POV WORST BIG WAVE PADDLE OUT EVER INTO BIGGEST BACKSIDE BARREL IVE HAD! Action

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  • Опубликовано: 20 авг 2024
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Комментарии • 917

  • @NathanFlorence
    @NathanFlorence  4 года назад +235

    Paddle out starts at 4:30 Surf starts at 14:45

    • @drewatkinson360
      @drewatkinson360 4 года назад +13

      Paddle out reminds me of getting out in Lake Michigan on a gale force storm, maybe only topping out 10' but a lot of water moving. All energy wasted, followed by getting cleaned up all the way back in.. that barrel looked psychotic! Maybe greatest POV risk vs reward video to date. Every second Worth It!

    • @jubajuba1223
      @jubajuba1223 4 года назад +11

      Huahauajuahauau.... At least you still have power to surf... Hauhaua 💪🤙🤙. Always wanted to see how guys like you paddle out on a big day!!! Thanks for sharing bro 🤙 Keep up the good vids!!

    • @PauloSantos-tl1fd
      @PauloSantos-tl1fd 4 года назад +6

      No one deserves that suffering!

    • @joem3686
      @joem3686 4 года назад +18

      I’ll never complain about having to paddle through white water again! 🤣🤣

    • @glennkirste2774
      @glennkirste2774 4 года назад +10

      Bra..I'm 55..do I need to put down my coffee..get off my couch..and show you how it's done ???

  • @lavapix
    @lavapix 4 года назад +201

    Usually, after a paddle out like that, it goes flat for the next hour.

  • @NathanFlorence
    @NathanFlorence  4 года назад +327

    Guys glad you loving the vid so much and all the suffering in that paddle out 😂 i was honestly in disbelief and koa and i got to a point where we were like we are not going to stop trying to get out till board or leash breaks or we make it haha! And dodging the lip in that barrel was one of the most intense moments ive had in big wave surfing! Yew! Thanks for support lets fuckin goooo!!!

    • @minorgray
      @minorgray 4 года назад +2

      That backside massive tube footage is gut wrenching and fkn glorious.

    • @WebbedFootage
      @WebbedFootage 4 года назад +6

      Amazing. I love that you post all the hard work and the pounding that it takes to get those epic waves, it makes the pay-off that much more emotional. Those were some hard-earned waves.

    • @TSIXGaming
      @TSIXGaming 4 года назад +5

      more videos like this man cool split screen angles but no need to speed up tho cool to see full experience!

    • @MrBreakthompson
      @MrBreakthompson 4 года назад +1

      You should have used the channel kook! :p Amazing footage and watermanship as always. Your vlogs are a blessing!

    • @philda1698
      @philda1698 4 года назад +1

      thanks so much for these videos!

  • @StefanZivkovicMedia
    @StefanZivkovicMedia 4 года назад +587

    This paddle out is what it feels like when I’m going out in 3ft swells hahaha

    • @CEnjoyer
      @CEnjoyer 4 года назад +16

      oh god so true hahaha

    • @unclesuperfly
      @unclesuperfly 4 года назад +17

      Yeah, literally 90% of my session in 2-3ft is exactly that..

    • @GooseRider808
      @GooseRider808 4 года назад +12

      Sweet I'm not the only one.

    • @dasurfengine1492
      @dasurfengine1492 4 года назад +16

      you hit the nail right on the head for us average surfers - ha!

    • @xkupi
      @xkupi 4 года назад +3

      So dam true LOL!!

  • @johncast9565
    @johncast9565 4 года назад +214

    I've paddled in stuff like that, then look back 15 minutes later, and the beach is 30 feet behind me.

    • @ttank7241
      @ttank7241 4 года назад +6

      so true. Funny

    • @michaelfarar4232
      @michaelfarar4232 4 года назад +4

      Me too...the beach, 5' behind me...

    • @xacute2937
      @xacute2937 4 года назад +2

      I've done the same.
      In 7ft waves.

    • @lavapix
      @lavapix 4 года назад +20

      ended up in a different zip code.

    • @cubul32
      @cubul32 4 года назад +1

      The same, but I ended on the beach atop somebody who was trying to get a sun-tan ... wave power.

