Fiji Cloudbreak Swell May 2018 - from the BIG WAVE PROJECT 2

One of the great swell events of the century when literally all the best big wave surfers converge on Fiji's Cloudbreak to ride possibly the best monster left hand wave on the planet like Ramon Ravarro did. This edit is taken from the BIG WAVE PROJECT 2.
Featuring Kelly Slater, Garrett McNamarra, Alex Grey, Bill Kemper, Kai Lenny, Laurie Towner, Nathan Florence, Koa Rothman. It's an all star cast that didn't go home disappointed.
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[@13_13k]

One of my best friends and was my roommate for years took a trip to Fiji to surf and he went to Tavarua. This was 30 years ago and he told me about Clouds and how it is just a reef over a canyon out in the middle of the ocean with no indicators of where it is except for gps and mainly the local fishermen were the only ones who knew where this spot was located. Called clouds because that's all that is out there. He described it exactly as you see it in this video. He said it is bigger than Jaws, thicker than Maverick's, and better shape than any other monster surf spot. From this video, he was correct. He is a much better surfer than I am. You would never see me out in waves like those. It takes balls bigger than any living creature on Earth to surf waves like that.

[@brunoalston7970]

Respect to the chargers paddling in🙌

[@AtortAerials]

Respect to anyone even entering those waters.

[@takotako808]

​@@AtortAerials true .. but way less for the guys getting towed in 🤷

[@TheRingadingdingg]

Paddle or watch. Simple. Dont be like the d1cks on the superbank getting towed in 10ft.

[@morganrich4894]

Paddling into this wave is incredible… how fast it pitches onto the reef is incredible. To get it in THAT moment is insane! Even if you miss the wave completely, you’re going over.

[@philmort1080]

Some of those drops were insane! A lot of them were getting smashed. Kudos

[@FlexOnMars]

Ramon's wave was just beyond - and having Kelly there at the end really put the size of the thing in perspective and added the magic of a star witness to the occasion!

[@williamlowe7718]

Yeah, cuz Kelly was the only one hating, he didn't think it would meet the hype....

[@Jefferson-pf7il]

@@williamlowe7718I mean it’s fair, too often, swells are underwhelming, rather be expecting less and come out with more, than expecting more and come out with less

[@jonnyh7936]

Ive watched a lot of surfing videos in my life, but Ive never had one make my heart race and beat like this clip did.... I felt scared for those guys, they are truly unbelievably brave

[@JammaLamma]

5 years later I don't know how many times I've seen this footage and I still get goosebumps. Legends all including yourself Mr Bonython. Thanks.

[@j3f423]

Same the perfection and the swell size 😮😮😮 all time session ever

[@oliverkremer5647]

Short surf film of a lifetime. This thing is a masterpiece!

[@frankviterise7333]

Garrett McNamara what an awesome guy you know he's always going to speak his mind truthfully I can remember one morning at V land I slapped his foot with my hand while he was trying to duck under while I was coming through the barrel we both had a big LOL about that when we got back into the lineup Garrett is such a nice guy Aloha brother hope you are doing well!

[@scottycartercom]

This is now the 15th time I’ve watched this and it gets better through time, this is quite possibly the greatest surfing moment ever captured. There is no doubt….your best production ever filmed and edited with polished perfection. Thank you.

[@letstalk3265]

We were on Namotu, right next to Tavarua, in the early 2000's on a older dudes surfing and fishing trip. Bunch of Aussie mates. I was one of the few straight up fisherman. Our guides each day were two young Aussie best mates from the south coast of NSW, B1 and B2 (two Ben's). Two of the best guys and guides you could ever meet. Each morning Pete and I would go out with B1 and B2 and head east from Namotu and fish along the reef that extended from a break called ''Desparation'' all the way to the island where Tom Hanks filmed his sole survivor movie ie Wiiillllsssssooooonnnnn. After about four days of coming back in and hearing about ok surf conditions, the four of us who fished had seen 'Despo's' getting bigger and bigger. On the fifth day two boats went fishing, got amongst them big time. Wahoo, Mahi Mahi, Tuna and the like. This gave the surfers first hand look at what we'd been telling them every day. The doubters fobbed as mere fishos off. What would you guys know about waves BS. That afternoon the whole resort of us went up to Despo's. Most of the surfers got in the water. Only two surfers caught a wave. Steve from North Narrabeen and B1, who caught many. B1's name was Ben Wilson. I have a photo (somewhere) of this 6ft 2in Adonis traversing across a face, standing tall on his board dragging his fingers from both arms through the top lip of this wave and his body and arms occupy only the top third of the face. Ben went on to be ranked in the Top 5 Kite Surfers on the planet. I so hope that B1 and B2 have had too much fun and spread way too much joy for themselves and all their loved ones. Cloudbreak here was definitely bigger. Thanks Fiji. Unforgettable.

