There has been a lot of coverage of this place as of late, the CODE ORANGE swell didn’t disappoint with some of the heaviest waves ever ridden, but with every big wave session there are the wipeouts, Niccolo Porcella knows the feeling, his over the falls wipeout on one of the biggest waves of the swell was potentially one of the biggest ever caught on camera.
In this video, we have an even bigger swell, the infamous CODE RED that hit Teahupoo during the Billabong Pro in 2012, this wipeout is arguably just as big, the wave certainly doesn’t disappoint. what do you think?
Footage (and commentary) by Simon ‘Shagga’ Saffigna, in the sweet spot for the day, all footage featured in his film, ‘Teahupoo Raw & Uncut’ – now playing on Garage:
