This may just be the best set of the past season, heck, the past decade for that matter. Last week, Chopes went into overdrive. A colossal west swell swept into Tahiti and made for one of the greatest sessions we've seen in a long time.
Throughout last week, most of the surfing world's gaze was centred on the Indian Ocean and Indonesia. But as the weekend rolled in the Pacific bit back with this show-stopping swell. And honestly, we're still picking our jaws off the floor.
“One of the most insane swells I’ve seen in Teahupo’o in terms of quality and water quality,” says photographer who captured the following images, Manea Fabisch. And if you need more proof about the severity of this session, check Kauli Vaast's one-wave of pure gold below.
