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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ม.ค. 2016
- Giant waves, spurred on by El Niño, crashed into the northern shore of Kauai today. No one was hurt in this scene but many cameras and phones were lost to the Pacific Ocean. Spectators (further inland) were knocked over by powerful knee high currents and fumbled their belongings into the receding waters. Jukin Media Verified (Original)
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Wow. That is amazing and so scary at the same time.
There is much beauty to the powers of our planet!
Lucky_Daanth not really
Lucky_Daanth pp
Not really scary but it is very beautiful
Lucky_Daanth unamazing and extremely unscary
The scary part is not the wave coming towards you, its when the wave is pulling you.
@@rubytuesday5684 It's called a rip. At 0:40 you can see someone almost in one. See how the water is backing up behind him? If he fell he'd be sucked out to sea.
@@graphite2786 Rips do pull people into the sea but at 0:40 it's not a rip. But still, the slope is too much and if a big wave comes then all that water going out can easily pull you
@@rubytuesday5684 Google can be your friend
It's terrifying to be caught in one
Riptide or not that dude standing there is lucky he didn't get swept away
Never swim where you don't find locals.
thank you Robert Roth, very cool!
Always befriend the locals theyve seen a lot
and don't swim where these locals are either
very beautiful and very dangerous
lol. I've seen where the locals swim and dive in HI and trust me we want know part of that either.
Yes, LIVING locals
The couple getting the hell out of there: I'm with them.
Lol
Then you have a lot of sense like the locals. The only drownings I heard of while I was there were tourists - two occurred on Lumaha'i. The locals know the currents and what beaches to avoid during certain times of the year. Lumaha'i is actually one of the most dangerous beaches on Kauai and is only slightly safer during the summer months (this was probably the winter). Those waves could knock anyone off their feet and into open sea in an instant.
@@kristinab1078 Here in Japan, during the terrible 2011 tsunami an entire elementary school was saved because of an old local saying "when the seas goes back, run up the hills." The kids did exactly that and were saved. Unfortunately this saying was not known elsewhere, and the results were more tragic than I wish to remember. You are absolutely right: never underestimate the power of the sea.
Me to but don’t think could keep up with them two it’s me old knees u know
Absolutely. The ignorance of the ocean here causes many rescues a day and unfortunate deaths. Not a vacation people want to lose their lives for. Gotta be understanding of our beaches. Aloha🌊
I am more surprised and impressed with those stones, withstanding that brutal force 24*7 for millions of years
Those stones used to be part of a volcano thousands of feet high.. crazy right?
But the Stones have been withstanding waves of groupies for only six decades.
it’s a stone
@@adithyapraveennair4997 lol
actually those stones are where all that sand came from. They just got completely shit on lol
It's fun until it drags you into the rocks and out to sea
Happened with me...i got stuck in a lowtide
@Somnus LucisCaelum15 🖕
Exactly what I was thinking
Youre fine as long as you don't go too far out. It broke pretty hard on the rocks coming in
Ok dad😂
0:41 lmao that 1 person just causally waterbending
He learned from katara
i thought the same😳
KEV GAMING same😂😂
that's what meditation will do lmao
water tribe represent
I've been to this beach many times. First time it was calm and there was a very nice pool in the rocks that hung out in all day. We liked it so much we came back the next day only to find it was very rough. I watched a family of tourists get dragged across the lava rocks. By the time they got back to the beach they were all scraped up and bleeding.
Ouch, must’ve hurt
@@auhsojacosta1672 you think?
😬
Salt water in the cuts
Sharks are dangerous.
On a day like this it's a very fine line between a fun day at the beach and a search for bodies.
Or for the REALLY morbid, both… fun day searching for bodies. 😀
Props to the engineers who designed those bikini pieces, not a single one displaced.
DeltaLou How else do you explain that structural integrity under strain. MY GOD the dynamics hnnnng.
I believe they crash test them and go through various scenarios to ensure maximum strength and stability throughout high stress environments. Bloody engineers!
props? heh, but dude that fucking sucks.
Counts as a failure to me.
looooooooool
This is one of the most dangerous beaches in Hawaii.
When I lived on Kauai, the only drownings I heard of were tourists. Sad and unnecessary. They underestimate the power of these waves and don't know the currents like the locals. They were likely all tourists in the water that day. Those waves will wash you out to sea in an instant and the locals know where and when to avoid certain beaches.
