From: Nate Hoppes
Check out some old footage of free surfing in West OZ. Watch closely for the double up on Yadin Nicol, wrecks him and his board!
Consider two representations of two very big waves, below. The first is a photograph of Mike Parsons at Cortes Bank. The second is a video of Garrett McNamara near Nazare, Portugal. Now take out some measuring tape and make the distance of one foot between your hands. That's the amount, according to the Billabong XXL committee, that McNamara's wave is bigger than Parsons's wave.