Dangerous Waves hit Surfer's Point Ventura | XXL Ventura Swell | California Street Ventura Point

[@nettwench]

This footage is INSANE! Best footage I've seen from this swell, those guys are macking, longest rides anywhere, so fun to watch. Surfers out there really know this break. Those big closeouts are gnarly. Really stylin, I love that.

[@drivebyquipper]

It looks like the main thing is to make it casually down the line. Only the old salts made it out. Ha! They all looked prepared for the day.

[@Riceman-o1p]

A lifeguard got rescued and dragged out of the water today. He was trying to rescue a surfer and he got himself in trouble and almost drowned. They pulled him out way south of the pier. The longshore current is super powerful on days like this.

[@Ericxnugz]

Exactly why I didn’t paddle out

[@YNDog]

That’s was in pierpont

[@scottprather5645]

I almost drowned once in La Jolla I know exactly how that lifeguard feels 😫

[@r3kthoops750]

I'm the surfer that he was going after. Once telling him I was ok, we tried to swim in together. Do you know what his condition was? Heard he went to the hospital.

[@MM5150LA]

Poor excuse for a life guard

[@craigsaunders3236]

This is the best video I have ever seen of Ventura. I was born and grew up surfing here in the early 70s. Did surf and skateboard, with Davey, back then. Big thanks for sharing this here. Hope to see more.

[@SlowWaves]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@laurens3853]

Yeeewwwww

[@johnmartin2079]

These guys are so laid back and just angling down the line not a worry in the world hell I was almost looking to see the old beaver tail hanging on the back of a wetsuit.

[@fboness368]

Beautiful waves! Perfect lighting! Great job!

[@mrrichards6007]

Lol, feels like I’m watching a 70’s surf flick with all the longboards. Classic!

[@ebifurai415]

wouldn't classify a single one of these as a longboard lol

[@JeffFadness]

The bumps and chop in that wave are no joke. So much water moving around. Props to all these dudes.

[@muttonbuster]

The thing about Ventura Point when it's this big, is C Street turns from its usual mushball self into a steep, perfect feathering wall. You think "Oh I'll kick out 25 yards before the pier, and catch a shoreboat or paddle back." Then you realize the sideshore current is so nasty even paddling at full speed, you're going backwards. The longest ride of my life (I took off up near Fairgrounds) ended with me getting washed through the pier. Luckily just ended up with a gash from a mussel.

[@davidheathera9288]

OhhhhhhYeaaaaaa!!! Easter Sunday 1980‼️😲😬 Grew up, lived, worked a full career, raised a family all over the Goleta to Pt Sal region…Started on blow up mats rented during the summer days & fall weekends at El Cap, Refuge & Gavi; always someone drowning (even a lifeguard, so SB Co got rid of them) at Jalama…after HS, had a used spongy morey boogie and Makapu’s (And Yes, a Farmer John with a Jacket AND the flapping Beaver Tail!!😆)… Made it out (tenacity!) made 1 wild wave and THEN…That current was unbearable, paddled&paddled&paddled “upriver”, the pier was beyond intimidating, then the loudspeaker from the lifeguard in a pickup instructing 2 of us “Boogieboard and Surfer, paddle north, paddle hard, dont stop, get away from the pier”… I finally was able to mercy it in on an insane shorebreak, made it back onto sand about 20’ north of the pilings!!!😬 All this after the same sort of heartrush (why do I do that😵‍💫) at Govt Pt on Christmas Day of 1979, a day after a crazy storm!!!😆

[@calfolk7381]

You’re right. Surfer Mag once labeled C Street as “ a good bad wave”. btw have I seen you in Illusion’s chat room?

[@muttonbuster]

@@calfolk7381Ha! I had to think about that. He was in the Runman flicks, right? Yeah, it's been quite a while, but I was in there sometimes.

[@boblatkey7160]

The same exact thing happened to me! Except that I got hung up on one of the pilings but I kept my cool and untangled my leash and then when I finally get out of the water I had a lifeguard standing there yelling at me and admonishing me with all kinds of people watching from the pier. I went home with my tail between my legs.

[@jacoblevan8262]

Gnar

[@ChrisSmith-tp3jg]

I've never seen waves this big and I grew up in Ventura for 30 yrs.. huge sets for the point.. 🌊

[@SlowWaves]

Thank you for sharing

[@janhunter360]

Beautiful lighting. Great drops, like the one at 7:59. Nice framing on the videography too!

