Back in July of this year a rare weather feature enveloped the Tasman Sea. Spawned from a storm in the Southern Ocean below Tasmania, winds blew the length of the Tasman north-east toward Fiji. Over five days and 5000 kilometres the south-west winds created a huge, long-period swell.

With approx. nine days warning surfers gathered in Fiji hoping to score big Cloudbreak. They'd seen what was possible the previous September when a similar weather system dished up huge waves, including that barrel to David Scard.

With the swell coming out of the sky and a bevy of the world's best big wave riders it was one of the sessions of the year. Among the photographers to capture it was Sydney photographer, Grant Trouville. Here's a selection of his shots.