They weren't tourists; they were locals. The girls all wear thongs, and they had tan skin and black hair. I used to live there too. And they looked like they knew exactly what they were doing. Not sure why you felt compelled to make up something just so you could inject some self-righteous nonsense denigrating "tourists."
@@someguy5035 It wasn't a self-righteous comment. It was my observation in the time period I lived there. I wasn't making a commentary of every drowning that has ever occurred on the island. Obviously, from time to time, locals drown too. However, locals who have lived in a place their entire lives are usually able to make a better judgment call on where and when to swim simply through experience. Tourists often don't have that same level of background information unless they are with someone who knows. I think the take away is that you can never underestimate the power of the ocean even in a gorgeous location.
@@kristinab1078 Those weren't tourists. Not sure why you insist on talking about tourists.
@@someguy5035 they are tourist
@@victoriaalveno363 No they aren't. They are locals.
Wtf, these kids are playing with these waves like it's a water sprinkler! If I was there, I'd shit myself lmfao
Brought up with it. What a great childhood
Bloody idiots!! Let's see them swim against the current back in!! I see losers get rescue three times by patrol in a hour because they don't learn the first time!!
Kylie Healey I was wondering the same thing
they will be fine. looks fun
Deez Nutz the world is slowly getting pussified :(
The unseen danger are the possible large boulders being thrown at them in all that rushing water. Happens more often then you might think. More so on the Big Island. You stopped the video too soon :-)
All kinds of debris, could be a rusty 44 galon drum. Ocean is no joke, but i was from a much smaller island
That smiley face makes this comment seem so ominous, like you wanted to watch someone get hurt 🧐
@WinterDragon *kids
@@rbb69 of course, only a dumbass would go near those waves but who knows, maybe they are grown differently.
I like Vladimir Putín swimming 🇷🇺❤️
A lot of travellers to Kauai don't know, but there are many fatalities in a typical year on the island. Incidents are not broadcast to the world at large so as to avoid alarming people, but if yoiu do not take time to investigate where you are going before you actually arrive, or at least ask locals for safety tips, you could become a statistic.
Same on O'ahu, many tourist die by the ocean and they don't broadcast it, they don't want to lose any tourist that might want to come to visit.
Just like Japan the image of it is fantasized
I'm actually shook that the people are literally running towards the waves. Like I would never find myself doing that. Now I'm even scared to use my bathtub
A dangerous combination, if they get caught in the rip current, they will be thrown around underwater, get slammed against those rocks and get seriously injured. And don't forget the shorebreak...
Noble 6 totally agree
Noble 6 I'd take advice from a hyper lethal spartan any day
Were locals, we know what were doing when it comes to the Ocean lol
Kaulana Luke just the tourists i fear 4
Noble 6 Had an experience with a rip current on last years vacation. Just don't you ever go out if they put the red flag and the warning signs out. And honestly don't take a 100$ bet from your dad about swimming so far that you are behind the place where the waves are creating. Honestly. No good idea. SERIOUSLY. DON'T DO IT.
Lumaha'i Beach was made famous in the movie, "South Pacific." It's very dangerous, all the time, especially in winter. The beach is very long and wide, but almost entirely empty because the water is so dangerous. In summer, swimming at one end to the beach (near where this video was taken) is possible because of a large rock formation 30-40 yards offshore that provides fairly good protection.
Exactly. The Kahalahala end (in the video) is great in the summer. Jumping off of those rocks is a blast. That area is completely protected by the lava flows, except the one channel off to the left, which these girls obviously are staying well away from.
Thanks for the information. I saw South Pacific when I was about eight in Sydney in about 1959 I think. It left an indelible mark on my little psyche. I ended up flying planes for a living in Papua New Guinea and marrying a brown woman and we have a lovely brown son :-) I occasionally view the movie these days too. Great music as well.
Thank you for the film to watch :)
@@Fomites Wow, you’re the man I want to be! I’d love to go to PNG someday, specifically Bougainville. You sound like you have a real cool life.
0:44 guy is literally standing on a rip tide
looks like he just standing were the coming down at,he not moving with his legs in the sand
That’s not even close to what a rip tide is. That’s called a wave going back out to sea.
@@fridagylterud9491 nah dude, you’re thinking of an undertow. every wave has one!
@@fridagylterud9491 here’s a tip: don’t call people out on being ignorant when you are the one who is ignorant
@@fridagylterud9491 An undertow can occur along the entire beach face during times of large breaking waves, whereas rip currents are periodical at distinct locations. Riptides occur at inlets. Essentially they are created by the geology under the water and by tides.
