@@saterdee3288 a wave with a 15 to 20 foot face breaking in 6 feet of water is not deep. Pipeline is a super heavy wave, if you get hit by the lip you are sent immediately to the reef which has holes and pockets big enough to get stuck in
that 1/2 foot deep area you were showing is always covered with sand once swell rolls in. you will never have to surf over 6 inches of water at pipeline. 2-3 ft is probably the shallowest you will deal with at pipeline still very dangerous but not like shown
Sheeit, we regularly surf over urchin covered razor coral in depths of a foot or two:/ At 10 to 12 feet!! Pipe is over rated as a wave, and how dangerous it is. The only reason for the deaths there is the huge number of kooks that attempt to surf it:/ Try Desert point on a big day, or One Palm point, let alone Apocalypse:/ Or Rifles, or NoKandui,lol. Even Nias at 12 to 15 is heavier than pipe:/ Gradjagan anyone,?? at 15 feet?? Any wave can be dangerous. Ive surfed some of the heaviest waves going with little injury, then i break my neck on an 8 foot day over sand:/ It WAS very shallow though,lol
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@@TheZacdes The giant Nias swell had Nathan Florence and a few other chargers intimated , so agree but pipe is definitely gnarly and the amount of people out there adds to that .
Lol... Hawaiian scale likes to downplay the size a lot... whatever the face size is it's at LEAST half that but you never want to lose respect for calling it too big. So it's constantly lowballed...10-12 ft face?...brah das barely tree feet! So Hawaiian scale for depth of reef going be da reverse...brah not even dat shallow!
There are certain lava heads (especially backdoor) that are shallower when it's big, otherwise there's 5 feet min depth with deeper spaces in between. When it's small and breaking close it is much much shallower and more reef.
TIMMY wouldn’t say that, people don’t realise how dangerous it really is. That’s why people still get killed very frequently because they don’t know what they’re doing. Sounds obvious why you need advanced experience to surf there, but you’d be surprised at how many people lack common sense.
It breaks further out in deeper water when it is bigger like most reef breaks. Still the take off spot on a double overhead day is probably only 2 meters deep max, and when the wave rolls into the inside it would be about a meter deep.
The waves height is double the waters depth. This is why it's extremely shallow on a flat day. However when it's 15ft, you will almost never hit the reef
OT OT yes that is true, this video did explain the point well. All I’m saying is if was actually this shallow on somewhat big day, nobody would even sure it. People still hit the reef and get trapped even on big days because Pipe is so powerful.
@@godisbollocks wow that's insane! All I was saying was that if the reef was actually 1ft deep on surfable days, nobody would surf Pipeline. With the spot you mentioned it clearly doesn't get deep at all, but at Pipeline, (according to my brother who surfed there at 4-5ft not Hawaiian) it's 8-10 ft deep on the take off and like 3-4ft deep when you finish. So basically like any other break. However pipeline is insanely powerful so I understand why ppl hit the reef
@@OT0T sorry I now realize this comment isn’t accurate. What I meant is: this video shows a great example of how shallow and dangerous pipeline really is. However on a 20 ft day the reef will be more like 10-15ft deep at the take off location instead of 1. Doesn’t mean you can’t hit the reef or get trapped in the caves because you clearly do with a wave a strong and powerful as pipeline. Additionally the reef gets about 5-10ft shallower as the wave continues to barrel. When you exit the wave you’re in most likely 5ft deep water. It’s why the wave comes down so hard and fast as well as why it’s so dangerous. My point was simply that it’s not actually 1 ft deep on a surfable day
That must be low tide and the waves that are surfed don't break on that shallow part they break further out. Still it's interesting to see under there.
the reef is no joke....just slight contact with human flesh can sometimes be not good!....learned this from experience.....brings an entirely new meaning to "scrub it,kook!"
Set waves at Pipe break way further out, and as many others have pointed out, naturally in deeper water than what is shown, which is suicide by hobby/passion. No-one would surf real Pipe in such conditions.
Not so mate, there are quite a few perfect waves in Indo, when conditions are right! Other places too, though ime much more familiar with the Indo region than anywhere else.
Whenever the winter swell comes in the amount of water being pushed in makes it 5 to 7 ft deep. However where the wave starts to break you can get more Than 6 to 8 ft of water. Whenever you get behind and Launched off the lip you can see people diving feets first from a 10 to 15 or even higher face, if the reef was less than 6 ft of water, everyone would be breaking something everyday!
