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I don't think anybody has ever claimed that anyone surfed a 100 foot wave on "100 foot Wednesday", only that some people believe the waves got that big. In the
by curtis 10y ago
I don't think anybody has ever claimed that anyone surfed a 100 foot wave on "100 foot Wednesday", only that some people believe the waves got that big. In the linked story, the claim is that that the waves got so big that even the hard core tow-in surfers had quit.
The last two people on jet-skis were about to come in and got caught by two very large waves in succession that were much larger than anybody had surfed that day. They think the waves -- especially the second one -- may have been 100 feet.
The writer hedges his bets however:
Some doubt that the waves Alladio and Cahill surmounted did indeed reach a height of 100 feet. Wave expert Sponsler cautiously allows that "theoretically, it's possible."
Washburn says he took film footage of gigantic swells nearby later that afternoon. When he shows them to other hydrology experts now, they say the waves seem to be at least that tall.