MOST DANGEROUS WAVES IN THE WORLD PT. 2

[@KoaRothman]

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[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

This is the bomb diggety! I always wanted to see more dangerous waves. Love seeing folks do what they do, with aplomb and intrepidness. Cortes Bank is deservedly in this list! Thrilled to see that wave action here. Koa, I do not think that Cortes Bank is SIX HOURS out from shore, sorry. I think it is less far out. Thrilled to see Shipstern's Bluff featured!

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Yeah, the right in Australia ... numero uno! It's like three shelfs of waves in one wave (See at 15:32, the top middle and lower shelfs of waves looking like three waves in one). I mean, there is not guaranteed smoother ride, ever. You'll start to go down what you think is a smooth face, then you'll encounter a shelf, then there are two more shelfs in one wave so ... frankly, I do not understand how anyone can keep from wiping out on any one wave, there.

[@mikemo13]

@KoaRothman Which one hammered YOU the worst? And which one have you surfed the biggest?

[@yahwea]

Like to see more of these "most dangerous" for sure! Mahalo

[@Thomas-y3w]

no1 is definitely the most insane thing I have seen

[@brendan7258]

I’ve filmed ‘The Right’ a bunch of times and ‘The Left’ is no1. Way more terrifying.

[@commissarofsubversion1885]

I spent about 40 seconds under that shit. Board looked like it was sawed in half. Perfectly broken in two.

[@burtongrimes2227]

That’s crazy. How did that even feel ?

[@DwainDwight]

The Right is 1.6kms off the bottom tip of Western Australia in the Southern Ocean, it is a full blown ocean monster like no other. a wall of power. it's super cold there too. a 5+ hour drive from Perth, then way out at sea. fortunately decent medical facilities in Albany. never surfed it, but I'm from the area. it's a beast.

[@DrJ3RK8]

Thanks for the followup video! You hit the two main ones I was curious about. :) (The Right and Shipsterns.) Nice!

[@loganstaats8215]

great video concept love these more information based videos, always gives you content for when waves are flat, id love to see a series purely based on a specific story i think it'd engage your audience to watch more for you and your personality because thats what we love with the vlogs

[@matthall472]

Amazing surf content. I didn’t know how much I’d enjoy just hearing one of the greats talk about it. Incredible. I’ve seen videos of the those wild Aussie waves, cyclops is another, I think those would be your number one if you went there lol. Yes they haven’t claimed the lives pipe has but that might just be the fact that there’s only about a dozen ppl down to try.

[@Chaoxianghuang]

Keep doing these talking videos about surfing n Ocean experiences, I like alot

[@Lloyd_Muir]

loved this series, was getting nervous to not see the right on the list but, and can see why theres not much coverage of the wave, should really check out cyclops not too far from the right. The right drags you across dry reef then just sends you to the depths and the great ocean current wont send you up either.

[@mfitz1991]

Cyclops is a beautiful beast but just like the right no one is stupid enough to surf it on a big day so it will never get the fame it deserves

[@damiencollins8124]

Can you do a winter quiver for this year, what boards you’d ride on what days and when you’d go from your 6, 6’2’4’6 etc go to some clips and what the dims are.

[@lnr12241]

Shipstern and The Right look like the ocean just folds itself. The weight of the water coming down must be incredible

[@jeremyb1633]

You’re one of the very few in your generation who have been able to surf the bay with practically no one out. You have been very blessed to be in the Eddie🤙🏾

[@guiart4728]

No. 1 is scary looking alright…that wave in Ireland that Nathan just rode is some angry looking water! Good size as well…

[@botaccount3449]

Haha i knew someone would mention mullaghmore.

[@AndrewCooperr]

That merch drop was your guys best yet by far. The Hawaii scale hoodie and Let’s get this bread Tee are straight fire

[@lmgb77]

#1 I’d never seen - that looks terrifying! Great lists Koa! Thanks for sharing

[@danielhutchinson6158]

Thank you Koa. Grateful.

[@olihargrave7366]

Tasmania also has Pedra Branca an offshore wave that has barely been surfed and gets even bigger then shippies 🥶

[@Roger_and_the_Goose]

Yeah, I get confused with Pedra Branca with Margaret River's right as to all intents and purpose, they look very similar.

[@tad80659]

Love these kind of videos. Keep this kind on content coming.

[@suekelly3910]

Thanks for bringing up THE RIGHT. I think, it‘s underdiscussed or at least I don‘t find very much talks about it or comments on it from people that experienced it.

