While tuning up for the Billabong Pro Tahiti, some of the world's hardest charging surfers and a solid eight-to-ten foot swell collide at the "world's heaviest wave" aka Teahupo‘o...

With all these early season south swells, Teahupo‘o has been firing lately! Check out Laird Hamilton, Jamie O'Brien, Kalani Chapman, Ryan Hipwood, Raimana, and more scoring prime time barrels at one of the world's most photogenic waves. All photos Zak Noyle.

The St. Patricks day swell from hell hit Teahupo‘o with more force than has been seen there in years, check the video for proof!

The first big south swell of 2010 rocks the heaviest wave in the world... check the exclusive photos here!

While the swell didn't materialize into one of those "Oh my God!" events, Teahupo‘o produced some flashes of what kind of tube riding and beat downs it's capable of hosting last weekend for select crew of international chargers.

In the last couple of years, the trials for the Billabong Pro Teahupo‘o have become one of the most coveted and highly sought after titles to win—even with no money on the line and zero ratings points to be had...

There are tons of questions regarding the Billabong Pro Teahupo’o… Will the announcers butcher the pronunciation of the wave like they do every year? Will Slater ride his weird boards and get another 17th?

As the surf world focuses on other zones, the Gudauskas bros and Nate Yeomans score an early season, fun-sized swell at Teahupoo. Inside is a unique view of small wave surfing at what is generally thought of as the world's heaviest wave.