Wow! That's easily the best big wave footage i've seen since that cloudbreak swell a few years back. So big and clean! Not just a drop either but a good ride. Epic!
How do you reckon that compares to that cloudbreak swell in terms of size? Bigger hey?
camlSunday, 17 Jan 2016 at 1:07am
Jaws heaps bigger . By about 15ft more
Water_manSunday, 17 Jan 2016 at 6:03am
Going left @ 5:20, wow!
sleekitSunday, 17 Jan 2016 at 9:52am
Who got that left? Seriously one of the best waves I have seen.
udoSunday, 17 Jan 2016 at 10:05am
May have been Pedro Caladoo ?
zenagainSunday, 17 Jan 2016 at 10:11am
The right at about 4:30 was pretty crazy. Dorian I think.
And the drop at about 3:30 had to be one of the bigger ones on an already macking day.
From there, this photo of Pedro Calado going left really shows the size of the waves they were paddling into. Photo: Pompermayer
CraigSunday, 17 Jan 2016 at 1:14pm
Absolutely mind blowing that this is paddle!!
northeasterlyMonday, 18 Jan 2016 at 5:20pm
Does anyone agree that this left looks bigger, or at least a notch meaner and top-to-bottom, than the right that Aaron Gold rode? It looks like a 4 ft beach break the way it's sucking up. Not taking anything away from the the other wave but the right is getting all the credit.
A natural footers conspiracy?
southeyMonday, 18 Jan 2016 at 6:27pm
i think the reef actually concentrates the swell onto the right , which makes it bowl/ refract in .
The left seems to fade out .
Maybe with a slightly different swell direction this may not be the case , but its nowhere near as consistant .
and that does look like its going to throw wide , but i presume the swell line actually refracts out to sea , making an exit probably pretty tight .
panaitanTuesday, 19 Jan 2016 at 8:29pm
I agree with you. I saw that wave before I saw any comments. Measured against the board length it looks bigger to me. The commitment to make that wall without losing it would make it the wave of the session.
batfinkTuesday, 19 Jan 2016 at 9:47pm
I'm with you on that noreaster. The right at least deposits you in the channel. I think I heard some commentary on the other footage that the left deposits you much more in the line of the macking swells, seems to look that way to me, and it doesn't die out on the left (if that is the right expression for that sort of wave!) in the way it does on the right, even seems to bend around and possibly close out. Looks like a genuine nightmare either way to me.
matt123Sunday, 17 Jan 2016 at 10:40am
Where is the other 2mins?
lostdoggySunday, 17 Jan 2016 at 11:55am
Watch it at 80% speed.
StjSunday, 17 Jan 2016 at 11:07am
Well that made my dawn surf this morn look rather tame! That was insane!!!!!
Rabbits68Sunday, 17 Jan 2016 at 12:50pm
Incredible stuff. Courageous effort by all.
Even though the conditions looked very good, when you see the boards fly away at the top of those lips, it just reinforces how much the slightest wind plays havoc in those huge waves. Those guys make it look deceptively makeable, particularly when viewing from the computer screen :)
I wonder if Niccolo Porcella was out there?!? If so, surely something crazy will appear on the net soon enough..........
batfinkTuesday, 19 Jan 2016 at 9:49pm
Re the wind rabbits, there may be no actual wind to speak of, but damn near gale force at the top of the lip through the air compression from the wave.
I know all about that, I was experiencing it on a 2' day at the beach just recently. :-)
graSunday, 17 Jan 2016 at 1:50pm
... and not a drop in to be seen
lostdoggySunday, 17 Jan 2016 at 2:05pm
Those Aaron Gold stills are totally insane. And the front on shot of Dorian pulling in as well; unbelievably casual.
Rabbits68Sunday, 17 Jan 2016 at 2:38pm
lostdoggy wrote:
Those Aaron Gold stills are totally insane. And the front on shot of Dorian pulling in as well; unbelievably casual.
