Watch: Waimea Bay last Sunday
It can be seen as a throwback when compared against waves such as Jaws, Mavs, and even Nazare, but the Bay still retains enough grandeur to keep us clicking. This was filmed last Sunday when the biggest swell of the year hit the North Shore. Yeah, 2018 was only two weeks old but we're still keeping records.
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You know what.. I think I would be willing to give it a crack on a day like that..
Not sure what was going on in between those wave.
But if it was just like that no 50 ft closeouts I think I would.
What about this WW?
https://youtu.be/mNehrcS_JZE?t=3m35s
The first guys are on the bowl, the fella sitting by himself 100 metres or so further out is Peter Mel, and that set feathering another 100 metres outside him is the reason there's only about five guys in the water on a glassy day at Mavs.
Biggest waves in many years apparently, and only a handful of waves ridden - one boat lost too.
Drone footage = very unflattering to big wave surfing......
I wonder how big the potato patch was ?
Watch from 04:16 on the youtube clip stunet linked - I reckon Pete Mel sits up and seriously considers swinging for that bomb, but he's just a bit too deep. Big kahunas ...
Another angle of the second wave with Pete Mel escaping over the shoulder. The same wave clipped the three surfers sitting inside, snapping the leggy of one, though it looked like they mostly got away unharmed save for a thumping heart rate.
OMG.. Nope no chance no way!
That's crazy that wave capped and broke so far out.
You could feel the reaction in them it startled them like birds in a tree when fire works go off.
How's the gap between each wave the period must of been mid twentys...
Also just how heavy not in the way they broke as you couldn't see from the air but how heavy each wave was in volume the way it was moving..
It was like they where separate gigantic volumes moving across the ocean.
Biggest Mav's every? Can't wait to see some more footage.
Imagine being caught inside by that second one it lookes like it went top to bottom from the air..
Nope I would have watched them for a hour gone and surfed the best point that was working and come back and watched more..
Actually its not that far apart! I haven't been able to find bouy data for half moon bay on the 18th.
And I have been looking at it for a while.
It looks about 13-15 seconds.
Which is nuts for that size.
Also making it so dangerous you could get a 5 wave hold down with it that big and so close together maybe that's why no one is out.
Half moon bay buoy had 20ft significant wave height at 18 seconds on the morning of the 18th.
Thanks I thought so.. I was trying to count the gaps on the clip using a surfers position and the time the wave got to him .
Its hard with the drone moving currents and surfers moving. Lol
Jesus
Frank Q has footage of a boat getting rolled on his insta.
Check out Powerlines Productions Insta for some great footage of the day. An epic photo of local Ion Banner towing into a monster wave. I spoke to Curt from PP last night and he said he hasn't seen it break out there since the swell where they shot their video "100ft Wednesday" when it was still the towing era with the Santa Cruz boys all geared up on meth.
Haha maybe their was a drought in town and nobody could get any meth so only five guys went out.. No kidding...
Seen some other footage doesn't look like normal mavericks.
There is massive long southern ocean style lines coming in where MAVs normally looks like a big peak! is replaced by a giant "North point" style set up...
A couple of waves if you had of towed them looked as if you could have got a 10 sec 80ft kirra like barrel..
Really really interesting day made even more cool with the grainy home made style filming.
Really enjoyed it all dark steel coloured and raw.
I hope you don't mind me putting this link on your site Ben this one time..
But it is incredible! imagine getting run over by the last wave in this set..
Would you surf this stu? Lol
http://www.surfline.com/video/featured-clips/cam-rewind-mavericks-bigges...
What an annoying edit. Some interesting perspectives by so many shots cut short.
Bloke on the big red board is Rod Kirsop, would have to be 60 odd and still charging in Hawaii. Absolute legend and good bloke. You guys should do a story on him, very interesting bloke.
Thanks for the heads up Leroy. Did a story on Tom many years ago.
Yes I remember that, amazing person. Shit I'd love to still be surfing at his age.