A SURFER has miraculously walked away unscathed after a terrifying shark attack at a beach in Australia.
But the 13ft great white took a large bite out of his surfboard, laying bare just how lucky a near miss the man had.
Brad Ross had been out surfing at Cabarita Beach in New South Wales on Monday morning when the beast pounced.
A video shared on social media shows him in the water enjoying the early morning waves.
But in a horrifying moment, he can be seen thrashing around in the water before disappearing underneath.
He fortunately manages to resurface and get out of the sea a few seconds later.
Brad was then filmed showing the jaw-dropping damage the shark inflicted to his surfboard.
A vast chuck was bitten out of the board, showing how lucky he was to have avoided a