[@doodlepops707]

Waves of a lifetime! Great camera work guys! Thank you for sharing this amazing experience with us.

[@duncr]

Ramon Navarro at 14:00 WOW out of this world

[@marcmelpo972]

The aptly named "Cloudbreak"... Downright scary 😨

[@hannotn]

Imagine the energy in the bar that night. A bunch of insanely gibbering surfers sharing such an amazing, intense, unique experience. Always great to tell your mates about their amazing wave that you saw and see them relive it, so this would have been incredible.

[@RealJesseONFIRE]

It’s like if Chopes and Mavericks had a warm water baby.

[@Sol_Weird]

Tim, you probably captured more than a handful of the surfers' most memorable waves of their life, thanks for posting this edit from a historic and insane Cloudbreak swell I wasn't even aware of. Again, you are one of surfings all-time Legends, still under the radar of the masses and out there pushing the quality of surf, and big wave surf documentarys/movies/vlogs. Not trying to kiss ass here, just not ashamed to point out an incredible person who deserves some extra credit, or maybe a statue....best I can do is this...and, maybe I'll record a song for ya!😂😂😂😂😂😂 Lol, Thanks Tim!

[@markshepardson4450]

A HallofFame inductee 4sure

[@surfwriter8461]

So true. I've seen a lot of video coverage of big waves, incredible tubes and the whole ball of wax, but this ranks at the top for the awesome quality of the waves, the amazing rides and the excellent footage capturing the experience so well. It's breathtaking.

[@Jason-TheChad-Muska_circa1995]

I definitely want to surf cloudbreak at 8-12ft. I have absolutely zero desire to serve cloud break like this. Instead I will live vicariously through these absolute studs

[@MrGwaldo]

Surf it with a ghetto blaster on your shoulder.

[@dave9351]

Perfecto ! Such a great video of an incredible wave ! Shout out to the memory of Druku and everything Fiji offers

[@markbond2539]

Watched this video early in the morning, and it feels like I drank a pot of coffee! Laurie Towner's backside, paddle in, late drop is a study in proper survival stance .

[@michaelgawthorn9639]

These surfers deserve the big bucks golfers and tennis players get.

[@jonnicklison449]

The guys who deal with these waves It isn’t just something you wake up to You go when it’s right time to go these guys are legends ❤

[@claudioneris4365]

Certamente são os caras

[@TaranakiGreenfields]

JEEPERS! Never seen waves tyat big and so perfectly formed. WOW!! You fullas scored

[@steinervision7643]

Garrett is such a war horse!! Love his passion!!!

[@jjermo]

One of the best videos so far

[@Luke-wz9wc]

such a shame though. its insane to think anyone wants to listen to music instead of the sound of the these monster waves.

[@killingsmokes9527]

YESSIR! Just one after another....That is where a person can find true peace of mind.

[@nickortcoski6769]

Truly the day of days. Thundercloud at its terrifying best. Had to be you that needed to be there it seems Tim. Great work as always mate. Respect to all chargers!

[@joeybenoit6269]

The best guys are still paddling into this stuff! The Puritans!!!!

[@jose828]

Thanks for putting this out. Amazing video!!

[@davidarbuckle7236]

Insane waves. And so perfect, even with the wind. The wipeouts looked brutal.

[@surfwriter8461]

This video deserves 100X the view you have, because it's just so impressive. I've seen a lot of video coverage of big waves, incredible tubes and the whole ball of wax, but this ranks at the top for the awesome quality of the waves, the amazing rides and the excellent footage capturing the experience so well. It's breathtaking. My only quibble might be that a little too much time was spent at the beginning with short interviews that could have been condensed quite a bit.

