Just happened to see this pretty-amazing article in the Daily Mail, about a guy that surfed a wave for over a mile and got under the "barrel" eight times.
The surfing is amazing - but the real champion is the wave, that maintained a curl that was surf-able for that distance.
The waves are off the coast of Namibia, and Namibia is basically a desert, so I guess that offshore the deserts of Namibia is a long expanse of smooth wet sand, apparently allowing these long, long waves if the direction is right. So in surfing, it's not just about the height - the length is important, too.
It's cool that this remarkable surf ride was captured both by the surfer (wearing a GoPro) and a drone. So there's no doubt it happened.
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The best wave EVER! Surfer takes a ONE MILE ride and catches EIGHT barrels in incredible drone video
The video in the article shows extended excerpts from the drone footage.
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