[@bbwvelvet]

I was curious if you had surfed Shipsterns! It seems so, so thick and scary. I wonder if you would surf there again? It was interesting to hear about that foam phenomenon. Thanks Koa!!!

[@Samurai78420]

Koa is the man. Subscribed immediately on the pt. 1 video before I even watched it. I don't surf myself, but I'm a die hard fan and have been since I was a little kid. Speaking as a pedestrian, Cortez Bank is a trip, because it's in the middle of the Pacific. Nothing around except open water. Frightening.

[@dreammaker9642]

Not sure you had the experience when on your trip to SA but what are your thoughts on Dongeon ? Big unpredictable wave and fyi if you want to paddle out gotta go in through shark alley 😂 right between the seal island and the reef the wave hits… some real sketchy sh

[@DustinKeiser]

The big beach breaks always seem scary to me. I took about a 7 footer on the head at Blacks and thought that was crazy, so I couldn't imagine a 20 footer at Puerto Escondido!

[@alanyt2000]

I've never been in anything over 8ft myself but agreed, the lack of a channel and the chance to just get stuck in the impact zone due to shitty rip currents seems more terrifying than a shallow reef with a channel

[@apolopena]

I once went out at OB San Francisco when it was 5 to 10 at 22 seconds. I shouldnt have but I lived! Closest call in my 35 years of bodyboarding!

[@matthewjohnson2070]

Absolutely love these types of videos. Love your other videos too but I can turn my phone off and just listen to these ones. Would love to see more list type videos like the dos and donts and stuff like this. Great stuff

[@sarainberg4858]

Love these videos!! So interesting and feels like BTS!

[@obiezervar8319]

good stuff. I usually skip to the waves but I actually listened for a change. If you want to do The Right give Harro a bell. He's been there, done that.. And a boat trip is always fun.

[@dingus2218]

I've eaten so much shit at Puertos and it's super sketch the way it can just hold you in position... Doesn't push you into shore enough, it just positions you right in the impact for however many waves are in the set

[@AFunari369]

Great list Koa, could not agree more-- awesome point about foam- coming up for breath, yeah nuts- anyways great video, keep doing your thing bro! Mad support 💯💯🌍🌍🗝🗝

[@greentubes1]

One of your best non-traditional vids so far. Like The Godfather movies, Part I and Part II are classics!

[@thunderingthelightning]

Well done Koa.

[@gregnicolle]

Great video of some ultra mean breaks. Thanx take care and stay alive!!!

[@kylekaiser9525]

Great video, very interesting to hear about it from your perspective

[@jimmyconn7314]

I enjoyed this podcast.i surfed mainland mexico/hawaii every year 73 to late 80s.your recount of Puerto escondido was spot on.mi 70s or so I brought my brother down to mainland for his ist run[3 months of course!] BC BEFORE CORDS ,, I CHECKED IT OUT IN DA MORNING WITH MY PLATINO!! AND IT WAS BIG!, MIND YPU I HAD AN 8 6 ,90.AND 10.0 IN PUERTO AT ALL TIMES,SAMR IN MICHOACAN! SO THOS MORNING WAS EXTRA LARGE AND UNRULY,WAITED AN HOUR OR SO AND IT WAS BIG BUT SURFABLE,NO ONE OUT NO WIND! SO PADDLED OUT HARBOUR WAY OUT AND AROUND. WAITED ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE CATCHING A FATTIE FRICKIN AWESOME WAVE ,HOWEVER IT WAS WAY FARTHER OUT THAN NORMAL AND I LOST MY BOARD AFTER GETTING SLAMMED BY A FICKEN Fattie it kept pulling out into the impact zone over and over for like 20 on the head,one of the heaviest beatings I ever had period. You description was right on.this was way before you were born and it was a popular spot ALOHA NUI !!

[@sirslaythelot6018]

Check out Cape Solander in Australia , it doesn’t get massive but it is a solid slab wave and breaks so close to the cliff it is terrifying

[@jd32k]

Ripper wave on the right swell. Right onto that rock shelf

[@stevep3089]

Nice dude, cool to see some of these places!

[@RamFly1A1]

Excellent content keep em coming legend 🤙🏼🔥💯

[@rafaariaslago4702]

@ koarothman a rank of your 10 fav waves would be awesome to watch

[@rocknjock9300]

On the flip side to all of the waves you mentioned, the most easily accessed dangerous wave is The Wedge.

[@DannyB-t6k]

Dude you should surf Cortes! Looks super gnarly

[@BigZ_4i20]

For those curious about big waves there are a couple brazilian ones that should be checked: Urca do Minhoto & Ilha dos Lobos. Honestly have no ideia how they would figure compared to the ones named in the video, maybe no where near, but definitely worth checking out!

