Skeleton Bay

Mesmerizing lefthand pointbreak on the isolated Skeleton Coast of Namibia, Africa; a fast, powerful, endless, sand-sucking tube. "A wave reserved only for the brave," remarked South African pro Simon Nicholson, "and even then it's a waste of time without the skills to back it up."

Skeleton Bay had its surf world debut with Surfing magazine's 2007 Google Earth Challenge, a contest that asked readers to submit Google Earth satellite pictures of potential and (hopefully) undiscovered surf break...