  • @rhubarbrhino
    @rhubarbrhino 4 года назад +49

    On Saturday here in Sydney I was faced with my first ever 10 foot wave on my head and I heard your voice ‘don’t bail just duck dive and hang on’ i survived, board survived!
    Keep the advice coming.

  • @jonathanstrauss8194
    @jonathanstrauss8194 4 года назад +178

    Boss level cardiovascular and stamina. That looks so scary...felt myself needing to catch my breath as I watched this. It was interesting seeing you use the Technique that you described in a previous video... as you flip over and bear hug your board and then pop up ...that is until it got to the point where you couldn't do that anymore...then it got really exhausting.

    • @intelligenceinathought2461
      @intelligenceinathought2461 4 года назад +2

      "turtling" is used in small and big waves

    • @Vlerkies
      @Vlerkies 4 года назад +40

      A lot of people who might watch this wont understand how well conditioned you need to be to do this, and also completely at peace and comfortable with the environment you are in.
      The laughs and jibes in the paddle out are epic while getting pounded, and just shows the guys comfortable in the space they are in. 99+ % of the global population would just panic and drown. Thx.

    • @joeknight7454
      @joeknight7454 4 года назад +24

      Twice as hard with a GoPro mouth mount

    • @kevinraabe457
      @kevinraabe457 4 года назад +1

      @@Vlerkies perfectly said

  • @simongraff8988
    @simongraff8988 4 года назад +214

    When u are you paddling out the gopro makes the waves look so much smaller

    • @MoonbeamBear61
      @MoonbeamBear61 4 года назад +2

      IKR?!

    • @drewfinn2
      @drewfinn2 4 года назад +6

      # everything waist high through GP

    • @Randsurfer
      @Randsurfer 4 года назад +32

      The contrast between the gopro and the overview camera is amazing.

    • @robertg5791
      @robertg5791 4 года назад +2

      gopro has wide angle lens

    • @joshuabaham877
      @joshuabaham877 4 года назад +1

      Think they call that the go pro effect

  • @madal55
    @madal55 4 года назад +67

    That's surfing. 99% effort. 1% bliss!!

    • @NorthFactory
      @NorthFactory 4 года назад +5

      Except that 1% feels like 75% ^^

    • @johnrobinson3852
      @johnrobinson3852 4 года назад +1

      Just being in these hawaiian waters is 100% bliss lol

    • @NathanFlorence
      @NathanFlorence  4 года назад +3

      madal55 so true legend so true

    • @billdelicatessen948
      @billdelicatessen948 3 года назад

      That's why I opt for kitesurfing (and surf coast is 2 hours drive)

  • @tfee1243
    @tfee1243 4 года назад +150

    These videos make monday a whole lot better.

    • @defdog7515
      @defdog7515 3 года назад

      and now it is Monday, 1 year later

    • @tfee1243
      @tfee1243 3 года назад

      @@defdog7515 wild. this felt like yesterday

  • @christopherconnolly600
    @christopherconnolly600 4 года назад +27

    Love that you can hear his buddies laughing their asses off in the split screen as he gets absolutely pummeled. Hilarious!

  • @winark66
    @winark66 4 года назад +84

    Holy moly that second wave

  • @gemmadawe3413
    @gemmadawe3413 4 года назад +16

    This is INSANE! One of the best youtube videos I've ever seen! Got it all... chooks, cats, insane paddle out, mad barrels, brilliant surfing, awesome music and editing (onya Zoard). Honestly one of the best channels out there, please don't lose this authenticity. Sending love and huuuge vibes from Australia!

  • @AimeeNolte
    @AimeeNolte 4 года назад +41

    9:30 Me: I would give up. Nathan won’t give up. I would ride the whitewash in. Nathan eskimos...countless times. QUALITY CONTENT

    • @AimeeNolte
      @AimeeNolte 4 года назад +2

      I’ve never been prouder of someone I don’t know in real life. 😂🤪

    • @jakeruth4603
      @jakeruth4603 3 года назад +2

      Aimee what the hell lol I'm a jazz guitarist I had no clue you'd be in this comment section hahaha

    • @AimeeNolte
      @AimeeNolte 3 года назад +2

      @@jakeruth4603 Nathan is my favorite RUclipsr! Lol Best improviser around!

