I have no idea how anybody surives tehupoo, it is so heavy and it breaks in just a few feet over a coral reef and it is so heavy. much respect for anybody with the cojones to ride that wave
I went to F.P. for our honeymoon. All of the waves break about a half mile out on the reef.. I cut up my feet just walking over the reef let alone getting dragged over it. Much respect to all of the warriors that surf Teahupoo on anything over 10'.
You can see he is crunching the numbers and feeling concerned at the end of the vid. It's always scary to be ragdolled by a big wave and wonder if there will be an out. if you add reef and such huge volumes of water it's a lottery. If the human body didn't have some bouncy there would be people getting toasted day in and day out. Kudos for going.
How do you avoid hitting the reef especially in super shallow water. I am from Cali all sand beaches so Ive never experienced it or probably dont want to.lol
+marcuelcajon Apparently what ive heard is that the lip is so heavy that bounces off the reef on the bottom and creates some kind of counter to the actual wave when it comes back up. But yea not for me hah
+YadidaOo Correct. Although I would not have the balls to surf it this big, I've heard the same. The amount of water being thrown from the lip instantly fills the reef area, almost back to "sea level". Not to mention the speed of this wave is 10 times faster than "normal" breaks. Id say, aslong as you are not right under the lip when it breaks, you'll be safe from the reef.
Yes, he has way bigger balls than any of us commenting on this video. He charges anything. Btw, I was waiting for a comment like yours for four months!!!
newts8 I know this is old, but waves height is measured from sea level. So when they say 15 foot that's measured from the back and on buoys when the wave is in a natural form. When it starts to break, the front of the wave is actually almost 2x the height of what the buoys read and what is forecasted. That's because the front of the wave is where the trough. Which is where the water level actually drops below sea level. So it makes the face of the wave a lot bigger than what the swell that is measured. I learned this early on surfing when the waves were 5-6ft. I'm thinking oh that's not that big. Get out to the beach and paddling out, seeing that first set roll in like oh shit this is a lot bigger than I thought.
@asaw1994 you contort your body and try to swim where up is. i dont surf waves like this but i have surfed where the reef is a foot under your fin and the waves are six foot average, and ive wiped out, first time i got a nice scratch along my back, but you learn to just move up and stay up
of course not, i was streching it a "bit too far" lol (in this case streching is the correct word ;) ) Well you know that feeling being pulled by your board....
It#s not about ability to hold your breath at teahupoo, it's all about getting hit with force or hitting the reef. People have had their faces torn off from that reef.
@TrySomeCrack Mark Healy is a Kook, but he has surfed bigger waves than any of us on this site has, he even swims with sharks! No need to make fun of a fellow surfer, have respect to your own kin
yeh, tore a ligament in my leg purely from the turbulence in a wave, and it was barely head high. I heard at cylops, people have had their spine broken with the weight of the water (1 cubic meter weighs a ton, so there are many tons of water pounding this poor guy)
@TrySomeCrack kook? you think hes never been in the ocean? Have some respect. YOU WOULD NEVER GO OUT IN TEAHUPOO! especially if you think a 6ft set hurts.... buy a surfboard silly
I am glad to hear someone acknowledge who is in control at chopes.
Thanks for the commentary Healy. Felt like we were right there with you...glad you got out
I have no idea how anybody surives tehupoo, it is so heavy and it breaks in just a few feet over a coral reef and it is so heavy. much respect for anybody with the cojones to ride that wave
It's unreal more guys don't die there. Bravo Healey and everyone else who surfs it like that
Great explanation of the spill. Glad to see you made it.
Meow :p
I went to F.P. for our honeymoon. All of the waves break about a half mile out on the reef.. I cut up my feet just walking over the reef let alone getting dragged over it. Much respect to all of the warriors that surf Teahupoo on anything over 10'.
Good thing Mark can hold his breath a loooong time!
What a great feeling it must be to pop up after a slam like that, in tahiti, and not be completely trashed!
Good stuff
Respect.
Respectorama
15 feet sounds like an understatement to me.
Definite Hall of Famer!!!
Just thank God your alive :)
Yeh, that was God doing all that....
15 feet he says???! Okayyy! He says you can't prepare. It's spiritual preparation. Daniel and Goliath doggg!!!!!
gnarles barkley.
Legend...good attitude
You can see he is crunching the numbers and feeling concerned at the end of the vid. It's always scary to be ragdolled by a big wave and wonder if there will be an out. if you add reef and such huge volumes of water it's a lottery. If the human body didn't have some bouncy there would be people getting toasted day in and day out. Kudos for going.
my dream after 13 years of surfing, is to be on the shoulder of Teahupoo on a big day. I want to feel that power first hand.
He's skippin in the Barrel like a friggin stone!!
waaahhh!!!
Wow. Teahupoo is the fucking proving ground.
Great vid.
Healey's rad
No Way i found this guy on instagram when he only had like 100 followers and replied on his photos NARLLYYY!
How do you avoid hitting the reef especially in super shallow water. I am from Cali all sand beaches so Ive never experienced it or probably dont want to.lol
+marcuelcajon Apparently what ive heard is that the lip is so heavy that bounces off the reef on the bottom and creates some kind of counter to the actual wave when it comes back up. But yea not for me hah
+YadidaOo Correct. Although I would not have the balls to surf it this big, I've heard the same. The amount of water being thrown from the lip instantly fills the reef area, almost back to "sea level". Not to mention the speed of this wave is 10 times faster than "normal" breaks. Id say, aslong as you are not right under the lip when it breaks, you'll be safe from the reef.
sometimes you slam into the reef
In hawaii once is all it takes
Couldn't agree more.