Probably but if you have ever surfed, you know even 2 meter deep reefs, doesn't make much difference when slammed by the downforce. I never surfed Banzai, only sandstone reefs of Florida, and I got many scrapes from smaller wave wioeouts. Now these guys are surfin monster waves with massive downforce upon an extremely shallow reef. This deadly surfing spot has claimed many lives.
Hi Ollie! Is there a way to contact you? I tried the email in your profile, but it was bounced back to me. I am currently working on a surf documentary that would like to license a few seconds of your footage.
@@TheZacdes its an exclamation! And phisics! But its easy for you to compare This vídeo ..to One with waves... And you can see the take off zone, further!
@@joaomendes4321 Pipe would be the most well documented wave on the planet, and Americans love to big note risk. Pipe is well understood. The people who die there are VERY rarely competent surfers. Some Indo waves and other places are more dangerous foot for foot:/ Sure you can get unlucky anywhere, but at least a hospital is minutes away in Hawaii, not days:/ Ohh yehh, its PHYSICS:/
@@joaomendes4321 Amen. My backyard:) Lived in the area for 12 years and visited for shorter periods before that. I first went to Indo in 81, hunting down Nias which was still a semi secret spot then! I bought a bar and a house in Phuket in 85 to be only a short hop to anywhere in Indo. Those were the days. No crowds! Virtually nobody knew anything about the Mentawai"s then! Was a great time till the tsunami in 04 wiped it off the face of the earth:/ What a fuckin mess that was:/
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Over 2 years old & still amazing
Over 4 years old & still amazing
A lot more water on the reef when The swell arrives and breaks a little further out. Great footage and concept though
Yeah that would be dry reef if it stayed that shallow lol
It’s a bit more than 6 feet deep when waves are big
@@R3l3ntl3sss that’s actually pretty deep
@@saterdee3288 a wave with a 15 to 20 foot face breaking in 6 feet of water is not deep. Pipeline is a super heavy wave, if you get hit by the lip you are sent immediately to the reef which has holes and pockets big enough to get stuck in
@@R3l3ntl3sss oh ok that makes sense I feel like it’s safer tho than slabs like the right that literally has dry reef exposed sometimes.
that 1/2 foot deep area you were showing is always covered with sand once swell rolls in. you will never have to surf over 6 inches of water at pipeline. 2-3 ft is probably the shallowest you will deal with at pipeline still very dangerous but not like shown
Sheeit, we regularly surf over urchin covered razor coral in depths of a foot or two:/ At 10 to 12 feet!! Pipe is over rated as a wave, and how dangerous it is. The only reason for the deaths there is the huge number of kooks that attempt to surf it:/ Try Desert point on a big day, or One Palm point, let alone Apocalypse:/ Or Rifles, or NoKandui,lol. Even Nias at 12 to 15 is heavier than pipe:/ Gradjagan anyone,?? at 15 feet?? Any wave can be dangerous. Ive surfed some of the heaviest waves going with little injury, then i break my neck on an 8 foot day over sand:/ It WAS very shallow though,lol
@@TheZacdes stfu shane.
@@TheZacdes you’ve obviously never surfed pipe and it shows
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@@TheZacdes The giant Nias swell had Nathan Florence and a few other chargers intimated , so agree but pipe is definitely gnarly and the amount of people out there adds to that .
Is that 1 foot deep Hawaiian? (Sorry, couldn't resist)
Lol
Lol... Hawaiian scale likes to downplay the size a lot... whatever the face size is it's at LEAST half that but you never want to lose respect for calling it too big. So it's constantly lowballed...10-12 ft face?...brah das barely tree feet!
So Hawaiian scale for depth of reef going be da reverse...brah not even dat shallow!
@@bigislander72 I'm 6 foot tall, but when I go to Hawaii I'm 3' 11".
@@wrybread actually a really good one tho
@@wrybread lol but remember it's at LEAST half the size...so your like a solid two-footer!
There are certain lava heads (especially backdoor) that are shallower when it's big, otherwise there's 5 feet min depth with deeper spaces in between. When it's small and breaking close it is much much shallower and more reef.
Meanwhile at high tide the view is very different to a low tide totally flat day!!! Nice filming though and good look at what shapes ol bonsai pipe
Definitely breaks further out and on more water when its big, but still a crazy wave
When does the reef start? In other words, how many feet from the shore does the reef appear under you?
this is a trippy ass video. so dope.
Great idea. Thanks.
Awesome 👏
Do you know if it’s deeper when swell rolls in? I cannot imagine surfing 15ft waves with a reef only 3 feet under water. Sounds like straight death
When the big swell rolls in there will be more volume of water but not that much, that's why Pipeline is the most dangerous wave in the world.
