Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Surf Contest at Teahuppo, Tahiti: Hit by Historic Waves [VIDEO]

SurfContest at Teahuppo, Tahiti: Hit by Historic Waves,
Some of the largest and heaviest waves ever seen in a surf contest were ridden at this year's Billabong Pro Tahiti contest at Teahupoo.

On August 27th a massive southern swell slammed into Teahupoo. The waves ranged up to a healthy 25ft but it is the mass of water above the rider's head that makes these some of the heaviest waves on earth. The contest was a paddle-in contest but the waves were too big to paddle into and riders were towed into the waves. 10 time world champion Kelly Slater won the contest.

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