Watch: Matt Meola - A Surfing Surfer

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Craig Brokensha (Craig)
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We see glimpses of Matt Meola in short clips here and there, but this 12 minute long piece tops them all. Incredible aerial surfing from one of the best in the business between the tropical locales of Hawaii and Fiji.

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nicko74 Thursday, 16 Jan 2020 at 5:00pm

Incredible! Wow!

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Walk around G Thursday, 16 Jan 2020 at 6:51pm

Totally agree, I'm absolutely useless when it's windy, this edit really shows his amazing ability in the water....Wow!

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SoCal Steve Friday, 17 Jan 2020 at 4:29am

Makes me realize how flexible I am not. Unreal surfing.

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kang Friday, 17 Jan 2020 at 8:43am

How does one achieve so much pop?

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wax-on-danielson Friday, 17 Jan 2020 at 8:48am

I’m guessing most of this is filmed in Maui, not sure if he is from there but he kind of throws tail like Clay Marzo. Wonder how he would go on a windsurfer.

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snakeman Friday, 17 Jan 2020 at 9:37am

Maui, "the windiest place on planet earth" seriously?

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Walk around G Friday, 17 Jan 2020 at 12:24pm

Nah, pretty sure that it's Mt Washington in the US, they cop massive weather systems coming of the Pacific in winter.

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Jamyardy Monday, 20 Jan 2020 at 3:00pm

Yeah and that "remote island" he travelled to later, is probably not "Just East of the equator" !

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Craig Monday, 20 Jan 2020 at 3:02pm

Think they're taking the piss ;)

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Walk around G Monday, 20 Jan 2020 at 6:48pm

Hmmm, just east of the equator......I too like that clue, LOL!

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The MIDdleman. Friday, 17 Jan 2020 at 9:59am

I just got a sore neck from shaking my head so much.

Also one of the biggest coral trout I've seen.

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lukemandrakas Friday, 17 Jan 2020 at 11:46am

Best flick in a long time!! Wow

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northeasterly Friday, 17 Jan 2020 at 12:14pm

Amazing ability. Makes my back hurt just watching.

Weirdly after watching all those airs the turn at 3.50 was the highlight.

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bipola Friday, 17 Jan 2020 at 12:47pm

i was stocked to see power surfing, bottom turns and cutbacks
he really attacks the wave, unreal performance

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seabreeze Sunday, 19 Jan 2020 at 12:56am

The first two songs in the clip are written and sung by his sister, Lily Meola. There is a clip featuring the family I saw on Fuel TV a couple of years ago. Well worth checking out on YouTube. She is as talented a musician as he is a surfer.

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epictard Monday, 20 Jan 2020 at 2:27pm

All those wasted floater sections!!

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goofyfoot Monday, 20 Jan 2020 at 7:58pm

That was very very good.