As someone who's nearly drowned underestimating the sea, this is genuinely terrifying.
How?
Was in Kauai years ago when even bigger waves were coming in from a hurricane (Kenneth, I believe was the name). Was about to test the waves with some other guys when we saw a sign on the beach a hundred yards to our left. We walked down to see what it said. I appreciated the obvious message: "If you swim here You will die!!"
Yikes. We were in Kauai about 6 weeks after this video. Almost all of the beaches in this area were closed due to surf conditions like this,: Beach Closed signs with very graphic warnings. There were many on the beaches but no one in the water. What's happening in this video looks very unwise.
I almost died on a rip tide when I was 8 so I’ve learned to identify them and gosh, I was so scared when I saw it in this video. These people really don’t know how lucky they were.
Blessed😀
I think they know the danger of rip tides, that's why they were swimming behind that rock, so they wouldn't be pulled to the sea by the waves
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess That’s not any better though. The strength those waves have can make them get smashed against the rocks.
These people don’t need luck sistah, they Hawaiians
@@hawaiian7760 Exactly. This is most definitely NOT a riptide - it’s a very large wave breaking on rocks. The two things aren’t even similar. Those people aren’t “lucky”, they know what the hell they’re doing. They’re playing in the waves AFTER they break on the rocks. Stop putting out bad information. - Hawaii Born, ‘67. And I’ve been to this very beach (actually Kahalahala) many, many times.
This is the time when you leave the beach and go home… no matter how fascinating those waves are…
But if those gorgeous bikini clad babes need rescuing
Nobody...
Le me:- counting them before and after the tides🙂🏄
XD
to think... death is for certain just by passing those rocks
At that moment of that first wave getting out of the water seems like a wise idea. It was very risky to stay in the water with the ocean that rough
Nah they're fine
The people near the waves are just like:
**falls over**
**runs toward waves** AGAIN AGAIN!
It’s fun tho
I love the ocean, its so majestic and beautiful but sometime so scary
Honeybeehive You guys are deep
@John Days god is trash
I'm puzzled why they didn't all run out immediately.
Unfortunately I'm not puzzled. The smart folks weren't there to begin with.
Tourists.
there is nothing to be puzzled about, the people who did not run out are stupid.
Looks great fun but i bet the rip tides are really strong there
Absolutely....all that water has to go somewhere.....and most people have no clue of what a riptide is.
my thoughts exactly
I SWEAR. WHEN THAT GIRL ON THE LAST WAVE JUMPED, AND IT TOOK HER OUT. I DIED-
Never underestimate the power of the ocean
That blew me away!!! Geddit
that left my face wet from my tears of laughter
Geddit? How old are you, lady?
-_-
wow, you're unexpectedly here RVA
@@austins.2495 LMAOO
The awesome amount of energy it takes to move that much water at such speed is mind boggling!
0:18 that girl at the left just YEETED
0:52 Directed by michael bay
Kenzo Sulit fucking transformer
Hi Its Me Again
Michael
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The sound of the waves is beautifull !!
Sis on the left really tried to jump over the wave huh😭
I KEPT LAUGHING AT THAT 😩 the way she fell over 🤌
Actually this is Kahalahala Beach, and those rocks are a blast to jump off of in the summer in (much) calmer surf. Lumaha’i is the beach that extends down to the left.
I just returned from Kauai, and the vast majority of its north shore waters are unsafe for swimming. They are truly some of the most sublime beaches in the world, but tame they are not.
I was there on vacation. A similar thing happened to myself and parents. We were behind a rock well into shore and there were massive waves. One of them was so bug it crashed onto the rock and nearly caught us. The rock was easily over our heads too.
If anyone is wondering the last wave crash was due to a rogue wave, so that combined with the normal waves made the splash that big. That’s why you saw the water come up so far to the beach because usually it doesn’t. The camera man wouldn’t have seen another wave crash like that one.
That's totally false. This happens all the time there when the surf is giant. Kauai gets some of the largest waves on the planet.
Rogue waves actually happen out in the sea
@@jasonbrody8957 Yeah but this isn't what is happening here.
@@bubbabigmin of course not, that would be devastating 😄
Those kids don’t respect how scary that water is
If those were my children I'd be getting them out of there. That's dangerous !!
don't be such a square
@@Dewteamsucks One of those kids actually was swept to the sea and almost died, they had to send a rescue team, but yeah sure "square" for not letting her kids swim in massive waves near the rocks.
