--- description: Experience the journey that led to the famous wave's discovery on Life VR title: See Nakuru Kuru Video About Cloudbreak On LIFE VR image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte7d53c833d8295b9/69892e3597cdff6a066b4ff8/cloudbreak-trailer-00_01_05_23-still001.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See Nakuru Kuru Video About Cloudbreak On LIFE VR by [Abigail Abrams](/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 20, 2018 4:30 PM CUT  John Ritter is retracing his voyage through the South Pacific to visit the Cloudbreak wave for the first time since 1978. John Ritter is retracing his voyage through the South Pacific to visit the Cloudbreak wave for the first time since 1978.Courtesy of Jiva VR by [Abigail Abrams](/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 20, 2018 4:30 PM CUT In 1978, American surfer John Ritter was exploring the waters of the South Pacific when he came across something incredible: a totally uncharted wave. He discovered the left hand reef break between the Fijian islands of Namotu and Tavarua, and decided to stop his journey to surf the wave for three straight weeks. His discovery ultimately became the famed Cloudbreak wave. While Ritter continued surfing and exploring the world’s oceans, he did not return to Cloudbreak for nearly 40 years. Now the surfer is working with filmmakers to retrace his original path across Samoa, Tonga and Fiji in a three-part series called _Nakuru Kuru: Discovering Cloudbreak_. The prologue, _Nakuru Kuru: Awakening_, is a virtual reality experience that launches Friday in honor of Earth Day this weekend. To watch the full experience and explore more exclusive virtual reality content download the LIFE VR app for [iOS](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1145044328 "undefined") and [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.timeinc.life.lifevr "undefined") or visit [time.com/lifevr](http://time.com/lifevr "undefined"). You can also visit the [LIFE VR channel](https://samsungvr.com/channels/57d81408434696001ba63b16 "undefined") on Samsung VR and the [LIFE VR app](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/life-vr/9nj1j84nz1mn "undefined") on Windows MR. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5247457/cloudbreak-nakuru-kuru-life-vr/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5247457/cloudbreak-nakuru-kuru-life-vr/"},"headline":"See Nakuru Kuru Video About Cloudbreak On LIFE VR","datePublished":"2018-04-20T16:30:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T11:35:08.332Z","description":"Experience the journey that led to Cloudbreak's discovery on Life VR","url":"https://time.com/5247457/cloudbreak-nakuru-kuru-life-vr/","keywords":["Oceans"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte7d53c833d8295b9/69892e3597cdff6a066b4ff8/cloudbreak-trailer-00_01_05_23-still001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Abigail Abrams","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte7d53c833d8295b9/69892e3597cdff6a066b4ff8/cloudbreak-trailer-00_01_05_23-still001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Cloudbreak Trailer.00_01_05_23.Still001","caption":"John Ritter is retracing his voyage through the South Pacific to visit the Cloudbreak wave for the first time since 1978.","creditText":"Courtesy of Jiva VR","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5247457/cloudbreak-nakuru-kuru-life-vr/","name":"See Nakuru Kuru Video About Cloudbreak On LIFE VR"}}]}] ```