a 2 story house in that barrel!!!! That was freaking insane!!!
Thefunny fact is that wave is 4 story building
Unreal. Music sucks compared to the sound of the wave itself but holy hell that was a monster. Thank you for sharing this!!
Personally for me the ride by Laird Hamilton some years ago left me breathless
One down as fool!! Bravo
Mind blowing wave with mind blowing nerves! Who are the insane surfers paddling on this day
the video lives up to the title.
LOVE IT. BRAVO.
And edit is top notch too. :)
What an incredible wave, just a wall of water
Who da guy, who da guy, boy get one big wave , time for plate lunch 2 scoops rice , 2 scoops macaroni salad and 3 strip teriyaki, for da nex session 🤯
Good job Tim!
Big balls
Homeboys face at 0:43 speaks for all of us. “What the fuck did I just witness?? Matahi you monster!
That's the most insane thing I ever seen! That wave doesn't even look real.
This is amazing, but Laird did it in 2000 and figured out how to ride this wave...(you can see it on utube) taking nothing away from Matahi. Anyone who can do that successfully is an accomplished pro. This wave is about 25-35 feet tall. These days, guys are surfing 50-75 ft waves, and everyone knows about Garrett and his 100 footer, which will be beaten because it can, I guess. This is a serious sport these days!
Back in the '50's and '60's it was a lifestyle and a bit of a calling. Now there are SPONSORS!
that man, looks like he knows what he is doing ,