Every wave that I travel to, I have a really good understanding of the spot. So like here at Jaws, Piahe, the bit themetry is really unique. You're factoring so much in there. The wind speed, the knowledge of a storm far out at sea, how much energy is coming towards you. But surely the underwater terrain matters, right? If there's a slope change, that'll have a big effect on the wave,. won't it? Yeah. And that's why Hawaii is known as being one of the best big wave places on planet earth. Just to remind people, the Hawaiian Islands are volcanic cones. They come up from the bottom of the
What is the biggest wave in the solar system? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore the science of big waves with professional big wave surfer Kai Lenny.
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