[@pennyreda7643]

Live to surf, surf to live, thanks for this.

[@JTfitclub]

My favorite wave !!! Awesome clips

[@chrisculley3756]

Okay, oh my God. The first wave I was not expecting it to be that big and perfect. Holy shittah. What an absolute epic day. RLTW 3/75

[@148.gforlife6]

Sure hell the best video in the World. Up the Surfers, surfs Up!

[@michaelb7864]

It’s not even close. When it’s on at big cloudbreak it’s the heaviest big wave barrel spot on the planet there is not even a close second. Pipeline is a 3 second max cover up and blow out, mavericks rarely gives a barrel longer than 2 seconds. Teahopoo maybe a 3 second barrel No place like cloudbreak when it comes to barrels that literally last for 10-15 seconds full on monster waves that allow surfers to get that deep for that long. Cloudbreak should get it’s credit. It’s the best barrel wave on the planet period

[@athleticgeek1]

Donkey Bay (aka Skeleton Bay) in Namibia will give you second thoughts.

[@michaelb7864]

@@athleticgeek1 skeleton bay doesn’t have half the heaviness of cloudbreak. Skeleton bay might be the longest barrel but not the heaviest longest barrel wave spot cloudbreak takes that title in my opinion

[@johnnybird7593]

The box gets pretty mean...

[@michaelb7864]

@@johnnybird7593 yeah the box gets mean for 2.7 second barrels cloudbreak barrels and waves can go 15 seconds plus a lot of times. Huge difference in the length of time

[@rainbowjon4880]

Relax man, relax 😂

[@dcxxx6850]

Wow .. an amazing day! Definitely once in a lifetime swell. Absolutely huge! Mahalo 🤙🏼

[@whouze4185]

thank you bro for all this insights! always learning

[@robdobson5056]

Some of the biggest, scariest most perfect waves ever ridden. Balls of steel!

[@shainedupuis2649]

One of the best surfing videos on KZbin.

[@gregwilson9523]

Always love a good wipe out, cool footage, thnxs

[@Castathon]

Thank you for an epic watch. 🔥🔥🤙🤙

[@ftapiavalentin]

Wow amazing brave man. Than you for bringing this video. 😊

[@IT-fr4wb]

super-slick filming, edit etc… caught t day + all its dramas like a good movie.. loved it/ tucked in favourites

[@kevinmikaere48]

Mean all of them. Very few on planet are capable so awesome boys best by far .

[@frankviterise7333]

The ocean gladiators slaying the Beast taking on the most intense waves that the ocean can throw at them how awesome was that? Thank you Tim and Aloha to you another awesome video as always big thumbs-up from me!

[@esticaandres3169]

Ramon Navarro legend

[@diegohesz]

The top of the top, the day of the days, like the Mortal Kombat of Surfing, grande Navarro

[@BigDaddy-hn7oh]

Whoa . RESPECT . Thank you all involved and I mean everybody setting a good example for everyone children especially I've said it before and now I'm going to say it again. Don't stop your doing the right thing keep charging Full Speed Ahead . Surfing fishing is the way

[@fireworks_music]

This is insanely epic. Great short film.

[@liamoneill2452]

Surfed the swell this swell as it went past new zealand on its way to Fiji. Some of the best surf I've ever experienced at a particular spot.

[@edwardwoodrow7584]

🤯INNNNNSSSANNE! 👏👏 for capturing

[@clementdoherty9722]

Garrett's wipeout then copping the second monster on the head is so heavy. Cannot imagine what was going through his mind as that tsunami of whitewater was approaching him. I know he is very experienced, and been in countless super gnarly situations, but it must be pure terror still.

[@j3f423]

Amazing footage ty so much

[@malcolmorrall8338]

This is a rare and remarkable video and production. And this break….It’s like Teahupo’o meets Pipes. Absolutely magnificent. Thanks so much for documenting this awe-inspiring swell and the big picture that surrounds it to give it full context. Never seen it done this good. Mahalo nui.

