The actor says help from his ancestors and thoughts of his then 3-month-old daughter helped him win a battle for his life.

Despite being from a family of surfers, things went awry for Momoa when the leash for his surfboard snapped, leaving him stranded almost a mile offshore. Appearing on Jason Batema

Jason Momoa is recalling a scary surfing incident in Hawaii ... he says he almost drowned in 10-foot waves. The "Aquaman" star was on the "Smartless" podcast with Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes when he told the story of his near-death experience while doing a grueling open-ocean paddle off the coast of Maui.