  • @jimmalmo909
    @jimmalmo909 4 года назад

    In 50 years of surfing, making surf movies and watching thousands of videos this is THE MOST EPIC footage/music I have ever seen!!! Nathan you are THE MAN!!

  • @hoorayimhelping3978
    @hoorayimhelping3978 4 года назад +39

    dude, your videos are like little works of art - i honestly think you could find a wide audience beyond surfers just cause of how beautiful and moving the shots are. the whole sequence starting at 16:20 could be a commercial

    • @zoardjanko
      @zoardjanko 4 года назад +6

      hoorayimhelping 🤜🏽🤛🏽

    • @MoonbeamBear61
      @MoonbeamBear61 4 года назад +3

      Plus he's so cheerful. When it's bad, he'll mention it, but he's never whiny, nor boastful.
      No one likes hearing that stuff.

    • @MoonbeamBear61
      @MoonbeamBear61 4 года назад +1

      @@zoardjanko ur terrific, too kid!

    • @dr1nkm1lk
      @dr1nkm1lk 4 года назад

      @@MoonbeamBear61 yea he has a great attitude

    • @ThePerpetualStudent
      @ThePerpetualStudent 4 года назад

      Does anyne know the soundtrack???!!

  • @michelerusso8644
    @michelerusso8644 4 года назад +61

    Several people, watching this video in their rooms, drowned

    • @countryee
      @countryee 4 года назад

      hahahaaa - I almost did - gasping !!! That's really funny :-D

    • @nmorrow209
      @nmorrow209 4 года назад

      lmao

  • @Kevin-iq1xc
    @Kevin-iq1xc 4 года назад +27

    Exactly how I feel paddeling out to a 4ft beachbreak

  • @JurisicSantiago
    @JurisicSantiago 4 года назад +11

    I've died like 7 times watching this video, maybe even more.
    This footage makes me appreciate a lot big wave surfing over regular surf. Fantastic job Nathan.

  • @pauljensen5562
    @pauljensen5562 4 года назад +41

    Yaaa bro, love that you film and show the paddle out, all my non surfing friends have no idea. Now they do lol. Cheers and keep em coming!

    • @pauljensen5562
      @pauljensen5562 4 года назад

      Mmm... I’m a job fan, but honestly, it’s u bro....

  • @braddahg
    @braddahg 4 года назад +7

    17:04 only a surfer knows that feeling. That made it worth the paddle. Thanks for showing all sides of surfing because 7:57 is just as real ;D...once again only a surfer knows the feeling.

  • @AtortAerials
    @AtortAerials 4 года назад +37

    These perspectives make you realize just how good of shape you have to be in to surf big waves Hawaii.....most would have drown 30x just paddling out in that. That lightning bolt board is so badass too....kind of wish vans sticker wasn’t there though. 🙈🤙🏾🤙🏾

    • @lukasconrad7732
      @lukasconrad7732 4 года назад +1

      Atort Photography he has to represent his sponsers though

  • @surferdude8086
    @surferdude8086 4 года назад +180

    I laugh inside thinking of all the non-surfers who thinks this looks so easy. They'd have noodle arms halfway out and be washed in the rocks begging for a helicopter rescue.
    🤙😁🌊🏄

    • @jonm9538
      @jonm9538 4 года назад +6

      True dat brother. The North shore is for real. There's no way to understand the power unless you've experienced it.

    • @tyson9419
      @tyson9419 4 года назад +14

      I got noodle legs by watching it.

    • @subparsurfer2860
      @subparsurfer2860 4 года назад +8

      Bro half way is still insane

    • @freakingbored
      @freakingbored 4 года назад +1

      GIVE ME THE HELICOPTER!

    • @al-dorifto1631
      @al-dorifto1631 4 года назад +10

      Man I can honestly say after that first wave pounding. I woulda been facing the beach paddling back in hahaha

  • @kyleddsantos2490
    @kyleddsantos2490 4 года назад +9

    Wow. That barrel was absolutely mental! When you kicked out at 16:58 the music, the water and air blowing everywhere, and your face at the end reminded me of that scene from Avengers when Cap was facing Thanos' army all by himself. LOL It was just sheer SUPERHUMAN MOMENT of EPIC PROPORTIONS! . What a BEAST!!