[@ImStabo]

Thanks Koa, my son and I got to watch you at the back door shoot out from the beach in front of the volcom house, my son's name is also Koa.

[@coldstart-Z32]

I nearly died at Puerto due to the exact reason you mentioned. I fell on the first wave of the set and kept getting sucked into the impact zone, got like 7 big sets on the head. was completly exhausted and panicked, very nearly drowned. I rate it as the most dangerous wave I've ever surfed for sure.

[@Claudia-xn9dw]

Same here. In 2017. I really thought it was the end for me. I never surfed the same after that... Not that I'm super good anyway but I was getting there. The day before, I got the wave of the day actually! I think I got to confident :/ Zicatela is no joke!

[@timothyskattum950]

No.1 on this list is absolutely the me terrifying thing anyone has ever surfed, to me that is. The entire ocean is behind that face and it’s folding over on top of you. One second you are at normal atmospheric pressure and the next you can be 3X that. So frightening! Also, Ocean Beach California (San Francisco) when it’s giant must be on this list. It’s the toughest paddle you’ll ever make, and when it’s big it breaks far enough out to truly give you a heavy workout just getting to the launchpad. I’ve been pinned on the bottom and ground in to the sand with my legs bent the wrong way over my head like a triple jointed yoga girl and have literally come up skinned all over my face, and that is no place where you want to temp Mr White with a little bloody abrasion 😋

[@user-wk8co4vh4c]

i live an hour away from the right, all of these clips are tow in surfies but its mainly ridden by bodyboarders who paddle it. A local told me a story of how there was a small group of people who surfed it over the years, then when a photographer exposed the location the guy had an axe put through his windshield 😂

[@alanyt2000]

Yeah, Ocean Beach is cold water Puerto when it's maxxing

[@kc72186]

The added bonus of Ocean Beach is sharks, big sharks, I mean really big sharks. 😮

[@dennismull147]

P.S. also there has almost no lifesavers on the beach,you are on your own,I damn near drowned on " Noriega Street,and they often have found em dead& washed up on the beach.

[@dennismull147]

​@@kc72186and do not bend over on land& watch for syringes,p.s. stay away from the tenderloin district,as if your car breaks down,good luck!

[@gregadams9752]

Dude thanks for the insight 🤘

[@dylanjamesfilms]

Don’t forget el slammo

[@hughpaynes754]

When are you coming to Ireland brother! Surf at mullaghmore!!!

[@the_beef4762]

Saw my brother surf Cortes when I was like 10 (he and his buddies took me along). Never seen anything like it in my life. A literal massive wave in the middle of the ocean. Was one of the coolest experiences to watch as a kid. He always said it was the scariest session of his life, massive waves, we saw shark fins on the boat. Wild.

[@joeblow1942]

KILLERS on TODO SANTOS ISLAND off of Ensenada. I have lived and surfed substantial waves on Kauai, Maui, Santa Cruz and San Diego and the only time in my life I thought I might die was when I got caught inside at Killers. The crazy thing is that it was only about 8’ that day! The reason it’s so dangerous is because it breaks close to a shore comprised of massive boulders. The boulders are much bigger than at Peahi and it breaks so much closer in than Peahi, and even when it’s 40’ plus. The other issue is that it’s an island 12 miles off of Ensenada and the only good hospitals are in San Diego which means you’ll probably die waiting to cross the border.

[@jasonsmith7809]

Nice to hear humility from one of the most talented athletes on the planet.

[@DiamondRidgeMusic]

Thanks KOA!!!

[@zachnewsom4071]

Cortez is not a shelf, it's a seamount south of Tanner bank which all used to be one island before the end of the ice age and 390ft+ sea-level rise

[@ryukyle5913]

When I went on a 5 day scuba trip there was a guy there who had been surfing 20+ years as a Hawaii local. He told stories of big waves and where he went to surf them, showed tons of vids etc. There were some of the waves mentioned here like Jaws, pipeline, teahupo'o and I don't remember most of them because I didn't surf. Anyways my reaction to most of the waves was awe about how beautiful the waves were and how awesome he rode them. The one exception was the Right. He was there surfing just a few weeks before the scuba trip and it was just horrifying. The slomo doesn't do the wave justice. It is super fast and just comes out of nowhere. As mentioned in this vid there is no back to the wave so it just looks like the ocean is there to swallow the surfers whole. Feels like some cosmic being that is embodied as the ocean or something.