Nick Trembly oh please. Living on Kauai, I go to this beach all the time. It’s also called nurses beach (because they filmed a movie there) and tourist lumahi because of all the gosh damn tourists there. A major sand slope that’s really good to stand up on a boogie board and try to skimboard on and that rock that you can climb on. I’ve been there in the winter when the waves are on the north shore and it’s really big and dangerous. So stop being so naive and judging these people.
@@KateDenthimamai helicopter momma. yikes
If those were my children, they wouldn't be wearing thong swimsuits! They look a little young for that kind of thing.
*Ah the thrill of being right at the edge of the blender*
Old man in the sea knows one word. RESPECT!
if you've never done it, i've done it on teneriffe with way smaller waves obviously, but they would still toss you around like a feather and drag you through the sand. the pull back into the ocean is also quite substantial. that being said it was the most fun i could have at that day, and generally one of my favorite holiday memories.
“Done” what?
@@nadogrl sorry, i should have specified. i mean standing at the beach and just letting the waves hit you, get thrown around, be a plaything of the ocean. if you're a confident swimmer with good stamina and the waves are not too big, it's good fun.
Tourist safety PSA: These people have probably never been to a beach, jesus- I've lived on maui all my life and grew up around the water and if I saw waves crashing that big I'd gtfo
Thank you
The world is full of idiots, can't do much about it but enjoy the show.
Absolutely! Especially at Lumahai! WTF?
THANK YOU!!! I live on Kauai and have lived all my life in hanalei and used to go to that beach all the time. I just moved to the homesteads to be closer to my school but tourists really are bad at noticing the dangers of the ocean. Stay safe man! Much love from Kauai’s north shore people!
The only drownings I heard of while I was on Kauai were tourists. Sad and unnecessary. The locals know the currents and what beaches to avoid during certain times of the year. Lumaha'i is one of the most dangerous beaches on Kauai as it has particularly strong currents. Those waves were incredibly powerful and could knock someone off their feet and into open sea in an instant.
Was recently in Hawaii and on Kauai and its amazing how little respect for the oceans power people have. Maybe its just that I grew up in and around the water but they have signs everywhere to warn the uninitiated about how massively dangerous this is and people do it anyway. Like when we went to Queens Bath on a day that wasn't completely calm and people walked past the sign with the 28 tic marks for the people who had died and went in anyway, even with young kids and didn't get out even after a couple of good waves like they specifically warn about came thru. I just don't get it
It’s humanity and the concept of a natural thrill.
Yeh with out that stupid confidence we wouldn't have created the world.
@Anthony Todd no, there's a difference between going for a swim in a place known to kill people for purely thrill and a confident, calculated risk in taking on a productive, if dangerous task or mission. They say discretion is the better part of Valor. I understand risks and danger, I'm a firefighter which has inherent risks but in any situation there's a judgement of risk versus reward and a mitigation of those risks. Swimming in a place that is made clear to be potentially fatal doesn't have a reward that justifies the risk, entering a burning structure is at minimum as risky but when the reward is potentially saving a life or at least valuable property the risk is justified. That's where the difference lies.
0:15 Ocean : "ok stop playing hooman, it's not safe"
0:34 Ocean : "I said stop playing. It's not funny"
0:53 Ocean : "THAT'S IT!! STOP LAUGHING"
Kinda cringe
I’m born and raised on Kauai, yes those waves are big and yes it’s usually like that in some way. I’m from West side and thats Northshore side. The only problem I have with the waves over there are that you can’t surf them without smacking a rock
the beauty of nature.....amazing...and should never underestimate it' s power....
Was just at this beach a week ago. Guess I will be visiting Kauai in the winter next. I would love to witness waves like this. From a safe distance 😎
My mother told me about a beach with waves as big as those she visited as a child. Another kid was dragged into the sea by one and their father went after them. He could save his child but he drowned. It really teached me to respect and be cautious of the ocean.
I like how the two closest to the wave employed different strategies. The guy on the left just took a long look at what was coming probably thinking "well shit, not dealing with this today" and just turns around to let himself get engulfed by the wave. Guy on the right raises his hands in triumph daring the wave to try and take him down before he can safely dive right beneath the foam.
No sense of self-preservation...
I don't understand why you would think that they could die from that, unless there were sharks in the waves
Alana I have had several family members and friends die in waves like that. The force and speed of the water as it rushes back to the ocean is overwhelming, and the sand is being swept away from under your feet like a rug.
Keke Lauren sorry about those who you know passed away. Om shaanti.
