Video: Shane Dorian takes on a mighty El Niño

Just Passing Through — American big wave surfer Shane Dorian tracks the El Niño swells around the globe in this sweet edit.

The El Niño weather system can push up swells across the Southern Pacific.

Shane Dorian was one of the big wave surfers who took full advantage of a memorable 2015-2016 El Niño and his exploits are recorded in this episode of Reef’s Just Passing Through series.

After scooping up the XXL Performance of the Year and XXL Wave of the Year awards, Dorian set the bar pretty high, but in this sweet edit he pushes the limits of his towering talent at Cloudbreak and the almighty Jaws.

Find out more about Just Passing Through.


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