[@tomproffitt4283]

love the vids Koa

[@caldogrun]

Right on Koa! I was wondering where you were going to place "The Right" in W. Australia on your list. Yes! So scarry!

[@pietskiet42-_]

On # one, the last guy made the wave . but he just jumped off ,the moment was just too heroic😂😂😂😂

[@benlittlechilds1192]

All these obscure slabs Nate has been doing seem to be the more under-sung dangerous waves.

[@johnandrew7429]

There are hundreds of super slabs alll across the bottom of Australia.. all equally or worse then the right

[@biff022]

Obviously hasn’t been to Jersey on a head high day after they do beach replenishment.

[@macgitter4485]

Cloudbreak looks like such a beautiful wave. So blue

[@jd32k]

One of my favourite waves. It's such beautiful wave.

[@loismylane]

17:13 The next guy in line really dodged a bullet there

[@botaccount3449]

Solid selection

[@wisdomoverfear2685]

You forgot the pier in Naples, Florida !

[@garyrobinson4847]

Koa jack ,thank you 😃🤙

[@matthall472]

I don’t need VPN but Nord sponsors so much righteously sick content that I’m gonna pull the trigger lol

[@zizzilock]

You need to surf Mullaghmore

[@thomasroney8147]

the right is just sooooooooo hectic you gotta be kidding me going on some of those, those locals probably all have hearing problems lots of sign language.... thumbs up and shakas .........

[@bryanshelton3899]

How do you not mention the infamous GHOST TREES in Carmel California. It's easily more dangerous than some of these waves

[@SeanMathew-fj3rp]

?

[@kczcb4697]

Do people still surf ghost trees? Thought it was closed to jet skis. Guess people can paddle in, crazy bastards that they are.

[@ethancasana]

That Eddie figure is sick! Where did you get that?

[@clearthejunk]

My palms are sweaty just watching this

[@jamesoncc21]

Yee yee 😎 excited to see what’s next

[@ShhooterMcGavin]

The Right looks like the Wrong choice…😂

[@macgitter4485]

Could we get another vid of Jack catching some waves? That would be so sick

[@cjstryder5441]

The guy's who are just swimming there taking photos are crazy. If that was me I'd be thinking about sharks.

[@JordanAvesar]

I used to think Shipsterns and the right were the same wave.

[@tonybeatbutcher]

Did you talked about Mullaghmore Ireland?

[@timdavis7824]

loved it koa

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

I would assume most of these types of waves are in remote locations because at some point, a dude stood on the beach looking at the waves and said "Yeah, we're not even gonna bother building a road here."

[@banglevision8207]

When big waves keep you down "long"? How long is that roughly? Trying to train

[@joshedgecombe2931]

You’ve gotta do a trip to Cortez bank with the boys

[@S2Sturges]

The Right and Cyclops are two of the freakiest waves in Australia....

[@jbyrd1309]

Hey Koa have you ever surfed Point Mugu Naval Base Ventura County, Cali? It's just above Malibu and just under Oxnard. PLace is sick. Is a south facing beach Super sick in the summer but is a point and gets good also in winter taking a North swell. Thats where i grew up. Place gets Triple overhead on right swells. The pros call it Little Pipeline. Great vids man Mahalo!

[@anthonylove821]

Koa, love your videos. Off the subject I read you had neck surgery. I have had two back and one shoulder surgery already and having neck surgery on my c3 and c4 at my throat area right before Christmas. Once u had your surgery did you lose your mobility in your neck as well as other part of your body? I was never nervous about my other surgeries but for the first time I’m very nervous…. And to this day can you still do your normal activities weight lifting jogging etc stuff to keep fit? Or if anyone’s been through my experiences feel free to reply…. Thanks and God bless the surfers

[@scott-gy6fe]

I saw the biggest Hammerhead one year there,12 feet easy, in October so not surf season. Possibly if warmer water stayed and early winter swell came...

[@glennkimata3491]

The no one wave , the right, looks gnarly! Especially with great whites! I get anxious just looking at it

[@lilgurt252]

he think he brett barley with these little in office tutorials

[@clintoncooke4805]

Wat is that photo in your office behind you...? Did u make it ? 🇳🇿✌️

[@jakeleuzzi4853]

I think that is him surfing, the wave is in Tahiti called Teahupo'o

[@clintoncooke4805]

@@jakeleuzzi4853 cheers 🥂

[@TheAWallace1212]

Koa,,, seems like a lot of these are way off shore. Is there waves we haven’t found yet?

