holy ****!!!! I would love to do something like that except i would die of a heart attack if I looked behind me.
I hear they have crazy waves in winter in Hawaii... Surfing in monster waves definitely seems to be one of the most scariest things ever. I wouldn't try to attempt it if I knew how to surf.
Here is a link to slight higher res of the pic... http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/11/07/article-1083842-0263795B000005DC-579_468x338_popup.jpg
I live in Western Australia and I went surfing last weekend. The waves I caught were just a little smaller.