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Locals called it \u201cdangerous and unpredictable,\u201d but they went out anyway. Photo: Dylan Graves\/\/screenshot<\/p>\n
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Dylan Graves has made a living surfing weird waves, from narrow rock cervices to barrels draining inside harbors to freezing arctic swells. But his latest surf oddity scared the hell out of him \u2014 an Australian tidal bore that he called \u201cthe most intimidating wave I\u2019ve ever surfed, hands down.\u201d<\/p>\n
Graves<\/a> linked up with pro surfer Anthony Walsh to seek out a powerful tidal bore wave in the Kimberly region of Western Australia.<\/a> Even though a local friend warned that it\u2019s a \u201cboat-killer\u201d and to \u201cnot go anywhere near it,\u201d the two set out on a journey to be the first to ride the wave. This phenomenon occurs on the Kimberly coast as water moves in and out of an area known as King Sound from the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n Walsh described the series of tidal bore waves like dropping into small Huntington Beach with a Teahupo\u2019o wave behind it. On one of his wipeouts, the current held him under for 38 seconds, rivaling even the gnarliest hold downs at the world\u2019s most infamous big wave spots.<\/p>\n It was \u201cthe most amount of water I\u2019d ever seen moving anywhere,\u201d Graves said, who lost his board forever in the salt-water rapids. Despite the scary breath-holding exercise, the two lived to tell the tale and document their pioneering efforts.<\/p>\n This region of Western Australia is one of the true natural wonders of the world. In an area known as Talbot Bay Broome, the tide\u00a0is an actual river, forming rapids through tight cliffs known locally as the Horizontal Falls. You can watch drone footage of them, here\u00a0<\/a>or just get locked in to Graves\u2019 adventure, below.<\/p>\n