As much as I love surfing leashless, I could not do it there. There were a few people trying to paddle into it and one guy had his board lunch out from underneath him. He still had his summer wax on.
I can barely surf, but I’m going out leashless in crowded, pumping Rincon?! Then bail my midlength while trying to drop in on at least three others with priority?! Pretty tolerant crowd down there I guess...
Every time I drive by Rincon, I just smile, laugh and thank the lord above!!! I’m so grateful that I got to surf this place in the 70’s 80’s long before the cell phones, internet, Surfline, the Plandemic, IG reels, hashtags, texting, and Gavin Newscum. California used to be affordable and a great place to live. Since 2020, I’ve lost my passion, and love for surfing California I love California weather but that’s about it. This video confirms it. 😢😭😢 Thanks for the dream!
During the early 80's my buddy and I ditched High School to go surfing here. The waves were 4-6 ft, ( that's the back of the waves for you non-surfers, the front was about 8-10ft.) There were three people out, my Buddy, myself and some random local dude. Best surfing day of my life.
Had a view of the waves from the house since 1963. It’s insane these days. You might get lucky on the random middle of the week, midday bump in the swell but it’s become so out of hand. Even all the spots we would go to escape the crowds have become mainstream. Back then the gate was a swinging chain link gate and dirt roads inside. To the right was old eclectic surf shacks, artists, etc... Gone.
Thanks for posting the cool surf video! Also, thanks for allowing us to hear the natural sounds of the ocean. Too many posters ruin surf videos with nasty sounding background noise (I guess what they call "music").
Go back a 100 years from now and look upon this classic california surf spot and what things you would not see in this footage . Amazing how humans have changed this planet and we still have many that say we have not or we have improved it . I may beg to differ . The planet is still beautiful but nothing like it was when humans were not as plentiful .
as a kook, i stay far away from experienced surfers at the same time, i feel these comment sections are littered with toxic boomers gatekeeping the sport, like yeah more people are interested in surfing. thats a reality we'll deal with. and I agree with @Grif 100%
The first winter swells everybody froths like moths on a porch light. Locals can still catch Rincon firing with light crowds later in the season. You can even surf yourself silly on those sleeper swells if you catch it mid morning during a weekday after the early morning crowd leaves for work or school.
My dad lived in Mussel Shoals and La Conchita during the 60’s and 70’s and has shown me pics of him surfing Rincon and the oil pier with almost nobody out. Pretty wild. Days are long gone.
Is this the only decent wave around? There must be good waves that barrel, but are shorter and less crowded. I live in Hawaii and I surf by myself on double overhead point breaks.
The top three waves of my life were here...January 1989. I ordered a board from Renny Yater and he told me I should check Rincon on the way back home. Apparently, he knows what he's talking about.
I lived here on Bates Rd. from 1973 to 1979 then on to LaConchita just down the road. Yeah it got crowded but the snaking was never as blatant as it is here 3:21 but you have to realize this is the first good swell in over a year. Also that grom needs to learn a lesson.
everyone is so negative in the comments about the crowds i don't care bro this shit is hype thanks for posting, and yes the san clemente kids do think every wave is theirs but it's about going out there and playing g.n.a.r. -- gotta stop trippin'
I actually drove past here a couple days before today, my dad told me he felt bad for me because I'll never get to experience Rincon really because of all the crowds nowadays. It's kinda depressing, but luckily there's plenty of other spots around! Gotta admit though, the waves look insane
That’s weird, I don’t remember being there, because it looks like every surfer in California is out there. Kudos to the people who can tolerate that kind of lineup.
I -;dont- think- its- "keep"- having- more- kids" , I mean... the US is the lowest birth rate in forever, foreign lands (mideastern In particular) it's normal to have 20 -30 children (then they have 20 -30/ they have 20-30 etc.etc.. due to the inbreeding.
The crowd is because PR is one of the very few places that Covidiots are allowed to travel to, so the surfing Covidiots go there. I would not even get in the water.
Thank You for not ruining the soundtrack with music.
Couldn't agree more.
So true, could play it over and over just listening.
That's what the mute button is for.
So nice
Bliss...
At first was bummed cause I didn't surf here that day, now am grateful
Same same
Props to the guy who snaked the guy who snaked the other guy. Lol
Made me mad watching this
Everydays overhead when you’re 3ft tall
Man, the amount of drop-ins is incredible.
That crowd kills the magic of that place
Crazy how these blokes will look right at someone riding a wave and just start paddling and even burn them
They are called kooks.
It didn’t used to be like this here. Rincon used to one spot where you definitely did not do this. Overcrowding in SB brought all kinds of kooks
Bring back localism CARPAS 🖕
That’s called California
No etiquette whatsoever.
THE ABSOLUTETLY PERFECT Southern California metaphor of the 2020 era.....
The amount of drops is insane.... respect for the little guy🤙
I ‘d rather see those waves go unridden than these wave beggars defacing them
same yup
I feel burned just watching this
You and me both bro. I would have anxiety like no other, takes the fun out of surfing
Nothing better than waiting an hour for a wave only to have some 10 year old kid blatantly drop you.
