# Who was/is the heaviest surfer on record?

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**Created:** [July 20, 2006, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-is-the-heaviest-surfer-on-record/365288 "2006-07-20T04:00:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![diggleblop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-is-the-heaviest-surfer-on-record/365288/1 "2006-07-20T04:00:08Z")

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Who was the heaviest (as in pounds) surfer on record to surf waves? I’ve seen some pretty heavy guys surfing, but has there ever been a documented case of say…a largely overweight or even an obese surfer?

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-is-the-heaviest-surfer-on-record/365288/2 "2006-07-20T05:13:48Z")

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Wasn’t it Brian Wilson?

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-is-the-heaviest-surfer-on-record/365288/3 "2006-07-20T07:53:09Z")

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I nominate [this guy](http://www.supyo.com/home/crazypics/images_8/surfing_elephant.jpg). But ‘overweight’ is a relative term, right?

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**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-is-the-heaviest-surfer-on-record/365288/4 "2006-07-20T22:39:22Z")

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I’d say Greg Noll.

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**Author:** ![Cagey\_Drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-is-the-heaviest-surfer-on-record/365288/5 "2006-07-20T22:48:32Z")

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> [@Duckster](#):
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> Wasn’t it Brian Wilson?

Har har! But seriously, _Dennis Wilson_ was the only Beach Boy who could surf, apparently.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-is-the-heaviest-surfer-on-record/365288/6 "2006-07-20T23:11:54Z")

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> [@Tangent](#):
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> I nominate [this guy](http://www.supyo.com/home/crazypics/images_8/surfing_elephant.jpg). But ‘overweight’ is a relative term, right?

Well, now we know who’s responsible for the recent tsunami.

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**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-is-the-heaviest-surfer-on-record/365288/7 "2006-07-21T01:43:59Z")

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There was a Hawai’ian guy about 20 years back, first name of Dane (I think), who had legs like tree trunks. He was a pretty big guy.

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**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-is-the-heaviest-surfer-on-record/365288/8 "2006-07-21T19:01:56Z")

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I was thinking of [Dane Kealoha](http://www.transworldsurf.com/surf/features/article/0,19929,1045191,00.html)- not that huge, just strong…

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**Author:** ![moof12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@moof12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moof12)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-is-the-heaviest-surfer-on-record/365288/9 "2006-07-22T03:45:07Z")

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> [@diggleblop](#):
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> Who was the heaviest (as in pounds) surfer on record to surf waves? I’ve seen some pretty heavy guys surfing, but has there ever been a documented case of say…a largely overweight or even an obese surfer?

Im not sure who the heaviest surfer on record is but im 6’8’’ 310pounds and I surf, so if nobody beats my weight then i suppose i am the heaviest surfer.