Biggest wave ever successfully ridden at Teahupoo?

Wave of the Day: Matahi Drollet, Teahupoo, Aug 13, 2021
Matahi Drollet is no stranger to giant Teahupoo. His older brother Manoa (along with Raimana Van Bastolaer) was among the first crew to really charge here over a decade ago; Manoa was also the one towing Matahi yesterday, during one of the biggest swells to hit that bit of reef since Code Red in 2011. We covered the day in realtime, where Kauli Vaast caught (but didn’t make) one of the most mutant, biggest waves ever in the morning. Others, including Lucas “Chumbo” Chianca and Eimeo Czermak, were whipped into and made XL beasts through the course of the day, but Drollet played the patience game. This paid off around 5pm, right before sunset, as the swell peaked and he was whipped in the perfect spot by his brother and took the perfect line through an impossibly heavy, crazy loud, building-sized tube — and straight into surf history.
Video: Tim McKenna
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[SouthernBix]

My only "negative" of this is please just play the audio at the scene (at least for one take/view). Other than that, THANK YOU FOR SHARING! An amazing ride!

[dannywoody]

He makes it look so easy but the lip on that wave is 5 feet thick. That’s got to be something you’ll never forget seeing a wave lineup like that at the speed that it’s going on the shallow reef. Makes pipeline look like Malibu

[skatescumbarfalot]

held his line perfectly. noone could have done that better. hats off to Matahi!! this will go down in history for sure. making me feel like a wuss for getting a 5ft mushburger on the head and panicing!!1

[dylansmith]

Give this guy a medal cause that’s the craziest wave ever ridden successfully anywhere.

[golds]

Beautifully surfed- beautifully shot. Incredible.

[Cheeky]

Not surprised that it was a Drollet that got the biggest ride there. Epic Wave, should win biggest wave of the year contest.

[wesleyturner]

The best part is when he escapes the foam ball somehow…

[krobinwoollacott]

Goosebumps from head to toe. Whoever called that wave of the day is very unwell. How can there be anything heavier in history? Laird's, Koa's etc down a notch. Mind officially blown.👍

[waveskier]

I’m blown away, great ride! Scared the crap out of me just watching it.

[JimSuperwhite]

Speechless. I've ridden 12-15' Hawaii and this video makes that day in Hawaii look like child's play.

[Vlaid]

He picked exactly the right line. Epic wave ridden superbly.

[kukumundi]

Matahi showing the world his crown jewels! been the underdog for too long

[piercepickrell]

why put music over something like this, we wanna hear the cheers and the absolutely gnarly wave crashing

[jacklittlefield]

Great ride, loved that he made it . Liked when Raimana passed through the shot .
Kauli didn’t make it, but his was even bigger. A few cars and houses get swamped in shore that day

[SomeGuyInSandy]

That is one scary wave. Mad props to the rider.

[ubermk]

This has to be one of the most difficult waves to film. The angle is so weird that it seems nearly impossible to capture the full ride from the water. I'm surprised we don't see more drone footage from there

[beauchamp]

Held his line and held his nerve, perfectly. Balls of steel, with his lucky hat too!!

[joshDC]

What makes this even sweeter is that it wasn’t just a local but a Tahitian that successfully did it! Maikaʻi nō e ka hoa! Aloha nō!

[laurieharper]

Terrifying. You could literally have fitted a railway car into that tube. Maximum respect to Matahi for that ride.

[zorrobreizh]

C'est la vague la plus dingue que je n'ai jamais vu auparavant. Clairement le tube de l'histoire du surf. Bravo Matahi, c'est completement dingue. Ta vague restera dans l'histoire du surf. Aloha 🤙