  • @thehoboclub5060
    @thehoboclub5060 4 года назад +6

    Watching that paddle-out gives an indication of how fit these guys are.

    • @MoonbeamBear61
      @MoonbeamBear61 4 года назад

      Nathan uploaded his workout a while back. They go HARD & LONG!
      (gaawd that sounds sexual, but srsly)

  • @sunsensational
    @sunsensational 4 года назад +17

    These are best vids. Raw and real paddle out and poundings. And some outer reef bombs. Can’t imagine ever getting out thru that impact zone, let alone with a GoPro in my mouth. You are a legend

  • @benking6683
    @benking6683 4 года назад +34

    I love seeing you get worked on the way out! pros are human after all!

    • @franklinwilkerson2061
      @franklinwilkerson2061 4 года назад +4

      Ben King the fact they made it out proves you’re incorrect. Super human! (I wouldn’t have made it even in my best years).

    • @englishbulldog94
      @englishbulldog94 4 года назад +5

      The paddle out blows my mind. How they can just keep paddling for 25 mins straight taking waves on the head nonstop is unreal to me

    • @jubajuba1223
      @jubajuba1223 4 года назад

      Hah hahaha 🤙Tooooooootally!!!

  • @DylanOnTheStreet
    @DylanOnTheStreet 4 года назад +9

    I love how you show you paddle out it atuly helps me a lot and I learn from your videos, thank you and keep it going

  • @jimsurfnfish8089
    @jimsurfnfish8089 4 года назад +7

    That paddle out footage was insane! I felt like I was drowning just watching it.😅 worth it though because you got a sic one!👍

  • @generosen999
    @generosen999 4 года назад +8

    You are a warrior Nathan no doubt about it !!!! I will keep you in my prayers brother you bring me joy every week

  • @ropeswingify
    @ropeswingify 4 года назад

    Wow.. I've done many sports over my lifetime.. Skated, snowboarded in the early days of the sport. Ski both water and snow.. pretty active guy over 55 years. Only surfed a couple times which definitely means 'i don't surf'. But being a California guy and loving watching videos of people who do extremely technical things well.. throw danger in there and I'm a fan. Love watching you guys surf these heavy waves. I've just stumbled onto this channel yesterday and I gotta tell you this is some really compelling stuff. These paddle outs.. especially with the split screen in the corner really add to the drama and effort you guys put in to catching these things. Great idea giving the paddle outs a piece of the lime light. I don't surf but I know the ocean and that shit is epic. Then the up shots of big blue trying to fold you in... F'ing amazing. I watch a lot of surf channels.. You guys are putting up videos that are next level as to putting the viewer (there). Again that's coming from a non surfer. Your water and work footage is so compelling I forget there's world class surfing taking place.
    "Hey 'Van's.. give this guy whatever he wants.. This Is top shelf entertainment.. More than just a surfer video.

  • @hdfd971
    @hdfd971 4 года назад

    My hat is off to you guys for not giving up. That was some of your best footage yet . Nathan’s wave was amazing

  • @jimmydonutz6213
    @jimmydonutz6213 4 года назад +8

    Excellent POV work on that last wave. Great edits!

  • @emilyashton3739
    @emilyashton3739 4 года назад +7

    The things we do for one good wave,
    30 minute paddle out, 30 second ride..

  • @WillPage
    @WillPage 4 года назад

    Real life heroes. That barrel and what you go through and put on the line to get it is insane. May the surf gods continue to reward you.

  • @jakobbrenner3820
    @jakobbrenner3820 4 года назад

    This triggers my paddle out ptsd. Nathan hands down brings the best surf content in the world right now. Outstanding.

  • @merchantmarine9961
    @merchantmarine9961 4 года назад +4

    Thank you for your amazing job bro ✌✌✌ its scary asf
    I always was searching for pov experience of big waves and i so glad i found your channel

  • @leannecuster1490
    @leannecuster1490 4 года назад +3

    That's awesome the music's perfect for that wave Nathan.