AP foto no shit you idiot
TIMMY wouldn’t say that, people don’t realise how dangerous it really is. That’s why people still get killed very frequently because they don’t know what they’re doing. Sounds obvious why you need advanced experience to surf there, but you’d be surprised at how many people lack common sense.
@@existinguser7788 best comeback in history
It breaks further out in deeper water when it is bigger like most reef breaks. Still the take off spot on a double overhead day is probably only 2 meters deep max, and when the wave rolls into the inside it would be about a meter deep.
I'm guessing this was at low tide if it was 1/2 ft deep? wonder how deep it is at high tide? nice video!
Normally you see the almost brutalliest waves ever but these are so sweet
Its lovely
Hah more like deadly
The waves height is double the waters depth. This is why it's extremely shallow on a flat day. However when it's 15ft, you will almost never hit the reef
Ejector Air Coasters doesn’t sound to accurate when people literally get trapped In the caves and die hitting the reef on big days
OT OT yes that is true, this video did explain the point well. All I’m saying is if was actually this shallow on somewhat big day, nobody would even sure it. People still hit the reef and get trapped even on big days because Pipe is so powerful.
I've seen videos of The Right (in Western Australia) at 15-20 foot Hawaiian, breaking on almost dry reef.
@@godisbollocks wow that's insane! All I was saying was that if the reef was actually 1ft deep on surfable days, nobody would surf Pipeline. With the spot you mentioned it clearly doesn't get deep at all, but at Pipeline, (according to my brother who surfed there at 4-5ft not Hawaiian) it's 8-10 ft deep on the take off and like 3-4ft deep when you finish. So basically like any other break. However pipeline is insanely powerful so I understand why ppl hit the reef
@@OT0T sorry I now realize this comment isn’t accurate. What I meant is: this video shows a great example of how shallow and dangerous pipeline really is. However on a 20 ft day the reef will be more like 10-15ft deep at the take off location instead of 1. Doesn’t mean you can’t hit the reef or get trapped in the caves because you clearly do with a wave a strong and powerful as pipeline. Additionally the reef gets about 5-10ft shallower as the wave continues to barrel. When you exit the wave you’re in most likely 5ft deep water. It’s why the wave comes down so hard and fast as well as why it’s so dangerous. My point was simply that it’s not actually 1 ft deep on a surfable day
I've caught my leash on the reef just sitting there out the back at several locations in indo. They get bloody shallow at times
Same. Its a weird feeling like something holds on to your leash and pulls you backward.
@@Jeroen12345 Yehh, pipe is over rated. Hundreds of idiots, sure a few are going to cop the chop:/
Late Summer pipe. Come back for winter and try that again.😂🤣😂
I understand its a reef break but, i wanted to go to pipe so bad that i had a dream of going there. So seeing the reef this shallow im not sure
That must be low tide and the waves that are surfed don't break on that shallow part they break further out. Still it's interesting to see under there.
Ground shakes at Pipe on a big day...Summer to Winter is two different worlds.
Cool thxxx...
It looks like a beach break in the summer when the sand fills in.
Cool video. Thanks for the upload.
It's deeper where it breaks when it's up.
Even at 4ft deep once the swell rolls in, that’s a brutal cheese grater of a bottom to get ragdolled against.
At least it is not as sharp as Kona the reef in puako is like a pile of broken glass I cut my feet every time I paddled out
the reef is no joke....just slight contact with human flesh can sometimes be not good!....learned this from experience.....brings an entirely new meaning to "scrub it,kook!"
Might break out further but your still heading towards that when you take the falls ride
That’s what Dusty Payne went straight into 🤭
This is sick yewww
Looks like the 1st reef up close to the shore, how deep at 2nd and outer reef’s I wonder
I always read back door and pipe were sharp reefs!
That’s not a sharp reef!
Yes and no when it breaks farther out the reef is more alive and sharper good observation tho
Aloha from Hawaii 🤙🏽
Yes it is dude, it volcanic rock with coral heads all over it, it’s very sharp.
How do the surfers survive wiping out on such big waves? Do they always hit the reef hard?
There are certain areas inside of the wave. If you fall into the shockwave it throws you out the back. Sometimes you just have to take the pounding.
Is that low or high tide?
Sea turtle was getting worked. They're usually out in deeper waters by mid day avoiding the breakers.
this is the paradise, but dangerous...backdoor reef is a killer, sick
Set waves at Pipe break way further out, and as many others have pointed out, naturally in deeper water than what is shown, which is suicide by hobby/passion. No-one would surf real Pipe in such conditions.
