We all know how good the Billabong Pro Tahiti event on the ASP World Tour is every year, however nothing could have prepared us for the monster swell that was racing towards the small sleepy fishing village of Teahupoo on the 27th August 2011.
Despite a "Code Red" being called by the Tahitian Coast Guard, some of the greatest big wave chargers descended on the small island to catch some of heaviest waves they would ever lay their eyes on in the Gladiator style arena that is Teahupoo…
Watch the incredible video below shot with super slow mo Phantom Camera…