[@totallyrandom5020]

This is so cool and fascinating I mean who dosent love the beach!

[@kathyhammerand3385]

Looks like Tyler Hammerand, native Venturan and current Ocean Beach local at 8:42 in the reel. He’s waving to Davey, who celebrated his birthday on Thursday.

[@dylanrobertson5010]

nice footage. i feel like good ventura surfers know how to draw a high line.

[@kbkesq]

These are great rides and great videography thanks

[@bwhit716]

Excellent camerawork SW, smooth panning, sharp images. Maybe best shots ever of V Point🏄

[@SlowWaves]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@LFUFMNX]

Amazingly huge surf. You get the Oscar for having the good sense not to put thumping music. Thank you.

[@SlowWaves]

Glad you liked it!

[@MrIsomer]

Superb footage! Looks like you had those waves studio lit... Great coverage of a historic day. Was that Davey Miller with the blond hair on that white board catching way more than his fair share of waves? That's the Davey I used to know in the 80's. If that was you Davey - right on buddy! Sarlo would be jealous! 😊

[@markoehlerking9716]

Don't Descare Davey Miller like that... He would have been getting in and out Barrels all day long..

[@caseyhansen4567]

Always loved watching Davey surf .i spent some fun times hanging out with him.and i still have 2 breezin surfboard for good memories

[@tuskedbeast]

Dangerous! :) They're playing and having fun. And quite stylishly.

[@jeromesurffoil7033]

I was lucky enough to surf there one time, except it was about 10 feet smaller. Nice video, you can feel the vibe.

[@daveallen2455]

Epic footage. Point going off !!!!!

[@bigtim94122]

when did Pipes in Ventura turn into surfers point, growing up there as a kid each part of the Point in Ventura had a different name, nice shots of the early morning before the swell really filled in Davey still charges for a guy over 60 always was a force to be reckoned with

[@SC-dc5no]

I s that Davey Miller with the blue tipped board?

[@bigtim94122]

it sure looks like it @@SC-dc5no

[@dave9351]

Back in the 60's it was called "Stables" and we would crash/sleep in our cars in the dirt parking lot until Ventura PD kicked us out :)

[@caseyhansen4567]

I still have two breezin boards

[@Dayesleeper]

started surfing stables (later known as pipes) in the early 80's. Love that you had to walk to it before the parking lot was made longer. I still refuse to call "The point", c-street. As for Breezin, it was there or Ventura surfshop or sportport in the nard. and Dave across the river from stables there used to be a couple of what looked like cannon mounts in the ground, any history on those?@@dave9351

[@k1k2lee]

Epic Great footage bro got to say Topanga from 1 to 5 was cranking

[@wesleyturner1979]

This looks the best I’ve seen so far. I’m thinking it was the spot to be. Rincon looked a bit messy. I was at campus point in Goleta that was really good to.

[@seanscott7120]

Great video and some great style out there. Epic day

[@RobertWalterweldon]

Glad to see you wrote in your comment about style. Not every wave needs to be ridden like some bona fide Andy Irons wannabe. Nobody could surf like him and these guys get a terrific experience just gliding and taking it easy not doing something stupid to get themselves hurt out there

[@truthseeker6410]

Good video... Looks like a lot of fun and work

[@ebifurai415]

wow, insane clips. what a crazy swell. lots of folks just hanging on for dear life lol.

[@MaxBerg-z6y]

Rewatching the highlights of a great swell. Any chance I can get the clip at 11:20? That’s me

[@boblatkey7160]

Remember when C Street was a dirt parking lot? I drove my Baja bug in there to go check out the waves and all of those drunken bikers were hanging out and one of them walked in my path so I went to go around him but he got pissed off and blocked my path. I was cocky and told him not to touch my car and then he wouldn't get out of my way, so I edged forward And bumped him and he freaked out and punched me in the head through my window, so I freaked out and went to the end of the point but there is only one way in and one way out! Then I noticed that a dude in a motorcycle had pulled in behind me and they were also pulling cars out to block my exit path! So I punched it and waved at the dude to get the hell out of my way and I chose to run him over and he got stuck underneath my car in the fender and I dragged him about 30 feet before my car stalled. Then I was attacked by a mob of drunken bikers and they pulled me out of my car by my neck And beat the shit out of me while the biker laid on the ground with all of his clothing drug off of his body. He had severe road rash. They even let the guys girlfriend beat on me. The police and the fire department showed up and the cops yelled at the bikers as they left the scene and the cops told me they were a bunch of scumbags and to not come back to the point in that Baja bug, but they had no interest in charging me at all. Made front page of the paper! 💪

[@SlowWaves]

great story

[@jul1us_tv]

insane footage 😍 surfed campus today and SB was definitly smaller but still sooo powerfull

[@omarpasha6610]

What beach is this? Would like to visit.