That's his son.
0:30 this strikes fear into my heart. just for the sheer amount of people
Some of my friends were out that day no one could get a wave just another day of san Clemente kids thinking every wave is theirs
Uhm, this is Rincon, north of Ventura, San Clemente is at the southern end of Orange County, near Trestles...
@@kukukev yeah they got in their car drove 3 hours north because 6 months of summer souths wasn’t enough for em
0:23 Take a look at the wipe out on the very back wave and see if you can find where the orange board comes from.
Sabotage
As much as I love surfing leashless, I could not do it there. There were a few people trying to paddle into it and one guy had his board lunch out from underneath him. He still had his summer wax on.
Guy in the middle pearled it. Kind of irresponsible to lose your board like that with no leash.
I can barely surf, but I’m going out leashless in crowded, pumping Rincon?! Then bail my midlength while trying to drop in on at least three others with priority?! Pretty tolerant crowd down there I guess...
Every time
I drive by Rincon, I just smile, laugh and thank the lord above!!! I’m so grateful that I got to surf this place in the 70’s 80’s long before the cell phones, internet, Surfline, the Plandemic, IG reels, hashtags, texting, and Gavin Newscum. California used to be affordable and a great place to live. Since 2020, I’ve lost my passion, and love for surfing California I love California weather but that’s about it. This video confirms it. 😢😭😢 Thanks for the dream!
Thank God for the 70’s
During the early 80's my buddy and I ditched High School to go surfing here. The waves were 4-6 ft, ( that's the back of the waves for you non-surfers, the front was about 8-10ft.) There were three people out, my Buddy, myself and some random local dude. Best surfing day of my life.
Yep . That is Rincon Reef . Where Tommy Curren learned to surf . Beautiful
used to be a chumash village on that point, can you imagine the days they saw. what a beautiful place....
A very beautiful, unique beach.
Had a view of the waves from the house since 1963. It’s insane these days. You might get lucky on the random middle of the week, midday bump in the swell but it’s become so out of hand. Even all the spots we would go to escape the crowds have become mainstream. Back then the gate was a swinging chain link gate and dirt roads inside. To the right was old eclectic surf shacks, artists, etc... Gone.
Thanks for posting the cool surf video! Also, thanks for allowing us to hear the natural sounds of the ocean. Too many posters ruin surf videos with nasty sounding background noise (I guess what they call "music").
So cool to see what ppl come up with. Great vid
Go back a 100 years from now and look upon this classic california surf spot and what things you would not see in this footage . Amazing how humans have changed this planet and we still have many that say we have not or we have improved it . I may beg to differ . The planet is still beautiful but nothing like it was when humans were not as plentiful .
Just what I was saying. So sad. Birth control, or nature will do it for us and she doesn't give a shit how badly we suffer.
Very clean and remarkably uncrowded.
Those little kids are shredding! Looks fun out there. The crowd hurts my eyes though 😂
Such a perfect wave and so freakin crowded.
Yea, where I've been surfing for years all of a sudden is super packed.
rincon has become the superbank, california has become the gold coast...god help us all
Beautiful Waves
The worst thing about surfing is surfers.
I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept me as one of its members.
what a disrespectful circus
"I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member." Groucho Marx
That’s Rincon. Period.
So true
I couldn’t handle that. People just taking off on each other. Back in the day you would get your ass kicked. Modern day groms have no respect.
crowd here has been so bad all winter. hoards of randoms trying to dominate the lineup. the most "Malibu" rincon has ever been
its not even groms at this point too. smh
No kidding,no pun intended.Seen 6 decades of surf,and the scenes still the sAme,kooks,kooks and more k00kz.
Population of the world is increasing and it aint my fault. Im not missing out on the wave of a lifetime so some grumpy local can get his 1099th wave
as a kook, i stay far away from experienced surfers
at the same time, i feel these comment sections are littered with toxic boomers gatekeeping the sport,
like yeah more people are interested in surfing. thats a reality we'll deal with.
and I agree with @Grif 100%
Like an obstacle course out there!
Great soundtrack,made it easier to watch.
This should be called Dodging Kooks
Way too crowded. Back in 1967 I was lucky to surf Rincon on a swell like this with only@ 10 other guys out.
The first winter swells everybody froths like moths on a porch light. Locals can still catch Rincon firing with light crowds later in the season. You can even surf yourself silly on those sleeper swells if you catch it mid morning during a weekday after the early morning crowd leaves for work or school.
My dad lived in Mussel Shoals and La Conchita during the 60’s and 70’s and has shown me pics of him surfing Rincon and the oil pier with almost nobody out. Pretty wild. Days are long gone.
That,s the way it outta stAy!!!
@@jacobsmith4284 Thanks! [but I hope the other 44,000 peeps don't get his clue.]
Is this the only decent wave around? There must be good waves that barrel, but are shorter and less crowded. I live in Hawaii and I surf by myself on double overhead point breaks.
