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Originally posted by Kevin2
Hey Amp I'm not a surfer but I would like to know why a 12 foot Hawaiian (I take it this is a wave and not a huge ass Hawaiin surfer  ) is equal to a 36 - 40 foot wave?
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I am a born breed surfer I can help
Mainland measures the front of the wave as wave height.
as in Hawaii they measure form behind the wave..
Thus 5-6 feet in Florida is only 0-1 feet in Hawaii.