All Praise to Huey!
great story.
Yes, he has way bigger balls than any of us commenting on this video. He charges anything. Btw, I was waiting for a comment like yours for four months!!!
"here is a Man that is real."
Awesome........
amen
The worst possible scenario is the short game. Two foot waves are perfect for shortngame. 6 foot from the borderline
Great video. Needs more love for sure!
"Shoots it " wow! No Problemo for Healy!!
This wipeout is older then me by like 2 months
hoooly dam, i would be scared outta my mind
@chayote96 Haha in California we don't need to surf foam balls sorry where do you surf the great lakes lol?
02:35 '...like a bug on a windshield...'
IMAGINE A CAMERA UNDER WATER WATCHING HIM GEY RAG DOLLED
Then you come up for air, your arms feel like lead, the hearts on overload and youre in the wipeout zone and yeah 6 ft can mess up your day too.
Go for it!
hope your gonna buy a lottery ticket after escaping that one Farrrr out
............. wow.............
" and I coped another 12 footer on the head" Those waves are bigger than 12 foot aren't they???
newts8 yes easily, he measures from the back so like 20-25 feet
newts8 I know this is old, but waves height is measured from sea level. So when they say 15 foot that's measured from the back and on buoys when the wave is in a natural form. When it starts to break, the front of the wave is actually almost 2x the height of what the buoys read and what is forecasted. That's because the front of the wave is where the trough. Which is where the water level actually drops below sea level. So it makes the face of the wave a lot bigger than what the swell that is measured. I learned this early on surfing when the waves were 5-6ft. I'm thinking oh that's not that big. Get out to the beach and paddling out, seeing that first set roll in like oh shit this is a lot bigger than I thought.
thats why you dont have a leash when u ride monsters...
how many people dictionaried "cojones" after that one ^^ hahah
Only one in six years my friend (*_*)
haha right on bro you survived!
@asaw1994 you contort your body and try to swim where up is. i dont surf waves like this but i have surfed where the reef is a foot under your fin and the waves are six foot average, and ive wiped out, first time i got a nice scratch along my back, but you learn to just move up and stay up
nevilles coming
@DJTrapsTV about 5-8 feet
3:19 MAKE IT DOUBLE
Sick!
some people measure by the back of wave, so basiclaly he means like 24-25 footer
of course not, i was streching it a "bit too far" lol (in this case streching is the correct word ;) )
Well you know that feeling being pulled by your board....
WHAT A NUT CASE HAHA!!
not to mention your foot (surf) of your arm (bodyboard) being snapped off by your leash if the board is still attached to it.
The leash would snap first.
Teahu pronounced cho?
how deep right there?
They dont call it skullcrusher for nothing,lol..
Dam I would of just died from getting thrown within the barrel
15 feet???
Heavy
@letsgosurfingdude No it's pronounced 'cho-poo'.
That is the bastardized pronunciation. It's really Tee-a-hoo-po.
Why was he surfing a short board
Coz he was towing and because the wave is so sucky. Tow boards are all short and if he had a big board out there he'd nosedive 100%
And you can not touch the wave at all down there....
@Poptartarsauce i once hit the water on a free fall and came out bleeding like i had been hit by mike tyson
@danielcutler84 15 ft hawaiian = 30 ft
It#s not about ability to hold your breath at teahupoo, it's all about getting hit with force or hitting the reef.
People have had their faces torn off from that reef.
@TrySomeCrack Mark Healy is a Kook, but he has surfed bigger waves than any of us on this site has, he even swims with sharks! No need to make fun of a fellow surfer, have respect to your own kin
Pretty much....alright.
@letsgosurfingdude yeah, like you know better
@TrySomeCrack damn straight man
Cross into Mexico
woooooow
i hate when people say Cho-poo. It's Tey-ahh-hoo-poh-oh
Earning a living?!?!
yeh, tore a ligament in my leg purely from the turbulence in a wave, and it was barely head high. I heard at cylops, people have had their spine broken with the weight of the water (1 cubic meter weighs a ton, so there are many tons of water pounding this poor guy)
Is it pronounced toe poo?
gangsterboogie pretty sure it's cho-poo
Tea a who poe
Pronounced Tea hoo Poo!
phsyco
why.......
He could of made that
really?
he didnt need to pump thats hard on any big wave.
hawaiiguerilla no worries Kelly slater
guttermouth
you guys must have small feet ;)
this is a completely other sport
Music sucks. The footage awesome.
I eat giraffe meat, just sayin.
DONT EVER COME TO PORTUGAL...
@racooninabag well apparently letsgosurfingdude know's a lot better than you do.
the wave is not scary its the reef and thinking your gonna drown.
@TrySomeCrack kook? you think hes never been in the ocean? Have some respect. YOU WOULD NEVER GO OUT IN TEAHUPOO! especially if you think a 6ft set hurts.... buy a surfboard silly
what a weak wave. I need a wave with a little more juice than that. chopes is for punks.
Cute
t mac lol
Angry much?
relax dude. dont be so aggro. puts you on the same kookish level. of course the guys a kook. and youre right obviously...
up to god?....lmfao more like up to mother nature!
God invented nature. Don't worship nature but the one that made it and you.