[@vvaitkev]

i would like to see The Right max out surfed

[@Baking_baked]

Im guessing you havent ever surfed desert point at this stage. Its not all about massive waves but when desert point gets going, its more dangerous than pipe. But yeah, your list is more complete than before. Still surprised leaving out all the crazy fast indo waves

[@TheFatblob25]

I've always wondered why The Right hasn't gotten more coverage... Since the first time I saw any videos of it. Insane . I can't imagine facing down a 40ft vertical wall. Infinitely thick

[@LilleyAdam]

It hasn't really broken properly in years with the la nina. Or at least the surfers try to encourage that opinion. But if this drought continues it could bring some big antarctic storms.

[@MostlyIC]

I've seen lots of videos of "the right in australia", and always wondered what the shape of the wave really is, what it would look like from a drone up high and from various angles, because the impression I got from the videos I have seen is like what you describe, a wall of water that behind it is just more water IE no back side, so if you wipe out you're under 30 feet of water, doesn't seem survivable...

[@thomasroney8147]

homey shreds , going for broke on a surfboards a great way to stay well fed.....good job....

[@johndoeyedoe]

Imagine a 100 ft cliff climb/walk down. Jumping off rock headland directly into the impact zone. Then paddling out through that, hooking a hard right, paddling another 500-600 m open ocean to an inclined slab. Most slabs are flat, this angles up. If you wipe out your rolling up it. Only works when swell above 6 ft. There isnt a hospital, just a clinic. You need to be air lifted if you get injured with a 2 hr flight to hospital. Its all relative. 🤷 Must be an Ozzie thing.

[@Marc467gg]

At the right Koa it goes from deep ocean to a shallow reef. At the end of the reef it goes back to deep ocean and I’ve heard the reef is pretty short. So if the wave pulls you off the back of the reef you get tugged deeeeep deep down in deep ocean no reef 🌝

[@JeremiahAlphonsus]

Why isn't Lower Trestles on one of these lists??? 😆🤣🤣

[@Beto-pf1fl]

For you Koa , South Australia hurts you every time, stay away! or else 3rd time unlucky, visiting hospital again, the koa curse!

[@finzfan47]

Koa why arent you out here with Nate mate!? The surfs pumping around the world. Miss watching you surf scary waves

[@toddhopkins1081]

lol he is, it's winter on the north shore

[@finzfan47]

Well I want him and nate surfing crazy slabs all over the world. Woudlve been sick for Koa to go to azores with nate.@@toddhopkins1081

[@leonardocosta7188]

When you say "shallow", how much is it? 5ft?

[@Lloyd_Muir]

the right is exposed reef on the big ones

[@laifshowalter9688]

15:39 can legit see dry reef being folded on

[@jamesroscoe7555]

Out of interest, I looked up the water temperature range for Shipsterns (I've never surfed there and never will be good enough to - amazing to see others do it though). Year round water temperatures range from 10C at the coldest to 17C at the warmest. Probably cold for Hawaiians but more or less our summer temperature range (4/3). If there's great whites around, it's not cold...

[@bobflendorg1064]

Celsius? Not a clue how cold that is.

[@olihargrave7366]

I’m a Tassie lad and we have had winters down south with drops to 7-8C water. 4/5’s is what I typically wear. Great whites aren’t typically around in winter down there since it’s to cold, actually safer to surf in winter if that’s peoples worry.

[@jamesroscoe7555]

@@bobflendorg1064 10C is like 50F. 17C is 63F. For me that's a 4/3 at the cold end and a spring suit at the warm end. Our winters have water around 0C (32F) and air well below freezing. That's a 6/5 with maxed out boots and gloves for me... No great whites in the Great White North in winter haha.

[@fixxxer7030]

What has that got to do with his experience? Cool story your water is cold bro, but he probably hasn't surfed it.

[@jamesroscoe7555]

​@@fixxxer7030The relevance of my comment? Just that he emphasized how cold it is there right next to Antarctica and the great whites. Not to take anything away from Tasmania (incredible) or Koa (much appreciate his videos), but lots of people primarily surf in cooler water and don't really factor cold into a danger factor until the temperatures reach a point where a leak in your suit is a problem rather than an inconvenience (ie 6/5 vs 4/3)... and at that point, there's no great whites to worry about.

[@justin6604]

No1 is wild, wave looks like a monster, big back baby.

[@finzfan47]

Would there be a lot of people surfing cloudbreak if Jet ski rescues werent a thing? Have you ever gotten caught inside and gotten out without help? or has nate or billy or anyone? Askign about the big days not the medium days.