Storm Surfers: New Zealand

Big wave pioneer Ross Clarke-Jones and two-time world champion Tom Carroll are two Aussie surfing legends who have spent the last few years scouring the ends of the earth to ride the most dangerous waves they can find. Now they’re taking their search to New Zealand to endure the freezing temperatures, rugged terrain and inhospitable conditions of remote Fiordland in Storm Surfers: New Zealand, sequel to the highly successful Storm Surfers: Dangerous Banks.

Hunting waves the size of a four-storey building involves strategy, timing, preparation and tracking the largest oceanic storms in the world. That’s where meteorologist and surf forecaster Ben Matson comes in. Using the latest storm prediction technology, he helps Ross and Tom track swells and time their arrival to a matter of hours in a mad, high-stakes race against time and the elements to conquer and film massive waves.

Their latest adventure into the unknown of Fiordland sees them joined by local big wave surfer Doug Young as they overcome almost impossible terrain, deal with the harshest conditions of their careers, have Mother Nature test their tracking skills to the limits, and come face to face with an Antarctic storm.

World Premiere

Wednesday 14 July 8.30pm (AEST/NZST)

Only on Discovery Channel

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Storm Surfers: Dangerous Banks

The original, award-winning documentary Storm Surfers: Dangerous Banks was Discovery Channel’s highest rating one-off documentary for 2008, leading to the recent production of Storm Surfers: New Zealand.

Storm Surfers: Dangerous Banks examined the phenomenon of big waves, the science behind them, the adventure of chasing them and the surfers who ride them in conditions that could kill. Filmed in stunning High Definition, the special employed cutting edge production technology to put the viewer right on the board with surfing legends Ross Clarke-Jones and Tom Carroll as they tested the limits of physical endurance and mastered their fear in pursuit of the ultimate ride.

Storm Surfers: Dangerous Banks was a Discovery Ignite co-production. Discovery Ignite is an annual co-production funding initiative that gives filmmakers the chance to submit original Australian and NZ documentary content for co-production with Discovery Networks.

For more information on Discovery Ignite go to www.yourdiscovery.com/au/ignite