Introducing South America's newest big wave spot -- Punta Ure. Photo: Rodrigo Farias/Glass.cl

"The wave is both a left and right, but it looks like the left can hold more size," Ramon Navarro said, tempting his fate on the right. "However, we don't really know yet because this was the first swell we surfed there." Photo: Alfredo Escobar/escobarphoto.com

"Ramon put me in the wave really nicely so it was possible for me to take a great line," Cristian Merello said of his wave of the day. "It was an amazing sensation -- finding a new wave with such size." Photo: Alfredo Escobar/escobarphoto.com

Photo: Alfredo Escobar/escobarphoto.com

"It looks like the left can hold more size," Navarro said. "It was really good for the left but the right was more closed out." Photo: Alfredo Escobar/escobarphoto.com; Video: Pablo Palma/Glass.cl

Photo: Rodrigo Farias/Glass.cl

"I got all the wipeouts," Ramon laughed. "Two on the right and the worst one on the left where I went over the falls. I'm lucky Merello is a good tow partner and was ready to rescue me because the wave breaks close to the rocks and it can be really dangerous to get in there." Photo: Alfredo Escobar/escobarphoto.com

"The best part was that it was just the two of us out there," Merello summed up their new find. "I think we're making history in Chilean surfing by discovering and surfing big waves." Photo: Alfredo Escobar/escobarphoto.com

Navarro, escaping more punishment on the right. Photo: Rodrigo Farias/Glass.cl

"We towed-in, but it looked like a really good wave to paddle if we had more time," Navarro admitted. "We'll probably paddle it on the next swell, for sure. But with this being the first time, towing was a fun way to get to know the place." Photo: Alfredo Escobar/escobarphoto.com