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ManiacJoe

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2. How do they measure the wave height?

Reply to gejohnston (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 09:20 PM

Jan 2013

From the picture, the top of the wave to the top of the foam at the bottom would come out to be about 120 feet assuming the surfer is about 5 feet tall when standing with bent knees on the board.

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what is the biggest wave you ever surfed? [View all] gejohnston Jan 2013 OP

Depends - can I round up to the next-nearest 100' petronius Jan 2013 #1

How do they measure the wave height? ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #2

Spam deleted by MIR Team HenrikPopowski Jan 2013 #3

I don't but gejohnston Jan 2013 #4

Uh, maybe 18 ft. off Vero Beach with a hurricane parked off-shore. But it was BODY surf! Eleanors38 Feb 2013 #5

10-12'er off the Venice Beach CA breakwater. denbot Jul 2013 #6