Santa Cruz surfer rode potential world record 108-foot-tall Mavericks wave

Oh dang. One neat side-effect of increasingly-powerful storm energy from climate change.

I only surfed one time at Cowell Beach through Club Ed. It was fun and stood up the first time out because their instruction was really good. A chick from my San Jose high school class would often ditch to go surfing Mavs and recount how awesome it was.

How dangerous is it to surf these gigantic waves?

In case of falling: If you dont pass out from the impact or get picked up in the wash then you need to hold your breath for around 2 minutes in order for a chance at rescue. If a second wave comes in before rescue, then youre likely done.