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WATCH: 19-Year-Old French Surfer Rides One of the Biggest Swells Ever Recorded at Teahupoo, Tahiti Last Weekend

 World-famous surf hotspot Teahupoo was absurdly large last weekend—perfectly adequate for Friday the 13th. Watching this video above of Kauli Vaast drop in on this monster of a wave and then get swallowed by it is emotional, to say the least. Kauli Vaast, a 19-year-old professional surfer from France, called the wave a “wave of a lifetime” and the […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | August 18, 2021
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Best Conditions EVER Surfed in Competition: Tahiti on Monday…

The best surfers in the world showed up to surf the heaviest barrel in the world this week. The Tahiti Pro at Teahupoo did not disappoint. The swell came in HUGE for finals day on Monday and truly freaked everyone out. These were the biggest, more perfect waves ever surfed in ASP competition history. It was mesmerizing to watch… I sat in my kitchen in Argentina and screamed my head off for 3 hours on Monday night watching this comp live. […]

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Miles Clark | August 27, 2014
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VIDEO: Kelly Slater’s 9.4-Point BOMB in Tahiti Yesterday… & He Nearly Gets Clobbered by Stray Surfboard

This video shows 42-year-old Kelly Slater’s 9.4-point ride at Teahupo’o, Tahiti today. The guy is 42 and is the best surfer in the world right now. He’s won 11 world titles. No one else has won more than 3. He’s the younger surfer to ever win the world title. He’s the oldest surfer to win ever win a world title. He’s good at surfing. He’s won this even 5 times. Slater is currently ranked 6th in the world. If he wins in Tahiti, he’ll likely be back up to #1. […]

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SwellBrains | August 19, 2014
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Billabong Pro Tahiti Finals Highlight Video & Photos | Kelly Slater in Now Ranked World #1

Watching the Billabong Pro Tahiti at Teahupo’o was spectacular last night.  The conditions were perfect, the waves were pumping, and the best surfers on the planet were getting barreled out of their minds. John John Florence, when interviewed, said he had completely lost sight of the competition in the line up and was just having fun.  He also said that […]

SwellBrains | August 20, 2013
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Swell Saturdays: 2013 Billabong Pro Tahiti Day 1 & 2 Highlight Videos & Photos

The Billabong Pro Tahiti at Teahupo’o is happening right now.  Well, today is actually a down day with waves at only 2-4 foot.  But yesterday conditions were perfect for day 2 of the comp.  The sea was a sheet of glass, there was no wind and the tubes were perfect and overhead. We definitely stayed up way too late watching […]

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SwellBrains | August 17, 2013
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Swell Saturdays: How NOT to Surf Teahupo’o, Tahiti

Teahupoo in Tahiti is a fiercely heavy wave.  You don’t want to fall, period.  But, if you’re gonna fall, there are some guidelines to follow.  Billibong interviews some of the world’s best surfers for some tips on how to stay off the reef at Teahupoo. Some of the video footage of these wipeouts will make you cringe. “Teahupoo is one of the […]

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SwellBrains | August 10, 2013
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Swell Saturdays: Surfing the Heaviest Wave in the Word | Vicious Wipe-Outs & Timeless Glory on May 13th, 2013

Teahupo’o literally translates to “to severe the head” or “place of skulls” in Fijian. Teahupo’o, Tahiti is inarguably the heaviest wave in the world.  To drop in here you have to either be a verified badass or simply insane.  Both is good. This wave is a below sea level wave, with the thickest lip on Earth, that breaks in around […]

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SwellBrains | May 25, 2013
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Swell Saturdays: Teahupo’o, The Heaviest Barrel in the World in Super Slow Motion

This video displays the best surfers in the world tackling one of the world’s most powerful waves:  Teahupo’o in Tahiti.  The size of the waves ridden in this video are preposterous.  The fact that no one in this video even makes the entire wave is mind blowing.  How do they survive these wipe-outs?  If you’re anywhere near the impact zone […]

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