Biggest Swell in 2022 - Nias - RAWFILES - 24/MAY - 4K

The first solid swell of the Season hit the Lagundri Bay heavy, lots of unridden double ups, specially around high-tide, perfect looking but really fast hollow tubes.
Also not really any crowd and we got 2 days of epic waves, broken leashes, broken boards and happy faces!
Enjoy this recap - thanks for wathcing!
Cover Photo
@rubyandthesunn
Photographer @eliaswyndaleo
Riders:
Antonie, Ruby, Site, Yoza, Bedi, Marco, Gustavo, Sophie, Teopilos and many more rippers!
Thanks for watching!
#LagundriBay #Nias #SurfRawFiles
Additional filming:
@jamburaelodgenias - Petra
@yasmanwau05_videomaker
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[@SurfRawFiles]

Please Subscribe and LIKE the video, so my Mom can be proud! : ) Thanks for watching! 🎥🇲🇨

[@lowellcalavera6045]

😹

[@IErfanCN]

Ok 😄

[@superorangeish]

Visually, this is the dream wave ..w/ that tree lined backdrop..Kudos to all who have surfed Nias🙏

[@SurfRawFiles]

One of the best wave on earth

[@thegreatestadvice88]

Nias is a machine. It's almost too perfect.

[@storm2000808]

Surprised there's not more people here watching Surf Raw Files because your videos are awesome! 🤙from Hawaii

[@SurfRawFiles]

Haha, thanks man for your feedback, i hope this channel will grow! But anyhow, i love shooting surfing, so will keep doing it anyway! : )

[@liusduru9959]

Slmat datang di Indonesia 👍💪 Nias Pro 2022😍

[@donimandaeli3176]

Welcome to Nias...my Village..

[@jimmartin8579]

Looks so perfect from up high, then like a monster from sea level

[@SurfRawFiles]

Haha yeah it's so different the two perspective! Thanks for watching!

[@beachhobbies]

The lady is incredible, charging it !

[@SurfRawFiles]

Yeah her name is Ruby Southwell,she rips!

[@global_zoo]

Wow, heavy!

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks man! Yeah some takeoffs are really vertical

[@Unwavering137]

These look like cartoon or comic book waves. They're too perfect to be real.

[@OspreyVision]

Awesome photography! Perfect waves.....thanks for sharing!

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks a lot man for watching!🙏🙏

[@KOLLIX-AF-DALBACKEN]

I was there in 1995 and just catch one wave standing. Burn my back and lost my friends on cristmusday. We were staying in Titus Bungalow, hallo Titus from three Sweedes whit bikes!

[@captainamerica3531]

Wow that’s some serious perfection!

[@timallen3496]

Oh that's so perfect, glassy huge barrels

[@SouthJerseyMatt]

Love Nias’s below sea level bottom turns!

[@SurfRawFiles]

Haha yepp, it can be a sucky slab at this size, thanks for watching!🙏🤙

[@truthbehold3986]

What a dream, not having music is just awsome. Subscribed, keep em coming my man!! Yeeew!!

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for sub!🙏🤘

[@yandrecifuentes1649]

Ufff,good waves all day long💜

[@SurfRawFiles]

Yeah almost all day offshore made this day really good!

[@rajayandira2557]

Say hallo from G-land banyuwangi

[@clarkewi]

So perfect. So heavy.

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks a lot man! Yeah south swell makes these heavy tubes

[@andrecabral8047]

epic Sorake! missing this place! Anthoni a great local surfer!

[@SurfRawFiles]

He rips ,so nice to watch him surfing these bombs!

[@arthurvidal1180]

nice clips as always my man ! love it

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks a lot for watching Arthur!

[@eyeswideopen935]

GREAT WORK! Nias has always been my favorite wave that I'll never surf - - - everything about it is beautiful and fascinating...especially it's color - that unique GREEN. You captured every angle and then some - excellent drone work. LOVE the beach shot where surfers disappear for awhile after the drop. Local guys, I'm guessing from the names, and some ladies too - CHARGING! Tons of footage. What more could you want?

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks so much man for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!🙏

[@padthai411]

Wow those are beautiful waves

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks Patrick for watching!🙏🤙

[@Bang-Yos-Giawa]

Beautiful

[@sslaia]

I went swimming there a few times when I lived in Telukdalam for 6 months. However once the waves almost killed me (my neck twitched). After that I never dare swimming there when the waves are high.

[@SurfRawFiles]

Be careful, Lagundri Bay is no joke when the swell is big!

