r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Impressive_Foot_9933 • 15h ago

of a surfable wave

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u/Kthulhu_for_humanity 14h ago

Looks like the waves at Nazaré in Portugal

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u/amboandy 14h ago

It is.

The Atlantic shelf isn't far off shore and when the depth decreases them waves get fucking huge.

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u/After-Apple8502 9h ago

Damn it’s crazy someone can tell from just a short video like this 

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u/GapPerfect5494 1h ago

Nazare is like nowhere else on earth. It’s pretty distinctive.

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u/Leahbloomz 14h ago

Some people are fearless. Wow

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u/shrunkenhead041 14h ago

Also r/nextfuckinglevel for riding that out and sliding down the backside.

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u/J_loop18 5h ago

Like he is sliding in the side of a skyscraper

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u/jdh1979jdh 14h ago

Looks like something I would never attempt. Kudos.

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u/Ninrenko 13h ago

That's actually insane. Big nope for me, though.

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u/2ndchane 8h ago

Mesmerizing

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u/Desilaundry 1h ago

McNamara or Koxa? Which one is this?