Perhaps The Best Ma'alaea Footage Ever...

r32

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Hate myself for not surfing this wave once in my lifetime. Damn. That's the biggest footy I've ever seen of that spot.

This swell reminds me of the 90s swell where Mike Stewart chased the big south from Tahiti to Hawaii to California and ending in Alaska. He surfed that spot during that swell and I don't recall it looking that crazy.

Swell from July 7 - 15th, 1996


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What_it_Do_Baybeeee

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Crazy. Such an insane wave, but breaks so rarely. I think the last time it broke with any real size was 2005 (there is some footage on Youtube). That was before the surf media craze of nowadays, so I am sure more pros were on it this swell.
 

James -Bummer Jim-Devlin

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AND I WAS THERE, then i went 2 miles down the shore where i went out and it was double overhead when i rode them on my belly
YOU WILL c allot of this swell because there was about 20plus cameramen along the coast there pionted at it,,,, and how many cellphones........ every condo manager was freaked out by the takeover of thier shoreline and parking lots
 

hammies

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Nice that it was a lot of locals instead of the usual pros. Insane shackage and balls-out drops!