  • @TAKIDANI
    @TAKIDANI 4 года назад

    Your laughter is me crying for mummy . .Zoard doing another great job of editing. I don't care how many world championships someone has won, if they dont do this type of surfing then they are not worthy of it. Big wave surfing and the way you guys are progressing it leaves 99% of small wave contests for dead.

  • @sponger7642
    @sponger7642 4 года назад

    I have been in some hair balls but this was brutal. Both for its intensity and duration. Prefect mental attitude of just laughing at the absurdity while using the fuel of abject fear. So few will know the joy you feel after one of these sessions. Truly alive! Thank for sharing.

  • @keithallison3756
    @keithallison3756 4 года назад +3

    Mental pov/ split screen on paddle out. Worked just watching. Second wave was sick. Yah U Boyz!!🤙

    • @keithallison3756
      @keithallison3756 4 года назад +2

      Psyched to see Frederick again to. It's classic my chickens eat cat food to when they can get to it

  • @chrissyhaas1867
    @chrissyhaas1867 4 года назад +6

    Holy smokes! That was sick 🤙🏼😎

  • @ecoast7
    @ecoast7 4 года назад +2

    Wow, that second wave. Stunning.

  • @calvinh208
    @calvinh208 4 года назад

    Just the nastiest paddle out, appropriately epic music, and your footage is freshest POV out there. Definitely a thumbs up.

  • @7zero9er7
    @7zero9er7 4 года назад +3

    Urgh my lungs were burning just watching that! Fair play mate!

    • @7zero9er7
      @7zero9er7 4 года назад +1

      Epic stuff, sub'd :)

  • @vanwilhelm613
    @vanwilhelm613 4 года назад +5

    Gnarliest paddle out I've seen. I cant imagine trying to control a 9'8 in that whitewater

  • @carlmarks8170
    @carlmarks8170 4 года назад +1

    17:02 "yeah, the 16 minute beating was all worth it..."
    Sick wave, great footage and the most epic music ever.

  • @negrotski
    @negrotski 4 года назад +1

    Gruelling paddle! But that one big barrel made it all worth it. Sick video Nathan.

  • @ListenToiDoserFree
    @ListenToiDoserFree 4 года назад +5

    I'm digging the soundtrack

  • @tideride4183
    @tideride4183 4 года назад +6

    Bhodi salutes you. He's not coming back.

  • @suekelly3910
    @suekelly3910 4 года назад

    And the Oscar goes to ... Nathan and his most epic surf GoPro POV ever!!! What a backside...The Jaws vid was already art ...and now this

  • @richjackson6624
    @richjackson6624 4 года назад +1

    This has to be the one of the best views from inside a wave I've seen. Average surfer, athlete, swimmer, etc would've gave up and went in after the 20th hold down.

  • @pyzelphantom4355
    @pyzelphantom4355 4 года назад +4

    This is the Ferrari of vlogs

  • @Vlerkies
    @Vlerkies 4 года назад +4

    Excellent! Best vlog!
    When the ocean wants you to pay the rent, it gets the rent.
    2nd wave, Wow!
    And you and Frederick need to sort out your issues bud, he thinks you are one sketchy dude, haha

  • @shaytheo
    @shaytheo 4 года назад

    OK, that may be my fav yet! WTF dude? Not only is the footage amazing but the soundtrack?!?! The bass coming through my little speakers is beyond...

  • @DanOMallsVideo
    @DanOMallsVideo 4 года назад

    LEGEND!!!!! I've definitely done a 30 minutes paddle out and haven't made it and turned around and came in. You reaped the rewards of your hard work! Thanks so much for sharing!

  • @asapdolphin8040
    @asapdolphin8040 4 года назад +3

    Epic Music!

