The itinerant slab hunter has seen most of the heavy waves known to man (and probably some that aren’t), so when he returned from a recent session with a glint of fear in his eyes, that should be an ...

Nearly 15 years ago, Ryan Augenstein was filmed duck diving at Maverick's. ... As Augenstein explained, 2010 was before flotation was the norm in big wave lineups.

Duck Pier. 1-2 FT. Southern Duck. 1-2 FT. ... Carroll writes. “No board, nothing. Just swim out toward a broken wave and dive under ... good surfers in very big dangerous waves, ...

But there are situations when you might have to throw it--big waves at Sunset or Pipeline for example--that I don't think you can duck dive. You'll just get washed to the beach anyway.

Nearly 15 years ago, Ryan Augenstein was filmed duck diving at Maverick's. The clip was recently posted on the Instagram account of Powerlines Productions.