Great filming, really captured a special session - thank you! 9:18 - that blue board wave - can you make out if you see black markings on the bottom (orca/killer whale design in the front half of the board). Not sure if you can zoom or not, I couldn't tell if me watching the clip, but remember a similar wave. Cheers!
I was down by Sloat. Looks like I shoulda gone further north. It looked so good when I pulled up that I just jumped in! Where were you set up? I wanna be on tv!
Thanks for the video! I grew up at 48th and Irving. I come back to surf pretty often, but I missed this swell. It's like this a precious few days a year. OB often gets waves this size in the Winter, but usually it's junkier. Occasionally, it's bigger and still surfable, but then the paddle out can be difficult or impossible.
Grew up just minutes from the ocean (top of the hill above Pacifica), days like this are really rare. To get a big clean swell with calm or off-shore winds, hens-teeth.
@@KauaiboyRayce I think it was Thanksgiving 81 we saw an enormous swell from the McCarthy overlook on Sharp Park. So friend and I drove down to the pier, burnt one, and walked out to the end. Was windy and spitting rain. The swell was breaking right the end, and sometimes the lip would hit the pier dead on and would then ring like a bell and shake back and forth. Top of the wave was just a few feet below the bottom the pier, and it was just one swell after another, boom, boom boom ... swells lined up off the horizon. It was terrifying and completely awesome, and there was just a handful people there. Only a few idiots like us actually went out. Back on safe land, I used the light poles to scale and estimated it was 40 to 50 ft face easy. The winters of 81-82 and 82-83 were epic.
@@MrLuigiFercotti FRICKEN EPIC! I've been lucky enough to be on the pier with swells big enough to break that far out but nothing like what you're describing. What a great memory.
Non stop sets.......wow. This was perhaps the best that beach has ever seen. Calif dreamn, mamas and papas. Brings back memories for me in cali where i lived and surfed it all. The surfers were really doing good too on those waves. So mellow and must have been freezing cold! Thank you for posting it, great coverage non stop.
Calming sound of the waves breaking in the distance. Counterbalanced with some fierce action out in the water. Double overhead pipes and classic offshore. Wouldn't want to be caught inside though. Nice footage.
Great video production! Love your stuff and how patient you are between surfers. Let's you "be there" versus on ESPN seeing highlights... On a day that size I'd like to watch some good guys/gals paddle out. There's a lot of skill there in timing and approach. (Maybe a few kook shots just for comparison of course...)
That there is what dreams are made of even though that’s twice as big as I like at maximum but just a sit and watch real time so thank you thank you thank you for taking me there
one day 20 yrs ago in summer I saw at that beach better waves than this in summer and it was really warm out and the water was super blue ...it was a day I will never forget....for as long as you could see down beach big barrels left and rights....AMAZING
If you wouldn’t do it alone, don’t do it at all. Having friend in the water won’t do anything at ob, you’ll be a mile away from him in about 10 seconds.
I pretty much learned to surf here. My mom worked at the VA up the hill and would drop me off all day. Alex above is right. You are on your own out there. Usually heavy currents and drifting down the beach.
I began there in the fall when I was 14. My mom worked up at the VA hospital and would drop me off. I don’t think I ever got outside for the first 2 months.
Nobody knows how to ride the barrel in SF...They tried...this is comming from an Aussie who grew up bodysurfing these waves all over Victoria, Australia... It's ok, we don't get awesome tsunami waves in SF that often. Some did well and some got S#$% Mixed. You have to manuver and curl around the wave. Every one was just going in a strait line....Can't go in a strait line through these barrels. I recomend lots of level 3 Yoga and Pilates for better flexibility and manuevering for our next Tsunami waves. Nobody was prepared for this kind of suprising tretchous awesome surf. No Worries Mate! In the Barrel! Whatch Bells Beach Free Surf before the rip curl pro 2019 xo!
World class 4 hours 4 wave and end up 2 miles from where you paddles out. Or World class duckdiving. Or I almost drowned type of day. Or, can't surf , I got shit to do. Been there done that. Point breaks are where it's at when your half 3 past 50.
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Thank you for watching! 🤙
Great filming, really captured a special session - thank you! 9:18 - that blue board wave - can you make out if you see black markings on the bottom (orca/killer whale design in the front half of the board). Not sure if you can zoom or not, I couldn't tell if me watching the clip, but remember a similar wave. Cheers!
Did you happen to get many clips of the regular footer on the orange board?
I was down by Sloat. Looks like I shoulda gone further north. It looked so good when I pulled up that I just jumped in!
Where were you set up? I wanna be on tv!
Absolutely stunning. One of those 'Barbarian Days' swells Finnegan spoke of! World class pipes.
I think I saw a tire fire down the beach too 😂
Old school days journeyman only
Word, I own that book and have vicariously surfed O beach and Chopes from his writings. Stellar
Love that book
I like how you used that establishing long-shot first, and then again at the end; very cinematic.
