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OutsideJun 19, 2026

No Jet Ski, No Problem. What It’s Like to Paddle into a 70-Foot Wave.

Tahitian big-wave surfer Tikanui Smith prefers to paddle his surfboard into monster waves, rather than be towed behind a jet ski. Smith explains what it's like to ride monster swell in Nazare, Portugal.

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