Big wave surfing is EXTREME. A big wave is considered anything above 20 ft or more but surfers have been known to do 50 to 80 ft waves. This completion video of surfers on some amazing waves will freak you out for sure – or get you excited if you are a big wave surfer.
Laird Hamilton, one of the best surfers in the world once said that when he is on those big waves it feels like he is flying.
How dangerous is it? Very, surfers have been killed on these huge waves. One of the greatest dangers is to be caught underwater by two or more consecutive waves.