  • @John-tg5vn
    @John-tg5vn 4 года назад +3

    righteous

  • @daniel_schneeberger_underwater
    @daniel_schneeberger_underwater 4 года назад +2

    What the hell just happened 😱 and you were even laughing before every duck dive 😂 absolutely gnarly!!!! Thanks for this content, really appreciate it 🙏🏻

  • @h20noe45
    @h20noe45 4 года назад +1

    That final wave made the paddle out soo worth it🔥🔥🔥 GOOSEBUMPS

  • @johnh4143
    @johnh4143 4 года назад +6

    OMG. Paddling out at marijuanas!! Come on Nate, you can find a sketchier place than that!
    YEAHBUDDY

  • @lw9906
    @lw9906 4 года назад +3

    Tom Cruise and Mission Impossible has nothing on you. I'm making a NF statue ten feet tall!

  • @slabathonfury3879
    @slabathonfury3879 3 года назад

    I appreciate the paddle out stuff, nobody else posts that and it makes me feel better about my walks of shame.

  • @jeffhandy2793
    @jeffhandy2793 4 года назад

    Wow , full beast mode, to get out . Then all the glory of a good wave. This shows that the new water men of 2020 can overcome what people thought could be possible. Full respect, glad to see there was a Ski out there to save people if needed.

  • @stevenyao8660
    @stevenyao8660 4 года назад +3

    Epic! How come the POV seems 10 times smaller than the real thing😝

    • @Inthedark72
      @Inthedark72 4 года назад

      Steven Yao wide angle lenses like the GoPro create this effect. Everything seems farther and smaller than it actually is!

    • @imDezrt
      @imDezrt 4 года назад

      Lens distortion flattens the wave out on footage

    • @stevenyao8660
      @stevenyao8660 4 года назад

      Yeah, that’s why I particularly like this film!

  • @doritosbag4698
    @doritosbag4698 4 года назад +3

    "The most unsatisfieing video" but still amazing

  • @MakaiMauka
    @MakaiMauka 3 года назад

    13:28 Whitewater so gnarly the foam crapped itself..!!! Ha ha!! Thanks for the cue times. Your videos are amazing. The stamina and conditioning it took to do that is even more so. BEST POV SURFING VIDEOS!

  • @andrewjones882
    @andrewjones882 4 года назад

    Risk equals reward! What an epic paddle out. Great that you don't go into panic mode at any stage, no matter how many you cop on the head. Excellent content and reassuring that every surfer cops a flogging (different size and conditions of course) no matter how proficient they are. Cheers

  • @JamesHunterRoss
    @JamesHunterRoss 4 года назад

    You didn't give up, and your physical abilities didn't force you to give up. Holy crap! It's really nice to see this aspect of the sport too. You guys are water men for sure! Drowning would be way easier...

  • @FCipollo
    @FCipollo 4 года назад

    I'm a novice surfer on small waves but I can't begin to tell you how useful your POV of paddle outs is. To see how you deal with it all is very helpful.

  • @greatbriton8425
    @greatbriton8425 4 года назад +2

    Really interested to see a how a pro does it. Got the feeling you aren't used to it. :) I guess nobody ever is.
    As an amateur I've paddled out 4 times in South Africa through the white water with really big waves - for me that is. :) Three times it took me over 40 minutes, but I was on a 5' 10" / 6' 2" as I didn't have a bigger board. On the 3 long paddles I gave up before I got outside - once because I got dangerously tired after 45 minutes of sprinting and although I nearly made it in a lull I knew I was at risk (I was on my own on these times), and the other two times because when I got to within 50-100m of the breaking zone I had to admit what I already pretty much expected before I started, the board just wouldn't be able to hold my line on take off. But it was awesome to see and feel the raw power. No matter how deep I went the breaking waves would just reach down, pick me up and throw me around so hard, like giant dog chewing and tossing a tiny rag doll, and I lost just about as much ground as I gained, or more sometimes. For those South Africans out there, the places were Vic Bay (too big to jump off the point, about 12-14' foot), Sedgefield (15'+) and Noordhoek (not sure how big, but they were full close outs from end to end across the whole bay!!! Took me minutes just to ride back in.)
    The time I did make it out was really interesting. It was at Muizenberg beach break and the waves were 15', big but slow, I saw 2 rips, the outer one started only about 50m diagonally from where the inner one ended, and I managed to catch both rips, got out in about 25 minutes. From the take off zone maybe a mile out from shore I was literally looking into the whole of Vishoek beach. Now this is the interesting part: on my first wave, the lip caught me before I got to the bottom and took me down deep. When I came up, I couldn't see my board. I felt for my leash and it was loose - dammit, it's broken! Where did it break? I pulled the leash in to see the end but before I had pulled two hand's worth it went taut. The wave was long gone, the boils were subsiding, but my board was stuck down there. I pulled on the leash. No give. Weird. I pulled again, harder. No give!! It took as long to do it as it takes to read this. The next wave was coming. I pulled with all my might. No! No! NO!! YES! It felt like something just let the board go and it instantly snapped up through the water and spun into the air. How weird was that. Needless to say this was the deepest I had ever been and I was rattled. I've had a board pulled down by currents before but never for more than 6 or 7 seconds. After diving under the next wave I checked the board for tooth marks lol. Not a mark. But I was too jumpy to stick around. I just paddled like hell to catch the next white water wave and took the long ride in. Only one wave that day. But a memory that will never leave me.