I appreciate the first! 🙏 Trying to always improve
After seeing your great footage, I'm convinced this is one of the best beach breaks in California!
Fires all year
@@m11cordoza46 its a regular cape st francis!
@@m11cordoza46 not really, these days are rare... often a blown out mess, especially Spring and Summer
People are sleeping on all sandbars, I surf here a decent bit, with good wind and swell direction its basically unbeatable.
Couldn't agree more
Gorgeous surf, incredible rights, and lefts. Congrats to the local chargers enjoying their spot, and taking full advantage. Nicely done!
I don't know what I'd do without your videos. Must-watch every time I see a new video from your channel. Please don't stop making these videos!
Really happy to hear this 🙏 Will of course do my best!
Super solid swells, offshore winds and glassy double overhead barrels, Amazing videos…
True, and thank you!
Thanks for the video! I grew up at 48th and Irving. I come back to surf pretty often, but I missed this swell. It's like this a precious few days a year. OB often gets waves this size in the Winter, but usually it's junkier. Occasionally, it's bigger and still surfable, but then the paddle out can be difficult or impossible.
Grew up just minutes from the ocean (top of the hill above Pacifica), days like this are really rare. To get a big clean swell with calm or off-shore winds, hens-teeth.
From Manor you can usually see all the waves that are uncatchable on this coast XD
@@KauaiboyRayce I think it was Thanksgiving 81 we saw an enormous swell from the McCarthy overlook on Sharp Park. So friend and I drove down to the pier, burnt one, and walked out to the end. Was windy and spitting rain. The swell was breaking right the end, and sometimes the lip would hit the pier dead on and would then ring like a bell and shake back and forth. Top of the wave was just a few feet below the bottom the pier, and it was just one swell after another, boom, boom boom ... swells lined up off the horizon.
It was terrifying and completely awesome, and there was just a handful people there. Only a few idiots like us actually went out.
Back on safe land, I used the light poles to scale and estimated it was 40 to 50 ft face easy.
The winters of 81-82 and 82-83 were epic.
@@MrLuigiFercotti FRICKEN EPIC! I've been lucky enough to be on the pier with swells big enough to break that far out but nothing like what you're describing. What a great memory.
Non stop sets.......wow. This was perhaps the best that beach has ever seen. Calif dreamn, mamas and papas. Brings back memories for me in cali where i lived and surfed it all. The surfers were really doing good too on those waves. So mellow and must have been freezing cold! Thank you for posting it, great coverage non stop.
Looks like it would be the paddle out from hell but the waves are stunning. Great video.
This paddle actually looks easier then the norm for ocean beach SF
The paddle out was REALLY easy, cause the current was REALLY strong. Rips like rivers.
Thank you, and yes it's the paddle from hell 😂
Goofy foot on the red board is slaying. I feel like I've seen him/her in some of your other vids
Right on for posting this event at O.B. I was told about the conditions but I didn't believe it myself till I saw this video.
Glad you like it!
Thank you for taking the time to film, so nice…
You are welcome! Thanks for watching
Wow, that spill at 0:35 !
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this.
You are very welcome! I appreciate the comment 🙏🤙
Brilliant footage, thank you! I have never seen OB this big AND this good at the same time 👍
Absolutely fantastic footage. Thank you!
amazing. like what you'd draw on your notebook as a kid...
Wow! Just EPIC! Thanks for the upload.
You are welcome! 🤙😎
Thank you for capturing this. Such an epic day. Straight from the pages of a surf magazine. Don't recommend getting caught inside though 😂
Man, when OB is pumping like that it is a fantastic wave, that was epic for those dudes..
Sure was!
Beautiful surf, great job capturing it
Thank you! 🙏
Respect to all the guys who paddled out it was heavy af
Calming sound of the waves breaking in the distance. Counterbalanced with some fierce action out in the water. Double overhead pipes and classic offshore. Wouldn't want to be caught inside though. Nice footage.
Thank you Glen!
Great video production! Love your stuff and how patient you are between surfers. Let's you "be there" versus on ESPN seeing highlights... On a day that size I'd like to watch some good guys/gals paddle out. There's a lot of skill there in timing and approach. (Maybe a few kook shots just for comparison of course...)
Really appreciate this feedback Al! And thanks for the compliment. Will see how I can incorporate this in future vids 🤙
best footage of the beach ever recorded. classic. looks like 9@ 15 secs.
Not sure it's the best ever but thanks for the feedback! 🙏🤙
Looks like some tasty waves. Didn’t think SF got waves like this. Mean brah! 🤙🏽
Ridable tubes!!! @ OB……great footage🙏🏻
Thank you!
Nice to have no Music in the background.
That there is what dreams are made of even though that’s twice as big as I like at maximum but just a sit and watch real time so thank you thank you thank you for taking me there
You're so welcome! Glad you enjoyed it 🤙
Nice Shooting Brother! I miss OB!
Thank you! Hopefully this is next to as good as being here
@@NorCalSurfer it certainly helps man!! Although the surf has been pretty good here in pismo but not even close to OB winter conditions.
