Random surf clips
It's hard to tell the size with the cam pulled back so far, but even the smaller insiders look like they're breaking in slow motion so must be pretty big. I haven't been watching, just checked it again then. How's all the skis out there now, at least 20. Crew actually catching waves now too
There was one bomb that came through earlier while i was watching it. A guy/girl got towed into one that at a guestimate had to be in that 70foot range. As they were riding it a huge one broke another hundred or so metres out beyond the normal zone. The ski picked up the rider then had to race the whole length of the lineup (all three peaks) to get around the whitewater near the lighthouse. It was bloody huge. A big left. Am trying to find it on the replay. If i can i'll put the time of it here. Some of those lips are taking 4 or 5 seconds to fall. Incredible!
Non-stop out there now. It's like waterworld watching all the skis scrambling every which way dodging peaks. Checked another cam from the beach angle, you can see the shoreline up the coast in the background, the refractions coming in from the left are running almost parallel to the coast. It'd be crazy being out there having huge lines coming at you from front on and from the side.
Yeah it's insane all the skis. Mayhem. Looks like they often get in the way. Yeah the refraction is nuts!! Those ones that come in from the West seem to really teepee up and run sideways. Insane setup. Still scratching my head at how they pick a good one from one that doesn't break!!
Miss this place 3:57 super late but surfed perfectly
That was fun, thanks for sharing.
Have to feel sorry for the bloke paddling out at the start, 2 on the head, and another 4 or so lining up to repeat the dose.
A consistent season in Hawaii hasn't been replicated on the US West Coast, with Mavs being quieter than usual.
Two days ago a good swell hit and this vid from Powerlines, despite being raw and unedited, makes for enjoyable watching. Small-ish, clean, and uncrowded in the morning, then the swell rises, more people paddle out, which makes for more drama, and the Powerlines crew capture it from land, drone, the left channel, and the right channel.
Kinda long but worth skipping through.
Can't embed it so need to watch it on YouTube.
This bloke will be looking for a relaxing neck rub .
I wonder which half of him washed up first?
Good footy from Craig Halstead on the Goldy. No cows, but plenty of brown water barrels:
Pretty cool. Water quality looks pretty good considering.
Haysoos, that was heavy!
Wouldn't have changed anything, but I don't think a white vest is the right colour to wear out there.
stunet wrote:Haysoos, that was heavy!
Wouldn't have changed anything, but I don't think a white vest is the right colour to wear out there.
His view when he got sucked up the face and then it barreled over him would have been spectacular, it was such a flogging but the 18 year old seemed to keep his cool . Great rescue even if he did lose him the first time .
Oh man he got rinsed.
Different lines
Nice udo
Unfortunately no longer with us.
Love your posts
Supafreak wrote:
It’s pretty amazing that after that massive second wave rolled him he was only under for a couple of seconds
goofyfoot wrote:Supafreak wrote:It’s pretty amazing that after that massive second wave rolled him he was only under for a couple of seconds
Yes it says a lot about how good those inflation vests are .
Alana_a wrote:Nice udo
Unfortunately no longer with us.
Love your posts
Yes a beautiful surfer
RIP Adam Muniak
As Alana said, great posts Udo, thanks. Love the lines drawn on the displacement hulls..
Blackers here's Adam and two Boards ..Ultra fine and check that Fin way up the board..Full Flex fin to im guessing
Nice boards Udo, thanks. I have an aging Vouch 6'9" hull with a 9" flex fin and 2" side bites. Big belly roll through the front half and those amazing rolled rails. It feels like you just become part of the wave. Perfect for when I feel the need to get the stoke back. No other board feels like it.
A few different angles of his bomb plus a short interview
Looks heavy
So much more fun to be had on a thruster or quad rather than those old school pieces of shit. imo.
Twinnies and fish were the best retros imo.
That’s was fun. Good to hear the story behind the boards, dogs or not.
Pretty amazing that this booger makes this , hats off to him .
Yeah that was epic, good to see swellnutters are so pro lid compared to most sites. Lids might be easier to learn on but that makes them all the better for surfing what was once considered unsurfable.
They provide stoke in shoreys where on a shortboard or mal the board would snap and provide stoke on waves like shark island on any swell when only shortboarders only ride it on the right swell direction (South east) which for its slabby reputations on a se swell is a pretty easy takeoff.
evoke the stoke
Big Winki and Bells exactly a year ago.
Not great footage but evidence, in case you've forgotten, that the Surf Coast can get big in the warmer months.
I swear I wouldnt go back to Bells after surfing it back in
1979 because in those days if you didnt free fall into a big life changing pit I
didnt want to surf it, anyway went back last April on a road trip in my coaster
I was lucky enough to catch the 1st real swell of the year about 8ft and it was
great fun. The takeoff was ridiculous easy the wall would sort of stand up which
generated sufficient speed to do some great swooping turns and it didnt want to
rearrange your body parts. Had a great time surfing there and you can still ride
reasonable large waves at a older age without damage.
groundswell wrote:So much more fun to be had on a thruster or quad rather than those old school pieces of shit. imo.
Twinnies and fish were the best retros imo.
Good discussion, I’m with you there GROUNDSWELL. Rode my first quad in the Ments 2008. Quads for me any day, in all sizes from 5’10” up to 7’3”. Don’t mind a twinnie either when conditions prevail.
Seven years ago today and waves from Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam hit NZ.
Mental.
Burleigh's own Liam Obrien at OTW. Lets hope he can get a wildcard next year after breaking his leg the morning of the pipe event this year
I wonder if breaking his leg had something to do with the vaccine?
Wildman. Nice one Supa.
How nice does this look?
One of the finest waves I've ever surfed. Terrifyingly close to the rocks, if (when) something goes wrong.
Don't think there's a forum thread for random surf clips to share...so here goes.