Last week Ben Gravy got tubed on a ferry wake in New Jersey, and this week Dylan Graves is riding the moon. OK, so maybe not literally. But this 5+ minute wave in Indonesia is created by a rare tidal phenomenon during a full moon, and chasing it comes with a long list of dangerous challenges. While Graves is working on a full YouTube edit that details his experience, for now he’s sharing the raw clip of a 5-minute ride that allowed 40+ turns and a couple of airs.
“Recently got to experience/ surf a tidal phenomenon in Indonesia known as the Bono to the locals or in the surf world as the “7 ghosts” cause of a unique feature known as “whelps” that occur in undular tidal bores when a tidal wave front is followed by secondary waves known as whelps,” writes Graves in his caption. “In this case there are 7, hence the name “7 ghosts”. Working on a full edit and explanation of my experience interacting with this phenomenon. I plan to release as soon as I finish editing. Hit me with any questions you have on this place, for now I have uploaded this ride in its entirety because I’m going to cut it down in the edit and it was one of the funnest and longest rides I’ve ever had, over 5 minutes of not 1 but 7 wedges! So I’m posting it here for the memory books.”
We can’t even fathom how Graves’ legs didn’t give out after the first minute. And to be popping airs 4-minutes in? That’s straight Iron Man stuff.
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