[@SC-dc5no]

Whatever happened to Caveman? Loved watching him on his fish on the big days.

[@jmartin750]

Waves are friggin PERFECT

[@JayJahy]

Nice photography job! Lots of styles out there. Fun to watch.

[@SlowWaves]

Thanks for watching

[@charlieduvall6463]

Davey Miller still styling

[@surf101-]

I have one of his paintings

[@jimmarshall5453]

Some beautiful waves and rides there.

[@RichArtLove]

NICE RIDES! This was before it got REALLY BIG late Wednesday.

[@ralphiewigs2208]

A couple of those waves looking a little bit like Jeffrey's Bay...just a little.

[@wbay96]

Kind of like JBay, but slow, closed out, and mushy.

[@ralphiewigs2208]

Oh yeah, it's the Sultan of Speed! Also at 1:13 there's a guy doing a Derek Hynd imitation...maybe it's him!@@Bebtelovimab

[@marjoriecohn3868]

Amazing footage. These folks are smooth.

[@diestel123]

This was fun as hell to watch wish I could have been there

[@ebifurai415]

dude with the leash on the front foot got so many good ones

[@jordandotson9354]

Probably practicing switch stance surfing 😂🤙🌊

[@johnmartin2079]

Had to go with leash on front after knee surgery

[@normankraus2647]

I thought it might be a tracking bracelet, cause he was ' stealing the show'.

[@jamesconwell7065]

I’m 68 years old and surfed Ventura county, Silver Strand, Ventura Fairgrounds, Solimar Beach and Pt. Mugu. Last time I surfed was in 1984 on the Central Coast. Too old to surf but it’s still in my blood. Silver Strand locals were badass.

[@Chris-pj1os]

fun to watch "regular" guys getting great waves.

[@jakemarlow8998]

There were some really good surfers in this clip. Anyone got any names of these dudes?

[@LeTrashPanda]

Nice shredding in Ventura. 👍

[@ChristopherDillman]

0:25 - Boss right there. 🤙

[@sl9838]

nice snake move @ 9:59, I wouldn't wanna be the guy who go dropped in on....

[@theeskatelife]

there was no way in hell he was making it past that huge section anyway dork

[@joblo6394]

@@theeskatelifewas makeable

[@chir0pter]

0:25 Epic ride

[@johnmiller4553]

EPIC 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@kathyhammerand3385]

Looks like Tyler Hammerand at 8:50 in the reel. He’s waving to Dave’s, who celebrated his birthday on Thursday.

[@747400able]

This looks like sixties surfing

[@WillyCLARKE-g8c]

Gorgeous

[@thomasroney8147]

nice board to get in early....

[@andrewcase5365]

Notice how all the guys that got Great Waves had a bigger board

[@michaelfarar4232]

Please post vid of Silverstrand

[@delang65]

Badass Day🤘🏻

[@protectourfreedom8221]

Wow looks fun

[@travisguide4516]

Those waves are frightening yet perfect i don’t see anything this close to pipeline in California those dudes are haulin’

[@ulrap1202]

Pretty big. Guys having some fun rides. Get some!

[@bradsillasen1972]

Good job! Thanks.

[@EdwinLap]

Saw Chris Beamisch on a Monster out there on IG. Some serious Bombs out there, I wonder how big Cortes Bank was/is?

[@ewxlt]

I watched the whole thing and didn’t see Laird on his SUP?

[@wilbaird2912]

he lives a little south of here

[@NikShriner1]

very nice.

[@SlowWaves]

Thank you

[@danburke6845]

Nice!

[@Santiago_MX]

ALL TIME!!! THIS IS INSANE!

[@123Foreverblessedone]

Reminds me of when I lived in Hawai’i this is how they ride the waves n boogie board

[@NathanHarrison7]

Nice.

[@OspreyVision]

It's nice to see mediocre surfing 🏄‍♂️ It makes me feel more normal up here in Northern California. We had 35 to 50 ft waves on this swell. Watching pro's surf on KZbin is sometimes unrealistic of what's It's like for the average/common surfer. I will surf up to 10 to 12 ft, and then I personally get maxed out. 6 to 8 feet is super fun! We get big swell all winter. This video is a normal day in Northern California near the Oregon border.

