"The lip explodes breaking wave is passing like skiing an avalanche," says Sean Collins of Surfline Surf Forecaster.
Since the ancient Hawaiians first slid on the beach was their hand-carved Olo boards, riding the biggest wave of the day continued to be one of the most venerated surf on the results. But while the professional surfing circuit has blossomed over the past two decades, offering millions of dollars in prize money to agile small-waveArtists, has not offered routinely reward some of the real heroes of our sport, the great wave was LOADED.
NORTH AMERICA
Maverick
Maverick is a famous big wave surf spot in Half Moon Bay south of San Francisco. It 's a world famous place of surfing in northern California. Located about half a mile (0.8 km) off the coast of Pillar Point Harbor north of Half Moon Bay, in the village of Princeton-By-The-Sea. It occurs after a majorwinter storm in the North Pacific Ocean. Waves can routinely exceed 25 feet (8 m) and top with about 50 feet (15m) coat of arms. The pause is caused by an unusual form of training underwater rock.
Maverick is a destination for some of the best big wave surfers. Very few drivers are big wave surfer, and of these only few are willing to risk the hazardous conditions at Maverick. One is by invitation only competition there every winter, with the wavesConditions.
You know how it got its name Maverkick? In early March 1961, three surfers, Alex Matienzo, Jim Thompson, and Dick Meyer Knott decided to try the waves away from Pillar Point. With them was a white-haired German shepherd named Maverick, heard from a roommate of Matienzo.
Maverick was used to swimming with his master, or with Matienzo, while they were visiting. The trio's Maverick down, but he swam and fished with them. To determine the conditions fordangerous for the dog, Matienzo paddled back and tied to the bumper Maverick before the return of others. The driver had only limited success that day, browsing in the back of the break and in the rule that to be too dangerous, but they decided that the point after Maverick, to get the best experience seemed to have that name. It 'called "Maverick's Point", and then simply "Maverick."
Ghost Tree, Monterey Bay, California
This picture was in the recording9. March 2005 when Ghost Tree went huge and perfect and very, very dangerous. At first light seen Ghost Tree is approaching a bulge of 17 meters from the west at intervals of 20 seconds. About two hours later, Don Curry, the man who called the tree, and his partner Ed Guzman rolled up on the channel just in time for a couple of boom wave of 30 feet instead dials the infamous boneyard and into Stillwater Cove. The swells continued to grow until they were well over 45ft. Surfers came from allhope to ride the wave.
It was first sailed in 2005 and sadly claimed a life in 2007. Maverick will be more afraid and heavier than Waimea and is one of the world's most dangerous waves. The height of the waves can reach 70ft with an incredibly long tube.
Nelscott Reef, Oregan
Nelscott Reef creates a reef break (where waves propagate to create Whitewater), who as the only place on the Oregon coast with the right conditions for tow-in surfing is knownand is the only place to consistently produce double overhead waves, so that the event brings in the name of the great navigator. Before 2003, no one can paddle in this region through the shallow water and undertow, but it is now recognized as a world leader in tow, and are easily hold 30ft + waves in waves.
Cortes Bank, San Diego
Cortez Bank is a range of 17 miles of underwater mountain that rises within 6 feet (2 meters) from the surface and is characterized by a notice near the buoy.E 'is for Stillwell S. Clippers Bishop that struck the rock in 1855 (and with a hull patch has done in San Francisco) name. This place is known that sea-going ships and fishermen for years. The waves there signal danger to the underwater rocks and are so large, they show up on radar.
This wave is truly in the ocean. You have to take a boat 100 miles, laughing. To request the biggest waves at Cortes Bank, light winds, storm tide and large swellnorth-west at the same time. If 19 To test occurred in January 2001, surfers in California large scrambled their skills against the biggest, baddest wave ever. These waves move so fast that surfers do not catch the bath, allowing you to jet ski tow with a rope until they move fast enough to catch the wave.
This spot is only for surfers worldwide. And 'dangerous.
MEXICO
The Mexican Pipeline, Puerto Escondido
Mexico is home to two ofthe most powerful waves on earth. In the deep south of mainland Mexico, Puerto Escondido is a beach break that surfers have coined "The Mexican Pipeline" - a comparison with the wave of the world's most famous surf, Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii. The surf is seasonal, ranging from small to medium in size during the dry season (November to April), and from small to large during the rainy season (May). The change of seasons is dramatic, in about a week and bringwith it an equally sudden increase in wave size. A further advantage in this time of year is that the evening session is often accompanied by strong winds, which can result in open sea conditions world-class.
"Killers" at Todos Santos.
