Out Front: Tahiti

Tahiti doesn’t even seem real. It’s almost too gorgeous, too picturesque; sorta like a CGI version of reality, or the image results of a Wikipedia entry for “paradise.” And that’s true from a surfing perspective, too. Many of the waves are near-perfect, all breaking in some of the bluest water on earth, with towering junglescapes looming over white, black, and pink(!) sand beaches. Of course, Teahupo’o comes to mind when most surfers think about Tahiti. It is, without a doubt, the island’s marquee surf spot – albeit unfathomable for mere mortals when it’s anything above overhead (and sometimes less). But there’s a lot more that Tahiti has to offer than the End of the Road. Hit play above for a visual tribute to Tahiti – brought to you by longtime expat lensman on the island, Tim McKenna – which shows highlights from super sessions at Chopes, along with a showcase of some of the lesser-known breaks, too.

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[LisaLikesPhotographySanDiego]

Love the camera work at 6:10, nice. And the liquid gold water and sun at the end....perfection.

[Homoprimatesapiens]

The sceneries are breathtaking beautiful, the music is ear shattering.

[chadcoates]

Beautiful video. Ear bleeding audio. Fire whoever edited that over this great vid!

[thecitizenjoan]

Dear People at Surfline,

Incredible Footage. Can't get much better than this, but how much better would this have been cut to something like Mote By Sonic Youth instead of the YouTube Music. I know copyright free gets the money but please support more indie/punk bands by putting their music in your edits. Give us something good to listen to and discover.