  • @mcm4981
    @mcm4981 4 года назад

    Oh my... 16:16 so stoked you guys are filming this. These are shots we'd never get to see...Thank you

  • @jlm3336
    @jlm3336 4 года назад

    That shit isn’t for the weak ! Stuck inside for days and I can hear Nate laughing. At this point , not making it out isn’t an option. All that endurance training kicks in. Flip on the beast mode switch, and keep scratching. Adrenaline pumping, feeling good !
    Get out there and get a couple BOMBS 🌊
    Kudos Stoked for you guys . Sick footage
    Mahalo
    🤙🏼

  • @osvaldofernandez6233
    @osvaldofernandez6233 3 года назад

    The struggle was real at the beginning ...Your cardio and your videos are out of this world 👍🏼

  • @peterrosendahl1019
    @peterrosendahl1019 4 года назад

    No shitty music, a complete story of a great adventure. I love it! marvellous, wonderful!

  • @28th_St_Air
    @28th_St_Air 4 года назад

    @16:30 really loved this footage. Music was perfect and the curtain of blowback at the end of the wave was so dramatic in slow mo. And you emerged into the blue and sunlight. Insane.

  • @taijitu3
    @taijitu3 4 года назад

    Thanks for posting such realistic and intense vids. That paddle out was insane, then that barrel. Wow. No more complaining when I paddle out on a chest high day at Pipes!

  • @Hall-way
    @Hall-way 4 года назад

    That last wave was some of the best surf footage I've ever seen. WOW!

  • @MakaiMauka
    @MakaiMauka 3 года назад

    17:04 THE LOOK OF PURE STOKE...PRICELESS...!!! Your videos are inspiring...!!!

  • @shelleykennedy2857
    @shelleykennedy2857 3 года назад

    Thank you THANK YOU so very much! That was absolutely effin INSANE! I could watch this for hours... these types of videos are so appreciated from an OT'er ( 50yr old mother/grandmother)who has always wondered what surfing was like. Just brilliant 😁

  • @lukasgehring4114
    @lukasgehring4114 4 года назад +4

    Musics got me feeling like im about to defeat a sith master!
    Awesome video as always!

  • @ericlinthicum6868
    @ericlinthicum6868 4 года назад

    That second POV backside is absolutely surreal! So good...

  • @nathelm
    @nathelm 3 года назад

    At 16:23 it looks unreal. Hands down some of the best GoPro footage. Every since I started surfing I've wanted to know what it is like in a barrel. Thank you! Now I know.

  • @kwsbps
    @kwsbps 4 года назад +2

    Nathan Florence may be the best big wave surfer of all time.

  • @shaneberger4339
    @shaneberger4339 4 года назад

    Dude.. the smile after that big barrel says it all.. loving the POV stuff!!

  • @TeachAManToAngle
    @TeachAManToAngle 4 года назад +1

    Not sure if I'm most impressed with you making the paddle out, the barrel, or the editing job. All are killer!

