When it comes to surfing Teahupo’o, there’s not many people who have it as dialed as Matahi Drollet. Matahi, alongside a handful of other Tahitian locals including Eimeo Czermak and Kauli Vaast are often the standouts when the swell goes XL at the end of the road.
Matahi is known for sitting out there for hours on end and will only swing when the biggest, most death defying cavern of the day rolls in. He has spent countless hours putting in the time at Chopes and it clearly shows. Example A being his latest YouTube edit, put together by Guy Mac, which is a 2024 highlight reel from one of the world’s heaviest waves.
Click the link above to check it out.