How is the parking lot? Hope not polluted with litter.
its really stressful to surf out there with so many people.
What a beautiful wave, always wanted to surf it but allergic to crowds.
Love your edits 👍🏽
Classic day, beautiful edit.
And surfline be like: uhhhh... let's call it 2-4ft, yeah that sounds right!
The burn factor lives on. You can have it.
Lots of cooks!!
That's hard to watch...the crowd is insane. Gnarly
Actually not that bad. Most days there’s a lot more people. There’s been swell all week. People are surfed out methinks.
That's why I love nor cal.....
They need to close this place to the public, it's too crowded and unsurfable.
That crowd is more populous than some towns I've partied in during rodeo season.
Great filming! Thanks for sharing🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
I just love to surf when you have to time your maneuvers to the crowd instead of the wave.
That little kid has skills,
@@youtubename9821 forreal, its a snaketown out there for him
That grom loves the snake maneuver.
At snaking waves
The kid cooks but probably taking advantage of a general reluctance to go agro on a twelve year old. But he needs a serious education.
The crowd takes the fun outta it. :(
15:25 if you want to see the biggest kook
OMG miss Rincon sooo much. Live in Iceland now. Haven't surfed here yet brrrrrrr
This was on. a Wednesday right? Is this a normal crowd size for a weekday?
Luckily the crowd was light and everyone was super respectful.
I liked the video.
drop-in fest
The top three waves of my life were here...January 1989. I ordered a board from Renny Yater and he told me I should check Rincon on the way back home. Apparently, he knows what he's talking about.
The current state of surfing in California these days. A perfect picture of how things really are! Sad indeed.
Sweet Jehoshaphat!! Wish I was there
Thank you for posting! Now I know to never make the voyage over there :)
I used to surf Rincon in the early to mid 60's when you could still park on the highway and never, EVER saw it this crowded.
looks like a wave pool 😳
I lived here on Bates Rd. from 1973 to 1979 then on to LaConchita just down the road. Yeah it got crowded but the snaking was never as blatant as it is here 3:21 but you have to realize this is the first good swell in over a year. Also that grom needs to learn a lesson.
Wave 2:36 was me...can I get the clip?
that was a sick one
Thanks!
Insta is @granoah_ if you could dm me for email or whatever would be sick!
everyone is so negative in the comments about the crowds i don't care bro this shit is hype thanks for posting, and yes the san clemente kids do think every wave is theirs but it's about going out there and playing g.n.a.r. -- gotta stop trippin'
Magic hour
Nice conditions and some great waves, but crowded,
But kooky and snakey
Such good footage man🤙🤙 What camera are you rocking?!?
the santa barbara zoo
I actually drove past here a couple days before today, my dad told me he felt bad for me because I'll never get to experience Rincon really because of all the crowds nowadays. It's kinda depressing, but luckily there's plenty of other spots around! Gotta admit though, the waves look insane
08:20 the two guys at the back that surfing together, who should own the wave there?
Except for the crowd
Awesome. Thanks! Can you tell me what focal lengths you were using for this video? I want to film from the beach like you.
I'm calling snake of the year at 4:43, that was classic!
Holy smokes there were a lot of kooks out there.
That’s weird, I don’t remember being there, because it looks like every surfer in California is out there. Kudos to the people who can tolerate that kind of lineup.
Who's Grom is that killin it on the inside?
how do people see someone one a wave and stand up and drop in anyway?
anybody got any bug spray?
the burns are lame but you can still find your own wave out there.
Get that little kid a billabong sponsorship!
I counted 3 times he dropped in lmao, he’s got skills but...
Drop in at the Drop in or what?In S Africa we don't tolerate crowds like that.
@3:20 its a snake town
Sometimes you have to run them over bf they learn not to drop in on you. Sad truth
no but he rips that made my day
Is dropping in on someone a big no no on days like this or is it just part of the game???
How about those grommets?
Wouldn't rate it as XL. And what a mob. Aloha y'all.
Awesome cool yes...
Good heavens !
I agree with the other guy. Thanks for leaving the audio natural
The message of this video is letting the grom rip and not screaming around like a kook after being dropped in on.
im looking for hackbarth
So crowded that’s disgusting. Keep having more kids and think that’s regular
I -;dont- think- its- "keep"- having- more- kids" , I mean... the US is the lowest birth rate in forever, foreign lands (mideastern In particular) it's normal to have 20 -30 children (then they have 20 -30/ they have 20-30 etc.etc.. due to the inbreeding.
The crowd is because PR is one of the very few places that Covidiots are allowed to travel to, so the surfing Covidiots go there. I would not even get in the water.
@@TimTimTomTom Kook
This is a good reminder why I don't surf Rincon.
Can someone explain me how priorities work on this surf spot ?😂
All righty then!!!
Wow!
Rincon, nearly as crowded as the Gold Coast points and Byron Bay!! This footage is shot from a good angle
I* miss Trestles! (old guy)