[@mnc1126]

Yeah Those were fast and wonderful ‼️

[@SurfRawFiles]

🤙🙏🤘

[@BoomBoom-oh1wq]

Awesome footage 💯🇦🇺🤙🤙

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks a lot man,glad you like it!

[@sarajanesmith3892]

Awesome footage 👍

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks a lot Barbara!🙏🤙

[@festivaljapan]

Amazing video. I'm your fan.

[@SurfRawFiles]

Wow thank you so much!🙏🙏

[@Bang-Yos-Giawa]

I Love You Nias

[@akoloom]

Welcome To Nias frendsss...🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝You are Is the Besstt..✍️✍️✍️

[@richardrich8010]

Amazing👍👍🤙

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks Richard!

[@NevilleFarkinBartos]

very sick, very clean, very nice, me very jealous

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks man! Yeah we got lucky here a bit with the conditions and crowd.🙏🤙 Thanks for watching!

[@Surfmus]

Freaking dope!

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks a lot for watching!🙏

[@MyPhone-jd9bm]

thank you thank you thank you for not putting any lame music in this awesome vid (although it was a bit of a scare at the 30 second mark put then I realized it was just someone on the beach). I am curious how you got the drone footage without the drone noise but second mike I guess. I've almost stopped watching surf vids lately cus I'm over the lame soundtracks and almost didn't watch because of that, but I'm glad I took the chance. new subscriber

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks so much for your feedback,it means a lot! And glad you enjoyed the video! Yes , we use Audio recorder on the beach for atmo! Hope you will keep enjoying RawFiles in the future!🙏🤘

[@scottwalker145]

LOVE the natural sounds. Music tracks ruin surf videos. Im subscribing

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks so much Scott! Yes we like to keep it Raw!

[@bodhitree33]

*P E R F E C T I O N*

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks man , glad you enjoyed it!🙏🤙

[@hman7236]

Absolute 💯 to the 5th

[@SurfRawFiles]

🙏🙏

[@ninjamoves3642]

gnarly spot

[@SurfRawFiles]

Yeah it gets so heavy when it's 6plus feet

[@claudiocourand3629]

wow high tide almost nobody out sick double ups

[@SurfRawFiles]

It's very difficult to paddle Into thoose double ups in hightide..

[@andilarosa3643]

Wow

[@jovanblom7742]

Neptune be praised!

[@SurfRawFiles]

Haha 🤘🤘

[@sorsapari3596]

ye yeah! It's foken awesome. It would be great to get to see it break like that live. I would stay the FK out on the beach, I know my limits. but if I would come over, would I still find some waves on a 6-8 feet (face of a wave) range around there when that monster is bashing?

[@jotacanosa4171]

scary as hell

[@mountainssea9642]

Absolute BOMBs.

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks man! Yeah it was some crazy double ups!

[@richardharris5200]

That’s a scary wave

[@dsc7772]

awesome front yard !!!

[@SurfRawFiles]

The best front yard!

[@dsc7772]

@@SurfRawFiles whats the points left and right cwalled? anybody ever surf those spots ??? aloha !!!

[@ekartinboysndruru4079]

Wow,👍👍👍

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks man for watching

[@mikedewitt5880]

Aloha from hawaii,I surfed it years ago before the reef lifted 3 feet. Still looks good. Maybe better

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks for watching! Must be amazing this winter in Hawaii!

[@BobbyJetty1502]

I can't believe how different the wave is after the earthquake. The entire lineup is different in the wave breaks completely different

[@SurfRawFiles]

I think it depends also big time on the swell direction,but yeah earthquake changed surely..

[@cahyospn723]

Nias is unique place...

[@jeffg4686]

There's a lot of womens surfing I've missed, but pic @0:30 one of the top ones that I can remember. the one of Keala at chopes will always be a standout ... That kinda goes without saying, but this one is certain up there.

[@SurfRawFiles]

Wow that's a big compliment,thanks for watching! Ruby is definitely one of the best female surfer I met!

[@mattoats2223]

Excellent footage,well done, just curious to know why it wasn't packed out there,???

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks Matt! I reccon nobody come for the swell as everywhere in Indo was pumping,plus even from Bali to get to Nias takes two days. There are easier location to go to..

[@jerrybow8779]

I’m in East Java right now, the point I’m staying at has 6 surfers here. Normally every year we come there’s at least 50! Gotta love the pandemic👍👍😂😂

[@rossco-dps5392]

At one point there's four people out there.? ??? Also, great footage. Much appreciate your efforts.

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks man!Glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, it happend after lunchtime, when the tide went full high, it was very hard to paddle into the waves, not many people tried to surf it!

