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Big. Really Big.

A big-wave note on scale, nerve, and the feeling when conditions stop being theoretical.

Waterman Notes Updated 4/5/2026 2 min read

What the title gets right

Sometimes the simplest description is the right one. “Big. Really Big.” captures the part of heavy-water surfing that arrives before analysis: first the scale, then the nerves, then the decisions.

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