This is surfer Garrett McNamara riding the world record wave which came in at a whopping 90 feet. The ride came during the two month period of the ZON North Canyon Show 2011. He was riding in Praia do Norte off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal when the wave came his way.
Drift Surfing - According to the Portuguese Hydrographic Institute, “the proximity of
the ‘Nazaré Canyon’ to Praia do Norte creates a situation that greatly
increases the swells intensity. The “Nazaré Canyon” is a rare geographical phenomenon, the biggest in
Europe and one of the largest in the world, which can be explained as a
gap on the continental plate with 170 kilometers of length and 5
kilometers of depth. The “Nazaré Canyon”, that is located right in front of Praia do Norte,
receives the swells from the Atlantic Ocean and creates waves with
abnormal size, compared to the rest of the Portuguese coast.
At first I thought this was a pretty boring video, but the more you look at it the more you can respect it. I mean what are the normal wave heights we see when we go to the beach, like 5 feet? 90 ft. is ridiculous. This dude could die with one slip of the foot. Most of these guys said they were surfing around 60 ft. waves which is still huge, but 90 ft. is freaking crazy. You won't see me doing my usual body surfing on this size swell.
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