[00:00.01]Some of the largest waves in the world break on South Pacific islands.
[00:05.69]Their birth sums up the scale of this ocean.
[00:20.15]The storm swell that made these waves
[00:23.32]Has travelled 3,000 miles to reach this shallow reef.
[00:31.02]These distances proved a great challenge for animal castaways
[00:36.05]But when they found new land, many evolved into new species.
[00:42.78]Human colonisers followed similar routes,
[00:46.77]And the ocean that isolated them from the rest of the world
[00:49.88]Became central to their culture.
[00:55.83]The big waves were an inspiration,
[00:58.42]And riding them has been a tradition here for more than 1,500 years.