Teahupo'o is different than any other wave on earth!

[@erichanners8502]

Rob so humble "had to earn the confidence". Pulls in all smooth and styley

[@flaviozababa860]

I don’t think u understand… it ain’t about him being humble but just realistic 😂

[@flaviozababa860]

I don’t think u understand… it ain’t about him being humble but just realistic 😂

[@Luuskamuikkunen]

He gay😂

[@lewisburnet6617]

Rob Machado is just awesome. Small waves, big waves; he’s the most stylish surfer ever. Everything just looks cool when he’s doing it.

[@timsmith6772]

I remember watching Rob as a grom, he had style right from the start !! Legend!❤🎉

[@ebaron5145]

I met Rob and Jerry Lopez in Fiji 25 years ago. Both of them just straight up good guys!

[@dunningkruger3774]

Mike Stewart described it to me in the early 90's as "way heavier than Pipe". Naturally, I was incredulous, but then saw the Laird pic years later. Mike made no claim of being first, but...those crazy boogie boarders pioneered most of the world's slabs-

[@marcoandreschmidt5859]

Rob Machado is a legend!!!

[@zachbroughe]

He looked better when he was smoking the Collie Herb, IMO....

[@SlackHoffman]

Rob Machado has the best attitude in business…..a certified legend 💪✊👊🙏

[@Toubabou]

They knew because Tahitian surfed it quietly for years before the hype . Simple

[@Deanguilberry]

Exactly

[@cory_hugs7850]

Legend has it Ben Gravy was the first ☝🏼

[@TheBlondin29]

"How did you know it was doable ?" Maybe the tahitians surfing there for decades ?

[@jeambapt]

They thought it wasn’t when it was too big

[@weedismyreligion]

Are you Tahitian? Who told you to speak for ourselves ?? We were charging big Teahupo’o way before it became global…

[@jimreplicant]

@@weedismyreligionno you were not😂 tahitians are babies that cry all the time

[@DQuanAlSamirOHoulihan]

​@@weedismyreligiondont get sassy, girl. It was def not the locals the ones pushing the limits when the spot gets big. You guys did not even think about surfing that place when it got over 8 feet, we showed you it could be done.

[@salva2898]

@@weedismyreligion the "tahitian" who just won the olympic gold medal is a frenchman, so i doubt it lol

[@victor9191]

Rob is like the coolest guy ever 😎🤙

[@Uveiled]

I still have the Cory Lopez poster that was on my wall when I was a teen Grom.. It's insane when the world found out this wave. Cory and Shea being from the Gulf coast. They were my heroes.

[@xwhite2020]

Corey was a beast. I saw him in West Oz doing big sweaping turns on waves with 30 foot faces. That day he was a standout among a whole bunch of pros.

[@JonnyDee-uh1eo]

When people factor in Corey being from the westcoast of Florida with the waves like chopes that he's ridden is quite impressive.

[@JonnyDee-uh1eo]

​@xwhite2020 Great story. I'm from where him and his brother grew up. Always makes me proud. I surfed out of control tropical swell here in west Fla yesterday. There was a window with reeling barrels. Lots of guys make it over when it's good. Lame ass Kelly still hasn't caught a west fla tube. 🤣🤡

[@stevenklaunzer9467]

Remember all those surfy dudes got the jab just so they could go to Bali haha ha ha fools

[@Zachary_333]

Two super legends

[@mobileradiofitter]

Surfing legend, I have so much respect for Rob, what a journey

[@dennismull147]

Both legends"Nick& Rob, both can ride, the,well, Anything from 1 to 50 feet, and beyond mere humans like the rest of us!

[@tomcarroll1439]

❤Rob and you what a combo❤

[@BrolyRajang]

"the Confidence" 👍🌊

[@francus7227]

I suferd with many pros in Hawaii for YEARS.... The pros make it look like they don't have a care in the world on 12+ drainers...... It's nice to hear that while they are super human, they're also HUMAN, too.

[@nathanmoore5705]

He’s spot on.. you have to earn the confidence and the respect at any big solid surf spot!

[@jimihendrixx11]

He has the best style

[@jefferythum9445]

Love Rob Machado he grew up in my stopping grounds in sandiego northcounry.