[@richardharris5200]

That girl is freaking a bad ass!!!!!

[@SurfRawFiles]

Haha yes ,Ruby ripps!

[@IErfanCN]

Naiss..

[@SurfRawFiles]

🙏🙏

[@pak_gabe64]

HAWAI NO, NIAS YES. GUNUNG SITOLI pulau NIAS MANTAP...! YAHOBU,.. SAWAHOLO NIAS.

[@johnbrown1851]

Dang, it looks like a video game 😂

[@SurfRawFiles]

PlayStation 6😃

[@naftaligalo4986]

Sorake beach the best..yaahowu from Nias

[@SurfRawFiles]

The best wave in Indo!

[@b.a.pgarage7819]

Yeew

[@SurfRawFiles]

🙏🤙

[@1bcordell]

I don't know how these surfers ever get over the fear of sharks lurking around. Guess I've seen Jaws too many times.

[@SurfRawFiles]

No sharks in the Lagundri Bay,only krooks in the rivermouth..

[@happyririco9568]

Ada site sama juni bro

[@fisensiusgea3628]

my countri

[@bobbyandpiper10]

There is also a left across the bay. Is that a good wave?

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks for watching Bobby! The left is very shallow since the 2004 earthquake,not many people surf it, no mistakes there!

[@user-cc5bf7jd3l]

Ombak bagus 👍

[@SurfRawFiles]

🙏🙏

[@DarknessYT2010]

omg we use get this to ourselves .

[@gingercat777]

I remember when there was nothing there but jungle.

[@garthjohnson88]

Damn Indicators looked insane! Any takers?

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks for watching Garth! Unfortunately nobody surfed indicators, hopefully the next swell!

[@jackmartin2590]

Whats size boards are the boys using at proper big draining nais? Iv got ghost style boards which i thibk would ride slabs really well up to 6 foot but over that unsure. Are longer boarda with extra rail used out there or just beefed up 6,4s or 6,6s

[@SurfRawFiles]

On a proper big day 6'10

[@jackmartin2590]

Better dust the copwebs off the big board!

[@SurfRawFiles]

@@jackmartin2590 Haha yepp,good call! : )

[@marshallkohlhaas80]

WOW very crowded!!!!!!!!! hahahahahaaaaaaaa

[@SurfRawFiles]

Haha yepp

[@bobbyandpiper10]

What's going on with that break way up the reef? Looks enticing and uncrowded

[@SurfRawFiles]

That's a wave called indicator and it's the same as with the left,since the earthquake it's to shallow ,very technical,very rarely surfed..

[@filosurfeando]

👏🇵🇪🤙

[@midi1529]

Nias

[@JenniferSmith-bd9jk]

Nias is the island, not the surf spot. That’s Lagundri Bay. Other surf spots too around Nias

[@antonysilverlim9383]

Pemandangannya sebenarnya sangat indah, Cuma, mungkin karena kameranya tidak mendukung untuk warna pohon yang hijau, dan warna Laut yang seharusnya berwarna biru. Tapi tetap saya ucapkan terima kasih atas usaha pembuatan video ini.

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks man for watching

[@krusher74]

please do more shots like @1.25, far more interesting and give the position of the wave more context.

[@SurfRawFiles]

Yeah I like thoose overview shots too! Thanks for your feedback!

[@thomasdecarlo8543]

Tube …. Tube ….tube city

[@SurfRawFiles]

With this size no turns really possible

[@chrisculley3756]

Looks like they're surfing Dude Perfect waves in a pond it's so glassy. RLTW 3/75

[@akoloom]

Welcome frends,,Israel,Brazil,,England,Francess,Jerman,American ,to Busnissmen in the Nias..🇦🇺🇮🇱🇦🇷🇺🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇧🇷🇧🇻🇩🇪🇪🇦🇲🇫

[@pedrolito862]

1.30 just one more paddle...

[@pedrolito862]

2.00. Bravo

[@SurfRawFiles]

Never give up!

[@GiuseppeGaribaldi46664]

That checkered walkway is an abomination. Nias deserves way better than that

[@SurfRawFiles]

Haha, its still in really good condition!

[@micpotato8158]

Slippery,dangerous

[@kreepykrawly8866]

If you can't get barrelled at Nias even as a kook you might as well give up and play chess

[@SurfRawFiles]

Don't underestimate chess!😀

[@mtumix]

Gott ist das einfach....

[@mtumix]

Für 4k sieht das aber ziemlich sch.... aus...

[@SurfRawFiles]

Few shots I had to upscale as they where full hd (from the boat)