BIGGEST NIAS OF THE YEAR - 05/AUG/2023 RAWFILES

Some fact about the day:
18 Seconds period straight South Swell , High-tide in the morning, Very Raw, almost out of control Sets. This is a recap from a 6 hour footage.
Enjoy this recap - thanks for watching!
Filmed by Iyan Wau @niassurfphotos and Arturo @arturo.p.r.15
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[@SurfRawFiles]

Please Like and Subscribe so my Mom can be proud! Thanks for Watching!

[@gaesoso2013]

Wow, Amazing dude. Are u in nias right now for Join Nias Pro 2023?

[@3diabolos]

Crazy waves and epic barrels. The goofy is @Xavi Lucena 🔥

[@Poor20]

He was charging!

[@armandpou]

Xavi is a beast!!!! omg so glad you guys connected there!

[@XaviLucena]

Grandeed ❤

[@pjones9088]

God that looks heavy.

[@ugocdf7706]

And open too!

[@tims6582]

I'm afraid just watching this. This is basically a horror film lol

[@ugocdf7706]

@@tims6582 especially if you are backside there, it all really depends on your ability and the waves you choose

[@Jeroen12345]

awesome, this wave looks so much gnarlier filmed from the water position compared to the drone shots

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks man glad you enjoyed it! Yes even the land angle is not showing how heavy it is! Boat angle is the best!

[@ugocdf7706]

And in lagundy it has always been....

[@Killereggman]

@@ugocdf7706 boat didn't get barreled this time! haha

[@jasonlewko]

Really appreciate how "underproduced" this is. It lets the waves and rides speak for themselves to portray just how epic it is.

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks a lot Jason! Raw is the key! Music gives these edits a false vibe..

[@andrewjones7971]

Some intense late drops and deep barrels. The land view shows the wave in all of its glory as it starts to hit the reef. Great footage and surfing!

[@sergiosanchez2309]

GO XAVI LUCENA!!!!!!! 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸

[@XaviLucena]

Grandeee ❤

[@adamliptak]

Liked that slow-mow scene of the breaking wave at the very end of this video 🤙

[@jacintoplus4649]

Qué crack el goofy... haciéndose un nombre Xavi

[@benbarry8431]

Awesome Barrels!!!

[@balazstube]

Uhhh, nagyon komoly nap! Nagggyon komoly erő volt ezekben a hullámokban, congrats to eveyone who tried especially those who could pull out!

[@brantrichardson1949]

Respect to these chargers. Especially the ones that expected to not make it but went anyway because there was a chance.

[@MK-su6eg]

Especially when it's your turn..... and your bros are yelling, expecting you to go! GOo, go, go....yahooooo, make or break, chance em! Aloha from Hawaii MK. Cheeeeee huuuuu!

[@Pseudosurfer]

awesome footage

[@nickortcoski6769]

Looks heavy, especially with the sand in the waves Thick as too.

[@cjhenry41]

A spot that gets less dangerous when it get bigger. Goes from certain death to almost certain death. Boy are those guys good.

[@dongaza6878]

Real deal

[@adriandavies8204]

Epic

[@arnaldootero8355]

Sick !

[@user-op2xf3md3m]

Perfection

[@SurfRawFiles]

🤙🤙

[@henrymorgan3982]

Hats off to everyone in the video! What a session!

[@davefric]

Unique angle mate! Keep it up!

[@SurfRawFiles]

Diky boss ,hope you scored the mentawais!

[@hman7236]

Wow

[@sumatran]

Ersh, SO MUCH power.

[@jeanholt9633]

That's intense!

[@SurfRawFiles]

🤘🤘

[@arnaldootero8355]

I wish i were there ...!

[@assplundah]

Nias is the heaviest, biggest hold-down I’ve had in my 53 years of surfing!

[@SurfRawFiles]

Fair enough,I believe you!

[@francus7227]

I really don't think it matters. Anytime the waves start getting over that 10 foot mark...... It's gonna be brutal. 12 foot Puerto Escondido, Sunset, Lanikai, Cloud Break, .... and Nias.... All are the same. 12 foot and "loobing" is a completely different sport than 6 foot and under..... Theres 50x more water in these waves than a typical 15 foot face point break. At the time, it sucks. But later, you feel just as proud of those beat downs as the 6 feet behind the lip tubes you made.

[@Jeff-bl1rz]

Freight Train a coming!

[@wilburkookmeyer024]

Wow. Wish the contest was held in this!

[@SurfRawFiles]

Haha that would have been interesting to watch surely!

[@ihiihilauakea]

Congrats to da guys who charged it backside

[@XaviLucena]

Thank you brother! Was crazy haha

[@Marc467gg]

@@XaviLucena how long was the hold downs? For study reasons

Scary 😬

[@Stopthegreed]

One place i regret never visiting. Couple of good mates would go in the 80s and 90s and always rave about how good it was. They still go but head out to other islands and surf huge spots to get away from the crowds.

