Amazing photos: Surfer takes on giant Belharra wave
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A brave surfer was pictured tackling the giant Belharra waves off the coast of France on Monday.
The wave is only surfed by experts who are towed out by a water scooter.
Thanks to certain climatic conditions in autumn and winter, a strong swell hits the Belharra Perdun underwater spur enabling a 10-15 metre wave to form.
Belharra is located around two kilometres off the coast of the French Basque Country town of Urrugne.
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