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Notorious Hawaiian surf break Jaws has served up freak conditions that have left commentators reaching for the record books over the weekend.
The swell at the famed Pe’ahi break was so monstrous no commentator has been able to officially record the size of the swell with surf fans declaring the waves seen over the weekend exceeded the forecast swell of up to 55 feet.
The World Surf League estimated the waves could have even reached the carnage of 60-feet.
According to reports it is the scariest conditions the wave has seen since the big wave 2018 Pe’ahi challenge was called off because of the dangerous conditions.
Despite the warning signs this week of the scary conditions — surfing lunatics across the globe made their way to the Hawaiian location to try to tame the mountainous break.
Surf star and Big Wave Ride of the Year winner for 2020 Justine Dupont was among those to take on the beast — posting insane videos to her Instagram profile.
Surf star Nathan Florence also held his nerve riding this insane monster.
The massive conditions meant that a tow-in from a jet ski was the only option for those able to make it out to the pumping location — a feat in itself.
After a week of pounding breaks across the island chain in one of the best big-wave seasons ever to hit Hawaii — Jaws may have just stolen the thunder of nearby break Maverick which last week left the surfing world with its collective mind blown at the sight of Veteran big wave surfer Peter Mel’s “wave of the decade”.
The dream — or nightmare — conditions as Jaws are the result of a perfect storm of weather conditions falling in to place to create the surfing playground.
It was the result of a low pressure storm sweeping in from Japan with hurricane-force winds.
The direction of the storm further intensified the angry seas still pumping from last week’s near-perfect surf conditions.
It will take some time before the dust settles on the phenomenal waves and the surfing world finally decides on where this week’s conditions sit in the record books.