[@SurfRawFiles]

It's never late for a visit!🙂

[@benjaminriquelme4296]

💣🌊💣🌊💣🌊

[@solomonschneider9860]

Wow that is one cave. That crew is strong with their wave.

[@solomonschneider9860]

I'm intensely impressed by the backside moment at 1:48. So critical, yet surfed in about the chillest possible way.

[@yorimoriarty4684]

Hes got a cool channel here , Xavi Lucena, from Spain .

[@solomonschneider9860]

@@yorimoriarty4684 I'm checking it out! Very cool!

[@seancallahan1312]

I was just thinking, a goofy foot out making right barrels in waves that are eating regular foot chargers for dinner. Imagine that guy at giant Mullaghmore!

[@solomonschneider9860]

@@seancallahan1312 Now there's a fun imagination game!!

[@czarnpg]

Without double ups this day? Are Double ups formed because the mixing of sweels?

[@Marc467gg]

Any injury’s / reef cuts this day?

[@SurfRawFiles]

As far as I know everyone survived,only few broken boards ..

[@igaroot]

1:38 going straight - the new pinnacle

[@pak_gabe64]

Ngapain ke Hawai di NIAS besar ombaknya nomor tiga di dunia. Mantap , Yahobu...!

[@syahrilamriginting1330]

Already subscribe Brother... mother's proud 😂from Charlie Medan...

[@SurfRawFiles]

Haha thanks man!✌️

[@michaelscurr9046]

Perfect for my moonraker

[@user-op2xf3md3m]

That's mother nature at its finest

[@williamhanley7031]

Such a short wave but at least the whole time your in the tube. Never have hit it yet. More if a g land guy being

[@s.z.9517]

This is straight up terrifying.

[@SurfRawFiles]

And beautiful! Haha thanks for watching!

[@heater4546]

Your mom should be proud!

[@SurfRawFiles]

Haha thanks man

[@tugucatur2849]

Sumatra Utara INIAS INDONESIA .

[@miketkong2]

Amazing waves, focus, clarity, but water angle camera shake is pretty jarring.... Maybe shoot at 2x resolution and stabilize in post? Or use a tripod or something. Viewing full screen on a large monitor is almost unwatchable.

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks for your advice and thanks for watching! Big swell loads of water moving, not easy to shoot closeups steady from the boat in the channel. ✌️

[@jasonjackson5696]

Too hard to watch those water shots, the camera needs a stabilizer to offset the shaking

[@walterbudrobertson846]

🤙🌈🙏💖

[@godisbollocks]

Best barrel in Indo on days like these.

[@SurfRawFiles]

Such a beauty also to shoot! Thanks for watching!

[@bonefishboards]

Cameras with really good motion control exist these days.

[@chriscantor6329]

Great but please more full speed/less slo'mo.

[@SurfRawFiles]

Only last wave was slow Mo for the credits,the rest is real time!😃

[@Killereggman]

The boat only scores 6.2 It made it out of the barrel this time!

[@SurfRawFiles]

Haha yeah fair enough!🤣

[@williamhanley7031]

A goofy foot

[@joelzuckerberg2776]

Where is NIAS?

[@Marc467gg]

Secret 😉

[@TheTowergirl]

north Sumatera , Indonesia

[@rydeovashit]

more difficult going frontside

[@CaringOwl]

Not a novices prerogative.

[@seancallahan1312]

If they do keep this goofy final 5 format, this is the kind of waves the World Championship should be held in. Not fucking Trestles.

[@SurfRawFiles]

Hellyaa!

[@williamhanley7031]

Has anyone died there. I know a boat did.

[@francus7227]

Does malaria, hepatitis and dysentery count? The pioneers in the 70's and 80's ???? Big balls. The place is very fickle. You could wait weeks in tropical misery for a few good days or NONE. p.s. That boat was abandoned.

[@CleanLines100]

Fuck it's packed

[@SurfRawFiles]

The morning was 10 people out, sunset got busy.

[@JeremiahAlphonsus]

Good to see no women.

[@yesfratbknowin1631]

heeeeavy

[@SurfRawFiles]

Thanks man for watching!

[@JuanLopez-iy7ml]

@xavilucena on fire

[@XaviLucena]

Muchas graciaas ❤

[@JuanLopez-iy7ml]

Desde este angulo de grabacion parece mucho mas grande la ola que en tu video

[@XaviLucena]

@@JuanLopez-iy7ml Desde el barco siempre se ve mejor. Las olas mías que aparecen en este vídeo, también aparecen en el mío. Pero sí, desde el barco se ve todavía mejor 🤩

[@richardrich8010]

That was incredible 👍👍🤙