[@GarethRichards-q8z]

Love the way Rob machado rides waves one of the flowing is

[@bsmbB]

The tahitians were surfing chopes before any one else even heard about it then ben severson and Mike Stewart went for a few years and their camera man ratted the spot to his friends and we'll now it the olympic stage for 2024

[@haveaday1812]

Don’t forget about lairds legendary XXL tow in session. That picture changed surfing forever. For good or bad.

[@rickeykoga2312]

Really really dope interviews!!!! Subscribed ✅

[@heavyweather]

Rob is 50 now 😮...still remember the 90s when he was in his 20s. Haven't seen him with grey hair yet 😮

[@OspreyVision]

2 of the most chill 😎 guys in surfing 🏄‍♂️ 🌊 🤙

[@stevebroad8804]

Rob Machado Zombie! 🤙🤙

[@Aidan.17]

Earn confidence is 100%. Rob spitting words of wisdom right there.

[@MegaSean06]

Great answer

[@DukeGibo]

He really is a living legend I grew up during the Shaun Thompson vs Mark Richards days and Rob was the upcoming talent with Tom Curren Cals finest.

[@BeeCreativeMediaAus]

Earn the confidence I love it

[@mfp4136]

My favourite surfer of all time.

[@BiggyF16]

Legend Rob, loved his backhand like all goofy foots for some reason just looks so much better. …from a natural footer.😂

[@joemeeker5211]

Hey Rob! It’s like a gathering of tribes man!

[@troynichols9788]

Earn the confidence. That’s a fantastic statement.

[@kanakamokunui1039]

It was local fishermen Who told Mike Stewart amd Ben Severson about wave that looks like a mountain in the middle of the ocean back in 89’

[@Winstonsurf]

This was a great podcast

[@ziggy_dubz]

Gotta give the Tahitians and the bodyboarders like Mike and Ben some credit. Bodyboarders are usually the ones first to explore those seemingly "unmakeable" waves. All out with no fame or glory.

[@aaronneff3928]

Koby Abberton won the chopped contest in the late 90s. He was unknown and fully charging . Beat out Conan Hayes in final . Koby is the pig dog master 👍

[@roblentz81]

Koby 🙌

[@kylewright9884]

Found all their waves thanks to bodyboarders

[@somescorpio1798]

Bruh. Machado made me feel old af right now.

[@nlappo]

Love this! Two of the best goofy footers in the game. When are you heading back to Chopes Nico?!

[@SasoCasablanca63]

Rob Zombie never ages

[@davidbaldwin9744]

I surfed against Macado in C.C TEXAS at Bob Hall pier. 1984

[@JonnyDee-uh1eo]

Corey Lopez, my local West Florida Gulfcoast Hero. 🤙

[@nicktrueman224]

It had already been surfed known as End of the Road

[@yommmrr]

I remember seeing it in a mag as a grom and thinking how sick it was that we're still finding new huge waves, nevermind its been breaking that way for thousands of years and the locals have known about it forever.

[@corey8677]

Mike Stewart showed it was possible back in the late 80s. Most of the heaviest waves were discovered and ridden by Bodyboarders first.

[@cravenmoorehead7099]

He knew it was doable because Laird “did it”. Like every other big wave

[@christinacassaro1317]

We knew it was doable because of Laird.

[@ChristianParkesArt]

With tow in though

[@StopTheRot]

It had been surfed for years, that’s how. I surfed it in 2003.

[@Deanguilberry]

Rob looks like a cross between a Biblical character and an R. Crumb comic.

[@TruthIsNot4Sale]

That is definitely one of the most beautiful perfect and scary waves ever! God really pulled some 💩 making that place!🙌🙌🙌

[@justmikehk]

Hobgoods weren't scared

[@Surfdronesd]

Great Drone shot of the reef

[@Chebab-Chebab]

I wish Rob taught me surfing. I'm so bad at it.

[@christophercabrera1096]

Anything doable brah it all depends on your ability, skill level & mentally

[@jessemiranda326]

I remember when he was a kid . Him and Slater

[@nicolalugo3800]

Because boogie boarders pioneeried that place a decade before. Mike Stewart and Ben Severson*

[@bovverboy5145]

Bodyboarders not "boogieboarders"

[@nicolalugo3800]

@@bovverboy5145 only you care

[@DavidDowns-dd5xp]

.........Humble pie..........

