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The Day Before

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The Day BeforeIt is only one more day till the next massive swell hits us. With some reports saying waves to 30 feet in some locations if your heart isn't pumping yet here's a video of what could possibly be the biggest paddle in wave ever surfed.

Media outlets are swooning over the last swell with video after video of last weekend's swell. How do you think this next swell will be handled? If you're unsure you may want to just sit on the shore and watch. These waves will be massive... but not this big!

The wave was so large it closed out all the way across the Bay, not allowing the surfers the opportunity to kick out over the top of the wave as usual, and forcing them to straighten out and take the endless tons of whitewater on their heads.  But for Healey, a renowned freediver with the ability to hold his breath for over five minutes, it was a fun experience.  The longtime friends surfaced unharmed right next to each other, hooting with excitement.

"We were pretty stoked," said Healey. "Big waves are different, there's a lot of brotherhood involved, stuff like that.  I'd rather have had Shane catch that wave than ride it alone.  It was cool to share a wave like that with a friend, and someone I look up to."

 

Has el nino already served up the largest waves ever caught? [Billabong.com.au]

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