1,700 miles to the north is a reef break called "Killers", a large wave breaks on 9 miles off the coast of Ensenada at Isla Todos Santos where waves can reach heights of 70 feet or more. It 'was the West Coast of the first legitimate big wave, discovered byWindansea boys in the '60s, and unlike other waves with scary names - "Showdown in depth", "Dead Man's" or "shark pits", "Killers" lives up to its reputation. It remains a rite of passage for any aspiring big wave charger this side of Oahu. Like most large waves, a number of factors have cut everything to make it happen: in this case, the points of rock in the maw of northwest swells, and concentrates by a major submarine canyon, which has long swell energy, support point- Often they swell to double the size of what is out there. It is a powerful and shifty deepwater wave, with strange facial lumps and bumps. Best winter breaks right and the best waves coming from the northwest. The terrain is rocky and the dangers are very large cracks, rocks, sea urchins and skis. The downside of this wave is blowing in the morning.
HAWAII
The North Shore of Oahu is world famous. It 's the surfing capital of the world. During 'Winter in the North Pacific swells generated giant waves always produce spectacular in the world. There are a number of popular surf along the coast. The most famous are the Banzai Pipeline and Waimea Bay. If there is such a thing as a perfect wave, you will probably find on the North Shore of Oahu. The big, glassy winter waves of the legendary surf Mecca of the best surfers in the world. Stretching for more than seven miles, the beaches of the north coast of the host countryworld leader in navigation competitions including the Super Bowl of wave riding, the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.
Banzai Pipeline
From November to February surfers congregate on the North Shore, hoping to capture perfect wave. Winter wave heights can now get 20 meters high, with faces up to 50 meters! This extreme surf is only for experts, and also apply conditions very dangerous. world-renowned surf contests are here from early November to late December. The VanTriple Crown of Surfing, which includes Reef Hawaiian Pro at Ali'i Beach Park in Hale'iwa, the O'Neill World Cup at Sunset Beach and the Billabong Pipeline Masters at Ehukai Beach (Banzai Pipeline), brings together the best professional surfers of the world.
The merciless waves of Pipeline break just 50 to 100 meters from the beach over a reef making this one of the most dangerous in the surfing world.
WAIMEA
Waimea Bay is the birthplace of big wave surfing. L 'Eddie Aikau Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay, however, is in the winter semester.
In winter, Waimea and other North Shore locations such as Pipeline and Sunset Beach host a number of surfing contests because of the great waves here. These waves are created by winter storms in the North Pacific, and to accurately predict their arrival on the North Shore of Oahu for several days in advance. In summer, Waimea is because it is calm, clear water known.
The surf break at Waimea Baywas significant in the evolution of big wave surfing. Big waves in the bay went inactive for years to November 7, 1957, when a handful of surfers finally paddled and rode the giant waves that break off the northern tip of the bay. As the only major Surf several times a year, Waimea was the most famous Big Break surfing around the world for decades. With the advent of tow-in surfing discovered the waves is always greater quality was far better thanWaimea. But the bay still has a significant place to navigate in today's world of big wave.
Peah or "Jaws" - Maui
Peah, otherwise as "Jaws" is well known, breaks up a cliff in the form of a perfect triangle. The winter swells that Hawaii Pound the shore all the way from the Alaskan Aleutian chain of islands in the far north of the Bering Sea. March unhindered through landfall to take thousands of miles of unbroken ocean of Maui reef about a half mile off the coast Peahnearly 30 km per hour. The strength of these waves produce some truly monster waves in the range of 40-70 meters.
The pause "Jaws" surf reached its reputation around the world for the frequent filming and photography of tow-in surfing legends performing in huge waves breaking on the deep reef off the coast, known as a big wave tow-surfing Surf Pioneer (also known as "The Crew Band known for the bands on their short surfboards to anchor their feet against theForces): Laird Hamilton, Dave Kalama, Darrick Doerner, Buzzy Kerbox, Brett Little, Rush Randle, Mark Angulo, Mike Waltz, Pete Cabrinha and Brian Keaulana.
Jaws is famous for its quality. The reef and rocks at Jaws are shaped to increase the incoming swell energy and produce clean and well defined right and left waves with gigantic sections of barrel distortion.
CHILI
PUNTA DE LOBO - south of Santiago.
Punta Lobos is quite consistent wave break point on the left that breaks upSand and rocks. This is a huge long powerful wall and give a round of 1 / 4 miles (more or less 500 meters) without problems. Biceps burn out of 0-10 = 8! The water is cold and there are serious cracks.
The nearest town is Pichilemu. Punta Lobos is one of the biggest waves in South America.
Santos del Mar
... Finally, a warning to all would-be environmentalists out there:
"South of Chile last big wave surf site Santos del Mar and the surrounding coastline would bedirty, if the plans go ahead for the construction of a planned U.S. $ $ 1300000000 coal power plant on the coast of the 7th Region of Chile
Local surfers and residents are for the environmental destruction that would result from burning coal plants in question. Arsenic and lead poisoning of adjacent marine waters and agricultural land is often by burning coal in power stations and the area around Santos del Mar in remote and rural with plentiful fishing grounds andSmall farming. In addition, the proposed cooling towers for water marine electric generator through an industrial intake mechanism responsible for killing millions of fish and marine mammals per year for use in similar facilities "throughout the world.
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