One of the most iconic surfing spots in the world: terrible place to surf. lol
Looks just as shallow as American Samoa but less sharp. Reef rash city.
Wouldn’t want to hit the reef at 5ft let alone 10ft!!!
Bitch I would not want to hit the reef at a ripple
Also more like 30
@@mmindes You ever surfed big Indo over two to three feet of water over razor coral and urchins??
That is so shallow
Use to love slamming hard at pipes lol
Nathing is perfect
Not so mate, there are quite a few perfect waves in Indo, when conditions are right! Other places too, though ime much more familiar with the Indo region than anywhere else.
How deep do you think it is when it gets big when job surfs it anyone can answer
Whenever the winter swell comes in the amount of water being pushed in makes it 5 to 7 ft deep. However where the wave starts to break you can get more Than 6 to 8 ft of water. Whenever you get behind and Launched off the lip you can see people diving feets first from a 10 to 15 or even higher face, if the reef was less than 6 ft of water, everyone would be breaking something everyday!
This has to be low tide.......right?
Probably but if you have ever surfed, you know even 2 meter deep reefs, doesn't make much difference when slammed by the downforce. I never surfed Banzai, only sandstone reefs of Florida, and I got many scrapes from smaller wave wioeouts. Now these guys are surfin monster waves with massive downforce upon an extremely shallow reef. This deadly surfing spot has claimed many lives.
Thought you might come across some lost surfers. Or pieces of surfers.
Hahahaha
Damn, that reef looks like it was hit by a series of bombs.
That’s what all reefs look like
@@Lamilton82828 I've snorkeled and scuba dived at a few coral reefs. They didnt look anything like this reef.
@@Lamilton82828 NO they dont. Pipe where shot then is dead, old and coming apart. A live coral reef looks completely different!!
Cool video. But it would’ve been better to clearly see where the reef drops off.
If this is in the ocean it would be tidal aswell. But looks like fresh water so it might be a lake which would not be tidal
@@OT0T lol . . . the famous "Pipeline Lake" wave, in the Pacific Lake which has the Hawaiian Islands.
Yeah, the guy nailed it ! :^)
Depends what tide this was filmed in and when the swell comes in it gets really deep
Its called shore breaks for a reason
holy fuck!
How's the kook on the longboard lol
ha nothing like surfing some rice bag deep water
are we going to ignore jaime o'brain with his dog in the first 5 seconds of the video
thats literally a women.....
@@OT0T haha was just trying to mess with people
she kind of has Jamie's walk lol!
@@kewalos96 haha JOB is Bigfoot.
Dangerous...
Hi Ollie! Is there a way to contact you? I tried the email in your profile, but it was bounced back to me. I am currently working on a surf documentary that would like to license a few seconds of your footage.
People are surfing this shit without a medieval suit of armor on? Nah I'm good. I've fallen off the roof of a house before.
Cool and unique vid man. Tranquil, meditative instead of every other charging bro bra bullshit hawaii surf vid out there
like if the waves break in the same exact spot..when there is some swell!
Dream on:/
@@TheZacdes its an exclamation! And phisics! But its easy for you to compare This vídeo ..to One with waves... And you can see the take off zone, further!
@@joaomendes4321 Pipe would be the most well documented wave on the planet, and Americans love to big note risk. Pipe is well understood. The people who die there are VERY rarely competent surfers. Some Indo waves and other places are more dangerous foot for foot:/ Sure you can get unlucky anywhere, but at least a hospital is minutes away in Hawaii, not days:/ Ohh yehh, its PHYSICS:/
@@TheZacdes im not even comparing! Just saying the vídeo os nonsense! Love indo
@@joaomendes4321 Amen. My backyard:) Lived in the area for 12 years and visited for shorter periods before that. I first went to Indo in 81, hunting down Nias which was still a semi secret spot then! I bought a bar and a house in Phuket in 85 to be only a short hop to anywhere in Indo. Those were the days. No crowds! Virtually nobody knew anything about the Mentawai"s then! Was a great time till the tsunami in 04 wiped it off the face of the earth:/ What a fuckin mess that was:/
Its dead
its not that shallow when bigger
Doesn't seem worth the risk to be surfing one foot waves over coral reef in half a fucking foot of water.
Find any teeth ??
You can bet there are a few....lol
I read the surf mags of the 70's, they talked about losing teeth at Pipe