[@zatoichi101]

Wow! Such incredible footage. I know I am going to sound like an evil person, but I did feel a sense of satisfaction when the kite surfer ate it at about @8:10. Just sayin.

[@CGKFPV]

Best surfing film I've seen in at least 15 years

[@barneyrubble9309]

had no idea Cloudbreak could get that big..thats monster!

[@meegssan5716]

can always count on this channel to bring the action

[@maattttt07]

Incredible video!! Like most of yours..

[@joeybenoit6269]

You kids are studs, all have been surfing 60 years next week, the monster from New Zealand 1975 50ft faces big rock 30ft! But this stuff is unfathomable literally transcendental! Watch Kai Lenny! He's a monster kahuna! Mahalo!

[@marvinacklin792]

Best I’ve ever seen.

[@bobsmith8124]

Awesome edit

[@raksyvids4421]

Just . . . frikin' . . . AWESOME !!!

[@AX1A]

Laurie Towner is among the most under-heralded big wave virtuosos on the planet. high time for respect on the name

[@thomdavidson8126]

always stay sharp always take that deep breath when it’s time relax in rhythm ~ td

[@reddiver7293]

"...people that don't belong out there..." That would be me. So thanks for this AMAZING video.

[@Devo491]

Too f'n good! Great edit, awesome waves and absolute chargers.

[@whitecloud3356]

I can watch this over and over dig the beginning with my coffee go reef 🎉 respect 🙏

[@manatalk]

The definition of Epic.

[@andrejzavadlav8328]

This is the Reason why and what is worth living 4!! ♥️♥️♥️💙💙💙

[@Sllimnephets]

Both magnificent and sublime

[@ClaudioJrTsuyosa]

oohhh i love your videos man, dont stop pls

[@rodbarrett1581]

This is incredible!!! Gives me chills. Experience of a lifetime.

[@MrRonnmaui]

Very serious waves. Massive beatings too.

[@jcs7934]

Legendary special day in surfing history.

[@CJRSA788]

Yep this is what WSL needs!! Big waves big balls 🏀🏀

[@alexwoolford_surf]

so wild, It was sick watching this again 🤙

[@JohnWroughton]

Thanks so much for posting. Awesome! Was there any wave footage leftover with NO surfers on them? We who have once surfed LOVE to see that kind footage as it reminds us (me) of what it was like paddling out into the waves and watching them roll by. Part of the surfing experience. Thanks again!

[@DavidSpear-iy8lp447]

Awesome video

[@sMVshortMusicVideos]

On my all time favorites list.

[@benarchuleta9691]

Respect the Boys that paddle in the face of terror to charge the Monster waves

[@zanewright9686]

14:32 imagine coming out of the craziest wave of your life and Slater is there giving you a massive double fist pump

[@willyfix007]

So sick!

[@BigDaddy-hn7oh]

BTW thank you for this nice video

[@karenhubbard1644]

Woooow incredible place and time. . Iconic...historic manic,,!

[@janfranceschi8458]

That’s massive!

[@clarkewi]

Phenomenal.

[@hankgoldenshaft]

Speechless

[@janhunter360]

Its almost too scary to watch but I keep watching! This will give me nightmares.

[@sprwil]

I've been a windsurfer for over 40 years, but it's a different world

[@antoniofernandodesouzabrag3848]

Good surfers in epic day! Respect

[@chrisstevens-xq2vb]

Beautiful stuff. Cheers

[@brucejohnston3521]

good Vid 🏝️

[@marcioramosfoto]

Animal, surf visceral.

[@alexbeale7054]

Yeah from Puerto Rico !!!

[@Optimusprimerib36]

I dont surf, but even I know, this is class all day long

[@gwarlo5793]

You would think waves that huge, so much water, would change the reef structure forever.

[@favorites51066]

Incredible f****** unbelievable holy s*** oh my god!

[@gethnoble4316]

Definitely day of days😊

[@mattyjungblut9842]

Great editing Tim..!!! The Go Pro footage of Garrett at the end is awesome and Terrifying at the same time..!!!

[@kirkdunn1379]

Weird how it just doesn't look that big on go pro....not even close to what it really is

[@seanyuke3249]

You can't have two day of days. I think this one is the best to see. But still...