From Spain’s Basque region to the seven seas, if oversized waves batter a coastline there s a strong chance Natxo Gonzalez will be there to tackle them head on.
The superb El Quemao slab wave produced one of the most spectacular wave-riding showdowns in recent history. The finals had several Perfect 10-point scores.
Wave of the Day: Natxo Gonzalez, Puerto Escondido, June 14
How to wrestle a vicious foamball and a firehose of spit and win
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Vid: Jaciel Santiago/NNM Project
Puerto Escondido has had a banner season so far in the swell department. As is usual at Zicatela, it hasn’t always been perfect closeouts outnumber a-frames 10-1 but there’s been no shortage of solid to giant surf. Basque charger Natxo Gonzalez has been posted up at Puerto for over a month now, and somehow managed to wrangle this crazy spitball of a wave and make it out unscathed on Monday morning.