Big Wave Profile - Ghost Tree

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Ghost Trees

 Ghost Trees is a world famous big wave surfing location, off the coast of Pebble Beach, California. Many people say that it is scarier and larger than nearby big wave spot, Mavericks, and that it is heavier than the notorious Waimea Bay.

The waves at Ghost Trees can reach over 70 feet high (22m) and have tubes that extend over 120 yards (110m) and are as long as an American Football field. On December 4th, 2007 this now infamous surf spot claimed the life of local surfer, Peter Davi, who drowned after crashing out of a large wave.

These waves form almost just like Mavericks, which is located about 100 miles to the north. The waves form thousands of kilometers away in Alaska, and travel to Ghost Trees, breaking over an extended reef and black rock, which forms the incredibly large waves.