Huge Waves Batter Rincon Point in Santa Barbara

I've always want to see a big swell hit Rincon and I can finally check it off my list. Watching those lines roll in along the horizon was incredible.
Yeah, it wasn't an ideal size for what people are use to seeing at Rincon, but I'm stoked all the same.
Thanks for watching. I'm Brad Jacobson and I'll sea ya on the sand.

[@Hrmn8tor]

Thanks Brad, awesome footage. The OG at the end got the leg burner. Great music for the clip too🤙

[@bobmckernan6538]

Longest wave of my life was at Rincon. 10-12 day but huge clean out sets about every hour. I was around the top of point catching left's. I took a chance and paddled way outside just in time to catch on of the biggest sets 14 plus. I rode all way from the vary top to way down on the highway. It was probably a 2-3 minute ride!!!!

[@Dr.Sunday]

Just love your work. Thanks a lot!

[@usashaz]

That was some really great footage, nice job, what a day!

[@robertoz7608]

I rode the Amtrak couple of days before the swell and boy let me tell you I saw some good spots breaking !!

[@xbioman7882]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@1234waveskier]

Thanks for another great one Brad! So glad I subscribed.

[@tzt1182]

Rincon turns into a mush burger at size. It would still be fun to surf though. Thanks for the great video yet again.

[@BigDaddy-hn7oh]

Back when the avocados where young across the hi way .some days over a few years so clean and one day I couldn't believe how big. And smaller days few people many years ago . Thank for your efforts and all your footage . Your doing the right thing .don't stop..keep charging Full Speed ahead

[@jsurfslammer]

Now you know , no snakes equals big waves 😎

[@GamingTremor]

Happy New Year Brad!

[@Sol_Weird]

Good choice going to rincon. Used to live right up the road and in 20 years, dont think i ever saw waves like that.

[@markusbroyles1884]

In 1969 it was cleaner and bigger. I got 3 waves then. Started by paddling out from the highway at almost high tide jumping off the rocks and riding the backwash out a good way. Not long after it came up bigger and washed over the highway and wrecked a motorhome parked on the ocean side of the road. There were only 4 guys out and sometimes it was foggy but it was clearing up. We scratched for the oil piers when the sets came and nobody went then. My friends were in shock on the beach by the road. They said sets were 20 ~ 30 feet hard to tell. It was roping though. They say David Nueva went out later and got good waves but lower tide it came down some. Biggest surf I've ever been in to this day. This day looks stormy in comparison.

[@Iowa-dy2mi]

05 was good too but here go again 69 82 blah blah shut up and enjoy the surf

[@helloitsmehb]

1931 beat them all. It was insane

[@latentsea]

69’ was the best. This is hogwash junx. Cyrus was out there all alone 20 foot. But you’re always alone out there.

[@mttec23]

1812 was biggest and cleanest ever. My great grandmother has a painting of my great grandfather surfing Rincon.

[@ripsbongs]

All of you are wrong. 1432 was the best year of surf. I was out there alone and caught a clean 132 foot barrel for 2 miles inside. When I finally came out, I had no idea where I had parked my horse. Wild times…

[@djizzah]

Good footage as always

[@dramjet7]

Looks like better riding waves than others along the coast catching this swell. Some of those have been gnarly!

[@user-ke9yk5qp3u]

Well it's not perfect but you can always try the Ventura Harbor cam. Then watch to see if the waves are breaking over the jetty. There's also a shadow from the flag pole to give you an indication of the wind.

[@amir5678100]

Aww man you shoulda seen creek! Never seen it break so far out.

[@eric9895]

I have

[@innapickle8832]

Ha! Confirming his FOMO.

[@jonathanh.robbins7779]

i feel like creek was definitely the place to be. no mush burgers there

[@bwhit716]

Apparently for Rincon to barrel conditions must be glassy or offshore ? Awesome footage Brad thx !! 🏄

[@user-tk9bx1pq3h]

Last I was in the pier looked so much more difficult to learn the pier

[@jonahhex9620]

San Diego looked bigger and better quality than Rincon this year but I’m glad you went.

[@laurat1129]

Lovely waves rolling in there, very cool to see this spot. (1:45 Are those people or seals?) Hope this got you over your FOMO, thanks for sharing it.

[@vickryan]

Starting at 1:30 to 1:50 it looks like people, no seals here in this video.

[@jerryturner3997]

🌊 GOOD CHOICE 🌊...🌞...

[@bobbybabsonjr787]

No cams no crowds

[@andrewferguson8032]

Great footage, but some of the shots looked like they were filmed with a Radio Shack Tandy 2000

[@bradsillasen1972]

Great stuff as always!

[@anthonystratton4941]

So sorry you couldn't just film El Whato again. After your drive You probably missed the better stuff. Kind of surprized you didn't see Lunada Bay that was honest 15 ft. And I'm sure you saw Black's was epic. Notice there were very few skateboard surfers out there. Not that kinda wave. Big swell means there are two spots up north to check. One is Bombora south of Devereax Pt. in SB. When it gets even bigger, nothing holds like the Bowl at Hollywood by the Sea. Saw Donald Takayama ride 30 waves there.

[@mttec23]

I think Blacks was bigger. This looks like 15ft. Blacks was 30-40ft on set.

[@ChickenJoe-tq6xd]

Haha 40 feet my ass😂

[@shogun0127]

looks like Endless Summer III

[@vickryan]

3:03 tubed! 3:13 swamped!

[@11BlackLamb]

Park top lot, down stairs and paddle from top of point in channel, hehehe

[@definitelynottigerwhitten5865]

Was this Thursday?

[@BodhiNDaddy]

Nice shooting of crappy surfing on crappy waves. Storm was too close offshore making it funky. Wish it were 500-1000 miles more offshore for cleaner condition. But nice job. Malibu and topanga was epic though.

[@vickryan]

1:50 "this will burn your shoulders for the next 2 weeks." Or completely blow out your rotator cuffs, so your shoulders are ruined like mine, after 20 years of surfing every day. (LOL..... but seriously yes it's painful. But it's a good pain, when you can say, that was worth it.)

[@ManambeLavaka]

Cameras and Surfline spoon feed everyone these days. They’re great tools but if you have a solid understanding of reading buoys and create a mental database of how that looks at all the spots, along with coinciding tides and winds, you’re gonna be way ahead of the game

[@terryshutt1044]

fun to look at , but junk to surf.mushy and bumpy with a south bump on it. still thanks for the video

[@kirkdunn1379]

Wrong direction and conditions....its big but super messy

[@RobertPiche-ii9dt]

Shoulda gone to Blacks man. If you didn't know you'd think you were in Ha

[@stevedexter-ns7qj]

Yes big and no not clean. Try looking up Christmas day year 2000. Unworldly! 2 hours 2 mackin' sets plus 2 other fair sized. Total luck

[@user-xj3hb2pp2l]

South Bay LA way better - no need to come up to Carpinteria folks!

[@jasonfallman125]

WOW....Cali is VERY far behind...Hawaiians would be ripping this size/style surf...Looksys like longboarders barely hanging on...

[@goodvibesgoodvibes-mr8bs]

Even the @thewaxhead got a start in your vid.