Surfing can be a very dangerous sport even for professionals.
The water can be scarily unpredictable when out at sea.
One man found out the hard way just how much it can do to someone so suddenly.
Luckily he appears to be okay afterwards if just shocked.
The video shows a man skilfully surf the waves in the ocean.
Yet the small wave very quickly becomes something much scarier.
In an instant, a huge wall of water double the height throws the poor man into the air.
A few seconds later he drops straight back down and crashes into the waves.
Imgur users were impressed by the size of the wave and couldn’t resist a joke.
One stated: “Ride’s over, everybody off!”
However, some were less impressed with the man’s skills.
Another wrote: “Gnarly dismount Brah.”