X 2. Awesome in every aspect...
barleySunday, 17 Jan 2016 at 10:45pm
Whose that annoying prick in the helicopter? man that would suck having to deal with that thing
penmisterSunday, 17 Jan 2016 at 11:12pm
Sup charging...
camlTuesday, 19 Jan 2016 at 10:40pm
That is incredible footage thanks for sharing
wallyFriday, 22 Jan 2016 at 1:06pm
From Shane Dorian's instagram, a Brian Bielmann photo of one of Aaron Gold's waves. That's a pretty solid paddle-in wave.
udoMonday, 23 May 2016 at 5:29pm
Shit...nearly lost him at Cloudbreak today !! Gone but revived........when doctors give him the all clear he's the next plane home.
Comments
Wow! That's easily the best big wave footage i've seen since that cloudbreak swell a few years back. So big and clean! Not just a drop either but a good ride. Epic!
How do you reckon that compares to that cloudbreak swell in terms of size? Bigger hey?
Jaws heaps bigger . By about 15ft more
Going left @ 5:20, wow!
Who got that left? Seriously one of the best waves I have seen.
May have been Pedro Caladoo ?
The right at about 4:30 was pretty crazy. Dorian I think.
And the drop at about 3:30 had to be one of the bigger ones on an already macking day.
Great footage and good soundtrack.
Surfer Magazine has a great series of stills from the session.
http://www.surfermag.com/photos/standards-erased-at-jaws/#OfVvITuvEbszoi....
From there, this photo of Pedro Calado going left really shows the size of the waves they were paddling into. Photo: Pompermayer
Absolutely mind blowing that this is paddle!!
Does anyone agree that this left looks bigger, or at least a notch meaner and top-to-bottom, than the right that Aaron Gold rode? It looks like a 4 ft beach break the way it's sucking up. Not taking anything away from the the other wave but the right is getting all the credit.
A natural footers conspiracy?
i think the reef actually concentrates the swell onto the right , which makes it bowl/ refract in .
The left seems to fade out .
Maybe with a slightly different swell direction this may not be the case , but its nowhere near as consistant .
and that does look like its going to throw wide , but i presume the swell line actually refracts out to sea , making an exit probably pretty tight .
I agree with you. I saw that wave before I saw any comments. Measured against the board length it looks bigger to me. The commitment to make that wall without losing it would make it the wave of the session.
I'm with you on that noreaster. The right at least deposits you in the channel. I think I heard some commentary on the other footage that the left deposits you much more in the line of the macking swells, seems to look that way to me, and it doesn't die out on the left (if that is the right expression for that sort of wave!) in the way it does on the right, even seems to bend around and possibly close out. Looks like a genuine nightmare either way to me.
Where is the other 2mins?
Watch it at 80% speed.
Well that made my dawn surf this morn look rather tame! That was insane!!!!!
Incredible stuff. Courageous effort by all.
Even though the conditions looked very good, when you see the boards fly away at the top of those lips, it just reinforces how much the slightest wind plays havoc in those huge waves. Those guys make it look deceptively makeable, particularly when viewing from the computer screen :)
I wonder if Niccolo Porcella was out there?!? If so, surely something crazy will appear on the net soon enough..........
Re the wind rabbits, there may be no actual wind to speak of, but damn near gale force at the top of the lip through the air compression from the wave.
I know all about that, I was experiencing it on a 2' day at the beach just recently. :-)
... and not a drop in to be seen
Those Aaron Gold stills are totally insane. And the front on shot of Dorian pulling in as well; unbelievably casual.
X 2. Awesome in every aspect...
Whose that annoying prick in the helicopter? man that would suck having to deal with that thing
Sup charging...
That is incredible footage thanks for sharing
From Shane Dorian's instagram, a Brian Bielmann photo of one of Aaron Gold's waves. That's a pretty solid paddle-in wave.
Shit...nearly lost him at Cloudbreak today !! Gone but revived........when doctors give him the all clear he's the next plane home.