Hit play above for the entire Surfline Swell Story, documented from all angles and with behind-the-scenes interviews from those who were lucky enough to experience this historic day. Surfers include: ...

On August 27, 2011, the Billabong Pro Tahiti event on surfing's World Tour was placed on hold due to a massive swell bearing down on the famed big-wave spot, Teahupoo. Paddling into waves was out of ...

It's a filthy job getting to the top, but someone's got to do it.

Southern Hemisphere winter is Tahiti Time. It was August, 2000, when Laird Hamilton rode a wave at Teahupoo that changed everyone’s idea of the word “rideable”. Then came August 2011, and the original ...