[1] Wade rode the large waves at The Wedge, a surf spot in Newport Beach, California.
[2] He received significant media coverage between 1973 and 1998, for sitting in the water for hours waiting for the largest waves of the day.
Terry Wade's dominance in the surf scene of the 1980s was curtailed due to a succession of injuries incurred in pursuit of riding formidable waves.
At 19, a significant fall resulted in injury, and a decade later another incident necessitated assistance to exit the water.
Presently, Wade resides in Bakersfield, where he teaches flying, scheduling lessons around the management of his ongoing pain.