[@dustywang5439]

In your mind it’s that big, and you don’t surf that good. You’re 🏳️‍🌈

[@longlife_surf]

Epic, alohaaaa

[@eatsurfsleeprepeat5485]

When did double overhead get rebranded XXL? 😂

[@mikekovacs2532]

This was early high tide. Definitely picked up in the afternoon

[@hospagalief]

Hey is that davey milller, i rememeber back in 77 i saw him punch a great white right in the mouth while he was in the barrel, man was another level and still is!

[@SlowWaves]

Thank you for this epic story

[@JMH33SD]

Really don't understand why everybody is riding 8'0" guns or bigger... a small step up was only required, 6'2 " for most. easier to duck dive also. People just dusted off their old guns just to get them wet and go straight. Did enjoy the guy on the midsize vibing and thriving with some steez. Wonder what Ricon looked like today.

[@SlowWaves]

Checkout our latest Rincon video

[@sugarthesurfingdog]

Nahh I’m sure some people prefer riding bigger boards you can position yourself easier, handle the current, go a lot faster, handle heavy drops, definitely a lot more than going straight in this video show some respect

[@SurfahSistah]

It’s the glide……

[@hurlburt808]

@the 8sec mark of this clip do you know that dude? Is that Davy Miller? I surfed with him when he lived here in Hawaii I recognized his style

[@AWildBard]

@@hurlburt808 yes, I think you are correct, it's Davy Miller

[@nikkidevans1454]

Mooney love❤ Pierpont ❤

[@wilbaird2912]

man i love c-street

[@DylanHousego]

Ventura went off 🙏🏼

[@skidmarco1]

dude at 0:30 riding switch!

[@thesjkexperience]

I remember a great weekend of similar surf 35 years ago. I had a 10’ pintail nose rider. I got most of the waves.

[@SlowWaves]

Classic!

[@wilbaird2912]

1'0 pintail rules, still have 10' towers pin w/ the tiger stripes on side.. it has countless waves at c street since 95 when i got it when shop was on surfside.

[@robynerose8893]

Wow

[@C00MGUY]

Barrels at point no way wouldn’t believe it unless I saw it unreal

[@davidgodoy826]

Those ways are epic looks like J-Bay

[@SWP805]

TO THE AVERAGE SURFER AT 4:10 IF YOU'RE GOING TO BLATANTLY STUFF A SURFER WHO'S STRUGGLING SLIGHTLY MAKE SURE TO PACK IT NEXT TIME🥴🥴WHAT'S THE POINT OF THE BURN IF YOU'RE GONNA BLOW IT!?BOOOO! Very nice clear footy by the way thanks for sharing🤙🏽

[@santofaria6486]

Is that Davey Miller, looks like his style

[@ShakespeareCafe]

Brown Pelicans enjoying the action, too 1:00

[@AX1A]

E P I C

[@OspreyVision]

Nice! Average day in Humboldt 🤙

[@dustywang5439]

Smoking to much of what you’re growing 🏳️‍🌈

[@OspreyVision]

@@dustywang5439 >> Checkout Humboldt County buoys. We have heavy surf all winter. Not hyperbole 🤙

[@sstrick500]

Looks fun. I'd drown, but it looks fun!

[@markoehlerking9716]

Looks like 1970s all over again?

[@mpj11]

Epic. Lucky bastards. A session for the ages.

[@BigHugeYES]

Surf movie quality footage.

[@robinfowler9477]

my cousin was prob out there!

[@123idolfan]

When did this place get a name change? We just called it Fairgrounds. No one called it Surfer's Point. Sounds kinda lame. The rides here are sooooo long, you need an Uber just to get back to where you started.

[@vasil12361]

I've been here since the '60's and the Point was from the entrance to the bathrooms, then Stables, then Pipe. Never heard it called fairgrounds in my life. Haven't surfed that place since the longboard revolution of '91. Kooksville.

[@sandman93449dm]

Everybody is so very damn careful...

[@matthewjohnson7943]

That guy is wearing the leash on the wrong foot 0:29

[@jellybowl7332]

its like 6 feet

[@bonsummers2657]

Where are the dangerous waves?

[@amir4r803]

Peaking and freaking swell

[@johnliggett9271]

I surfed there in the 70s

[@Taylor314ce]

That looks loggable....why are all these guys on guns?

[@psystealth]

california style surfing 😁

[@Coconutscott]

Looks kind of like J Bay.