Koa Smith knows the North Shore like the back of his hand. He knows Pipe, he knows Rockies, he knows Waimea. He knows that seven-mile stretch of miraculousness very well, and he knows it in all of its many moods. But Super Swell Saturday… THAT was a mood not seen for quite some time. The best swell in a decade, some said. The biggest and cleanest ever, said others.
Koa took the time to give the casual viewer an inside look at just how big things got on the North Shore of Oahu. “The raw ocean energy was so powerful, bringing spectators and tourists from around the island to watch in awe as the huge waves exploded against the coastline,” reads the YouTube description. “After flying his drone and witnessing the intensity of Pipeline, Shark’s Cove, and Keiki, Koa heads to Waimea with his brothers, Alex and Travis, to ride giant waves.”
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