25-Foot ‘Pure Evil’ Slab at The Right Mauls WA Chargers (Video)

Some waves were built to be surfed; others not so much.

And yet, there’s an allure to the world’s most mutant, ugliest waves masquerading as potential surf spots. Waves like The Right in Western Australia. The slab comes from deep water, lurches onto the outer ocean rock ledge, then pitches into oblivion.

It’s a wave among a handful of Western Australia’s heaviest, nearly un-surfable slabs. But unlike others with creative titles – like Cyclops – The Right is almost more ominously named. And it’s a rare sight to see when it turns on, so when it does, we pay attention.

Above, big wave documentarian Tim Bonython showcases a strike mission to The Right. It ain’t pretty; it’s not a postcard perfect session, with palm trees, perfectly groomed waves, and white sand beaches. It is, as Bonython says, “evil.”

Yet, it’s still fun to watch. So, hit play above, and read Bonython’s words below:

When The Right wakes up, it’s pure chaos.

This slab in Western Australia only breaks a handful of times each year, but when the conditions line up, it produces some of the biggest, thickest barrels on the planet.

On this day a storm sitting close to the south-west coast of WA sent thick, 25-foot walls of water straight into the reef that sits far out to sea. When that much ocean hits The Right, the wave turns dark, raw… almost evil.

So why would anyone want to ride it? Because some surfers live for the challenge of taming the beast.

On this day, a few did but sometime paid the price. Shot from water, land and sky, this edit shows just how unique and unforgiving this wave really is. At The Right, every wave is a test. Sometimes the surfers win. Sometimes the ocean does.