Cloudbreak from above - video

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Stu Nettle (stunet)
Swellnet Dispatch

Stu Gibson wiggles his digits and brings us an overarching view of Cloudbreak. From 50 feet high the various sections of the wave become visible as the swell lines bend and focus, and even the topography of the reef below becomes discernible.

Expect to see more of Gibson's footage during the upcoming Fiji Pro.

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zenagain Monday, 2 Jun 2014 at 7:38am

Maybe cause I just woke up but compared to his other vids, I found that one a little under-whelming.

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stunet Monday, 2 Jun 2014 at 7:57am

All depends on the waves breaking underneath him I guess, and Cloudbreak sure ain't pumping in this vid. Still, I thought it gave a good overview of the reef and the lineup while being a precursor to the upcoming Mens Fiji Pro.

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wellymon Monday, 2 Jun 2014 at 8:22am

Get a couple of those strong Japanese coffees down and listen to that bass player wiggling his digits Zenmon.

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zenagain Monday, 2 Jun 2014 at 9:57am

Strong Japanese coffee? Surely that's an oxymoron Welly.

Just got back from the Doc and watched again, apart from the perspective of that last wave and the bloke that smashes those 2 backhand reos, I stand by my first observation.

I think I like the little Northern beaches beachbreak vid from a while back better.

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Rabbits68 Monday, 2 Jun 2014 at 10:30am

That would be an epic view on one of those huge clean swells that we've seen hit Cloudbreak over recent years.

Zenagain, the dude who shot the vid wasn't claiming it to be an epic vid, purely an overview of the break from above on that particular day..........

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zenagain Monday, 2 Jun 2014 at 11:14am

I wasn't expecting epicness rab, just that the vid (for me anyway ) didn't have a modicum of wow.

I agree, 10ft would be a different story altogether, I think I 'll wait for that one.

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Rabbits68 Monday, 2 Jun 2014 at 1:15pm

Fair enough Zen. Let's hope it gets solid during the contest....

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simba Monday, 2 Jun 2014 at 1:38pm

Well i was surprised how big this set up is,certainly a different perspective and the waves looked really fun.

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staitey Monday, 2 Jun 2014 at 8:16pm

I thought it was a really nice vid. Really shows how the guys are surfing and makes them looks bloody quick