  • @MoonbeamBear61
    @MoonbeamBear61 4 года назад

    Holy frijoles! I was outta breath watching ur paddleout. U've got what my mom used to call "stick-to-it-have-ness" (say it quickly.)
    True Grit redefined, my boy. Goes for ur workout routine, too...which also winds me. It's obvious why u go so hard: u simply must...to play...& survive!
    Btw: LOVE the music with those freakish waves. Perfectly fitting! Gives my old lady skin chills.
    Great job all around, thanks for sharing ur awesome life. (& u don't whine alot, like some others do, & u know who they are...but ur always smiling =)
    So adorable, u (& kai lenny)
    Cant wait to see what u have from the rest of the week. Just luv watching!

  • @ewh2360
    @ewh2360 4 года назад +1

    That was pure insanity; brutal soul testing paddle out followed by a ride on an epic monster. My adrenaline is pumping after that video...

  • @TheBraveheart55
    @TheBraveheart55 4 года назад +1

    Good job young man!!! You have a lot of courage!!!

  • @ianwheeler8764
    @ianwheeler8764 4 года назад

    I love the perspective your videos give to surfing and the whole ocean environment. Like so many others have said, I could feel my shoulders burn with exhaustion and my lungs gasping for breath as I watched your brutal paddle-out. No other video I've ever seen gives me that "I'm right there with you feeling" like yours. Keep up the great work!

  • @sachamaly222
    @sachamaly222 4 года назад

    This video literally confirms my idea that surfing in Hawaii is a dream reserved to only a few in this world. Big surfing fan and amazing to see how you guys push your limits everyday, specially when the waves you surf are things that none of us watching could ever possibly think riding 💪🏼

  • @hannahspicer2657
    @hannahspicer2657 4 года назад +2

    Good stuff Nate. And congratulations to you and Mahina!

  • @jeroenjansen2709
    @jeroenjansen2709 4 года назад +1

    Last year november I did some surfing for an hour at beginners level and I was exhausted. These paddle surfers are incredibly fit

  • @dasurfengine1492
    @dasurfengine1492 4 года назад

    Commenting the 2nd time here on your channel but this vlog is EXACTLY what I've been looking for. A realistic look at living a surfers life on the North Shore. Not just the money/glory shots, but all it takes, the paddling/fighting out to get the wave, not just the 15 second payoff, as the fight is what makes a surfer. Most people can't do the fight, even in 3 foot waves it's a bit much for the average person. You have to be gritty to be a surfer of any type. Also loved teh chicken/cat zoom in, that's classic to Hawaii life - chickens everywhere. And when you said you were going surfing to the outer reef as there wasn't much anything else to do, I chuckled, that's why you have to be a stoked and great surfer to live on the North Shore and be able to conquer those waves on any type of day, otherwise it could get boring, ha!!! I finally updated my rising surf vlogger blog to add you and Lakey Peterson who I've found were also new surf vloggers to come to the scene after I originally posted my blog and other mainstream sites followed my lead -ha, yeah, had to do a shout out to myself, ha. But I don't hold a candle to your surfing acumen!!!!! I did attempt a paddle battle with your oldest bro though at Trestles back a few years ago, not because I thought i had any chance of winning, but things like that always make fun stories :)

  • @richarddyson4380
    @richarddyson4380 4 года назад

    The period between the waves is ridiculously short... I have no idea how the boys managed to get out through the break. Kudos guys.

  • @yahdiggg520
    @yahdiggg520 4 года назад

    That got me f'in HYPED! The music + massive wave and your epic barrel at 16:40 was so hectic. GARDDD DAMNN BOI

  • @sprecklesville
    @sprecklesville 4 года назад

    That was epic - with the POV it just felt so gnarly. Can't believe you actually made it out back - unreal

  • @nicolasparay5279
    @nicolasparay5279 4 года назад +2

    Respect! Goes to show that those who work hard, almost always get a great reward. Awesome video and hats off to you and Koa for your tenacity. Buddy system!

  • @SouthSwellin
    @SouthSwellin 4 года назад

    Insane. I get anxious paddling out in 6ft beach break. 15 min of those mutants? The amount of cardiovascular strength and mental calmness needed... legendary. Every surfer knows.

  • @ClipperRoad
    @ClipperRoad 4 года назад

    What an awesome perspective.. I paddle out in about head and a half surf and it sometimes gives me a run for my money. This must of been exhausting ! Great vid! 🤙