From: palmerproductions
A huge swell rocked Puerto Escondido, June 19, 2006 collapsing beach side cafes and sending water into the streets of Playa Zicatela. Two teams of Tow-In surfers went out at first light. Faces were 30 feet plus.
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.