Some of the more daring dolphins achieve jumps up to 20 feet high, appearing to spring straight over the powerful walls of water.
Others burst through the wave in perfect formation.

David Attenborough narrates that the maintenance of social bonds in complex animal societies such as dolphins and humans may be the explanation for why both dolphins and humans exhibit ‘play’ behaviors into adulthood and full maturity.

Dolphins not only enjoy riding waves but also frequently surf the bow waves of boats, at times ‘leaping’ between the dual bow waves of a moving catamaran. Sometimes, they also playfully interact with swimmers.

Filmed at Jeffreys Bay in South Africa.

Greg Huglin: "The first time I saw dolphins surfing the waves I was completely blown away. I was in South Africa filming white sharks and happened to stop in a small town where a shop was advertising dolphin and whale watching boat tours. I went along and after that I spent three months every year for the next six years filming and photographing the dolphins."

"I can’t ever get enough of filming dolphins. They’re so unpredictable and move so fast.
Getting shots of them surfing waves is really difficult but I love it."