Don't let fear keep you from living....
@ajt222 you fuck off bitch
Great beach. I remember this was the first beach I ever saw in Hawaii and I love it to this day.
Synapse Education you saw other beaches
Never turn your back and always be aware of the waves
Photographers: come this is a opportunity.
Does anyone realize that the guy in the blue swim trunks is filming a video that is put on the channel "Reef Guardians Hawaii" the title is big waves also this is such a coincidence.:)
Sucks that he disabled the comments they were hilarious 😂
Wow, amazing!! And the waves aren't bad as well
It's all fun until someone losses an eye, lol. That was impressive, thanks for sharing!
Kauai. One of my favorite places in the world. Love it there.
Not trying to brag or anything, but in Florida, our waves can reach up to 2 feet
Damn bro 😰
god is an artist imagine if there is no rock at that beach the city would be in flood lol
I hate to be that guy but that makes no sense
My wife and I have been lucky enough to see this for real, the power and noise is incredible.
I’ve been to this beach multiple times and the waves are as gnarly as they look
See a big wave coming , I'm heading for the hills , because it could have been from an eartquake causing a Tsunami .
0:25 : Watch out.. Water is Wet !!
0:26 : OMG Yes
LFMAO
Woah, that last one was huge!
The ocean can be a very unforgiving place, pay close attention to the waves and watch your little ones closely.
I know this must be some normal situation in Hawaii, but the way the waves crashed in and stretches almost to the spot placing the camera really reminds me of tsunami. I'm amazed how the girls still ran towards such huge waves laughing and obviously having fun, I'd totally be more aware
lol, the one guy just stands there like "WAKE ME UP INSIDE'
Out of all the beaches I've been to around the world kauai had the craziest waves by the beach.
I’m from Sydney, NSW, Australia where so many drownings occur every year, mostly tourists and people from landlocked countries. If you don’t see flags and lifeguards don’t swim there.
I lived on the north shore for 12 years...85% of all drownings on Kauai happen at Lumahai
Rocks placed in the right place.
Wow that's sooo dangerous. That under current is brutal.
Impressionnant ... bravo pour votre vidéo 👌👏👏🌊
Thats why i never leave the safety of my parents’ basement.
Muito bonito!
It's hard to believe how the waves was that big.
Fantastic, beautiful. The waves are also not bad.
C👁👁L‼️
I liked your comment on surfing
do the people know how dangerous it is to be in the water at that time
Lucy G we’ve grown up surrounded by water, i’m pretty sure we’re familiar with the ocean in which we know wether or not to swim in it
They’re locals, they know every inch of that beach and when and where they can go...
Locals don't know shit just cause they are locals.
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess true true true been a local all my life now every inch of the north shore and just moved to the east side for school gonna get to know the east side of Kauai for high school
Kaui, including that beach, has some of the most dangerous beaches I have ever been to. Giant ghost waves will suddenly appear out of nowhere in the calmest of days and wash you out to sea to drown.
Lucky to catch this event on Camera....
Seeing how the rocks and reef perform Im imagining what hughe sets in the past breaking here that never got filmed ???
What those waves would have broke on those rocks and reef with white water
0:24 that face expression: ah my gawd, stay away from me water !
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Next time, please zoom in. Couldn't even see anything! 😍
Marcus Rashford focus on your football man like same as your age lool
I'm calling the police
Lol, right
That’s uhhh... a little wierd brosef
What else do u wanna see😀😀
I was visiting a friend in Florida. We went to St. Augustine. Got in the water to our ankles so her sister could take a pic of us. It took 2 secs for the current to knock us on our asses. I slammed into the sand so hard it took a chunk of skin out of my knee. Remember that is in only 3" of water. The ocean is powerful at all levels, you need to respect it.
I’m surprised that no one there got swept out and could have been fatal
I was waiting for the Kracken from the 80's film "Clash of the Titans" to appear
"Like an old mad trying to send back soup at a deli" George Cosataza
Wow!! I've never seen anything like this before
Never turn your back when Moana is speaking. And remember Moana is always speaking to you pay close attention or you will be swept out to sea.
@WaiMaixChan moana as in ocean
Lol if it were my kids, they wouldn't be in the water if I saw that
This is how I almost died when I was a kid. Can still remember being dragged out into sea. Youre completely helpless.
How are those rocks still there after getting hit that hard so many times
The group of people playing in the ocean failed to detect, process, and respond to imminent danger .
Lighten up ffs
timsgta for real