The pipeline of nor cal
You probably know but ob it's day there can be like 20 pipelines up and down the beach (minus the deadly reef and other elements of course!)
THe tube at 6:22 is insane
Unreal!
Some truly lucky guys out there!
Wow. So so beautiful
😎🤙 thank you!
what a week it's been, amazing footage! that purple glassy evening session 2 days ago was unreal
insane!!!! great shots Bro
Glad you enjoyed it!
Exquisite surfing for the first guy (goofy footer) going left superb positioning on a bombie. Red board ripper
I lived at 48th and Judah in the 1970s. I never saw it that sweet. Was there a suck off the beach as the tsunami arrived?
Awesome! I'm not sure I got there afterwards. There was a surf rescue made because it caused currents to swirl oddly and put a boogie in need of help
Dam i miss surfing nice waves ... I would get so pumped up to paddle out
wow that's rad, must be cold af
one day 20 yrs ago in summer I saw at that beach better waves than this in summer and it was really warm out and the water was super blue ...it was a day I will never forget....for as long as you could see down beach big barrels left and rights....AMAZING
Wow! So good!
Seriously!
That's perfect nice surfing
so smoooth....it was choppy asf that morning in Huntington Beach
very nice. wish I was there.
narly wipeout for yellow board at 0:34
😂
Completely bananas! Epic…..
classic January day!
Indeed!
absolute bombs coming through, what a magic day
100%
Dang that look 😍 👀 🔥 😳 👌
Looks so fun!
Muy LOCO!
Cold Water...Grande Olas with no channel....
Surfing is hard enough without adding more difficulties!!
did you notice the tsunami surges?
Not in SF
Nice waves 🏄🏼♂️but🦈 Greats own this beach🦈
So. Good.
you should get some clips of deadmans when its firing, it would be such a great vid!
California's very own Hossegor 😎
damn whats up no bodyboarders out there
I've seen a few but I'd say it's 1% of wave riders out there (usually)
Are there surf groups that paddle out together on days like this (or heavy scary days)? I'm moving to the area soon and was just curious.
If you wouldn’t do it alone, don’t do it at all. Having friend in the water won’t do anything at ob, you’ll be a mile away from him in about 10 seconds.
I pretty much learned to surf here. My mom worked at the VA up the hill and would drop me off all day. Alex above is right. You are on your own out there. Usually heavy currents and drifting down the beach.
@@alexpolakis2016 Thanks for the concerns I wasn't asking because I can't surf or swim... I asking to get a better sense of the break, area, etc.
Your always on your own in the city it’s magnified..x10
Spot on
amazing
Nature sure is amazing!
Best beach break in the world , but burrrrrrrrrrrrrr, and getting out is a pain in the ass.
Epic conditions
Quite the feat. Surfing this place like this day. Best waves of your year or possibly your downfall. 😂
Epic!
Awesome
l must feel so good to stroke into one of these. Sets!!!
Seriously!
I'm guessing he is really bummed he had to straighten off. 3:58
Epic
Thanks! 🤙
0:36 lol
Is ocean beach a beginner or intermediate surf spot. Just checking to see if I fit in?
not for beginners, maybe on summer days.
I began there in the fall when I was 14. My mom worked up at the VA hospital and would drop me off. I don’t think I ever got outside for the first 2 months.
LOL 🤣
about as good as that spot gets?
It was definitely a great day, but it could always get better 🤙 this was probably an 8 or 9 out of 10 from what I've seen
nice frickin day
Raw power
What’s the air and ocean temp at? If it’s at least 60’ air nd 59’ sea 🌊 well fuckin perfect ass day then 💯
Colder sea, warmer air.
52 right now in the water
52 or 53 water temperature.
Chilly
Don’t know much about California but that looks epic as fuck.
In ‘86 never anyone out. Definitely paddle from hell. Ride your wave as far to the rip as you can.
Nobody knows how to ride the barrel in SF...They tried...this is comming from an Aussie who grew up bodysurfing these waves all over Victoria, Australia... It's ok, we don't get awesome tsunami waves in SF that often. Some did well and some got S#$% Mixed. You have to manuver and curl around the wave. Every one was just going in a strait line....Can't go in a strait line through these barrels. I recomend lots of level 3 Yoga and Pilates for better flexibility and manuevering for our next Tsunami waves. Nobody was prepared for this kind of suprising tretchous awesome surf. No Worries Mate! In the Barrel! Whatch Bells Beach Free Surf before the rip curl pro 2019 xo!
World class 4 hours 4 wave and end up 2 miles from where you paddles out. Or World class duckdiving. Or I almost drowned type of day. Or, can't surf , I got shit to do. Been there done that. Point breaks are where it's at when your half 3 past 50.
Magik
🧙♂️🤙
As good as France if not better.
Nope. You can do stepoffs in France.
Go for it all if u. Shark infested.still pumping though.
SHARK, COME AND DINE.