[@Steve-hs5le]

Rasta Rob snacked me at Swami's 😂

[@theyoungupstarts1243]

Lol! Gave me stinkeye at Cardiff last year.

[@guasimilla]

He knew when he saw mike stewart getting spitted out of the tube in a video

[@claudioaburtocarrasco1275]

And he earned

[@cjod33]

There's plenty of other waves like this. I've been surfing two in my state since the eighties.

[@SteinTimepodcast]

Mike Stewart that’s how

[@DocJansen]

I can't starts with I can!

[@4x4maximus]

They knew it was possible because bodyboarders were already charging it in the 80s and locals even longer

[@jamie_d___]

This is where you could insert that clip from Point break when One of the four presidents is describing big waves 🌊 “ You pull into the pit and your balls are about 🤏🏻this big “ lol

[@piponaforesta4083]

Maestro

[@SWP805]

Cory Lopez had the craziest paddle wave during a comp for quite a while. Also Conan Hayes won that Gotcha Pro. Koby Abberton winning was a joke.

[@nmon9402]

bcos bodyboarders wers smashing it for year before the stand ups rolled in

[@AnthonyTilleyVideography]

🔥🔥🔥

[@surfjunkie2496]

Mike Stewart found this wave

[@dlvox5222]

I always get him confused with Rob Zombie

[@Da_boys14]

Shaka brah 🤙

[@kylewright9884]

You know it was possible like all your big heavy slab waves thanks to bodyboarders, your reverse airs ect thanks to bodyboarders, ask most of the chasers back in the day watching Chris whites tension videos trying to figure out the coastlines, yous know it

[@thatguy2201]

😴 and you wouldn't have bodyboarding without McDonalds beef patties & hash browns.

[@kylewright9884]

@@thatguy2201 and you wouldn’t have kooks if you stayed out the water

[@DarkForestAmanita]

You surf like a woman with your azz pointing the sky

[@NRG2]

🤙🤙

[@ricochetrabbit4618]

They knew it was doable because Laird said it was so....

[@arkark576]

Western australia !!!!

[@FrankBruening]

How can I send them an Email?

[@gbb1419]

👍

[@Minimumholloway]

Teahupo’o

[@papitoguate]

Rob should be more humble and say hi to his fans. Al this soul surfer thing is pure bs.

[@JustinTaylor-hv5kp]

What about Uncle Bruce.

[@bojangles9200]

The surfing accent carries on. I have been surfing for 30 years, “unvaccinated” from the contagious surf accent.

[@JoseCarlos-k8e]

Medina

[@Hugo4104]

Like it was mean like.. 3 foot like.. big.. like crazy like

[@williamhanley7031]

Wasn't laird the one that put that place on the map. Like he did and his pals with tow ins.

[@Alligator6002]

Yup 👍

[@poostanceperformer8581]

Like Laiyerrrd and Sterling right? Maybe Ke11y too

[@ShaneFeltham]

Nope... Mike Stewart and Ben Sevesen

[@bsmbB]

​@ShaneFeltham yup no one knows this story unless you familiar with the boog crowd

[@poostanceperformer8581]

@@bsmbB is that a typo? Do you mean bong crowd?

[@I.P.Freely-xn9vf]

Tell me about the early days at Teahupo, then about your transition to SurferJesus...

[@leahpollard3710]

My god Nick is fine. Who are his parents, like Adam and Eve?

[@ElvesbyKR]

✨🫶🏼

[@AFx3144]

Rob Zombie? Is that he?

[@delvinbonilla7618]

Locals duh

[@chrisventura1881]

Radical lol people really speak like that??

[@brucen8822]

At least pronounce that place correctly

[@mikehemens9359]

That was not informative.

[@willismoore156]

Fake accent

[@benp1201]

There's breaks in Australia that are more mental but it's not a competition every wave has its day

[@grimsadventures-bikesnpetr7913]

You know what, like.Like like it was like 3 foot man, like 😂😂😂😂😂

[@realbudgiesmugglertwohatsb2611]

I seen the dred dude at snapper rocks yesterday