The biggest surf to hit CA since last Jan '23 hit today. The next swell is on track for the weekend and is likely to be in the same size class. Swell direction looks even more west, so SoCal could be a little bigger than Thu/Fri.
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@ralphiewigs22087 ай бұрын
When I was a kid (70s), almost all the surfing films/footage were of Hawaii. I was really starved for California footage, but I understood that filming these spots was not feasible. Now I just open the laptop and enjoy the highlights from THAT day. Ha! I guess I sound like an old man. Anyway, thanks for the great footage.
@frankviterise73337 ай бұрын
I just turned sixty seven grew up Surfing in hawaii So I really know where you're coming from. ! Aloha, and Happy New Year to you and your family.❤ P S My middle name is Ralph.😊
@jordandotson93547 ай бұрын
It’s extremely crazy how fast the technology got to where it is! I’m in my 30s and still can’t believe the advances I’ve seen in my life. A blessing if used correctly 🙏❤️✝️ God bless you brother, I pray you have an amazing day!
@tucko117 ай бұрын
California has had huge swells in the past . Im From the 80s but this if definitely one of the biggest swells I can remember .
@tropocal234312 күн бұрын
@@tucko11 *Take my word for it, (I'm 65 y.o.) the 80s had the biggest & Best* *Story;* *I got Lunada for my 1st time there, 1/3 bigger than this, clean and hollow glass off, in the 80s.* *I just came back from 20'+ Rincon that day, and 40+ Haleiwa days before, the swell I just caught in Oahu was now hitting California.* *The sun was going down, and I saw the locals weren't on the peak, or outside enough for the sets.* *I paddled out past the stink eye, and murmurs, and one of the "Boyz" followed me.* *Just then the biggest set I saw (eyeballed it from cliff for 15 min.) was rolling in, X3 swells blocking out the sun.* *The crowd of 7 was screaming and heading out to get around and over the shoulders, the guy behind me followed, but was about 15 yards back.* *Having respect, I headed for the last, and biggest swell, just beyond the peak, I flipped it around, dug in hard, and shoved into the take off, as the local tried his best to burn me on the shoulder.* *I didn't say a word, but he bitched out and pulled back last second, which was a good thing, because where he was the lip launched freakishly, he would have put on a show.* *It was about 4-6 X overhead, thundering sections (that wanted to kill me) kept hitting about 8 ft to the outside of me, so I kept pulling up under them (X4).* *Soon after, it backed off to being a slopey shoulder wave, kinda like a freeway off-ramp, which I did big GS turns on all the way to the inside.* *I got out, the sun went down, and all those unfriendlies got the Karma Lull.* 👈 *But they all did get the perfect view of me being caved multiple times on the biggest wave (i was told) of the day.* *Tip;* *It's not a good place to go, best let the locals have it.* *I'm always respectful to any locals, even if they're not.* *BTW; Rincon was way better, also, many San Diego reefs will pick up West Swells much better, and there's so many to choose from, especially at Sunset Cliffs, a huge variety.
@langelle17 ай бұрын
Back in the day, Lunada Bay locals were known to give handies behind the Admiral Risty for $20 when their monthly trust fund check ran out.
@factchecker66747 ай бұрын
You got ripped off! I got mine for $4 bucks and a cigarette!
@co85397 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@shockgtheshawnyboy7 ай бұрын
I know this is an inside joke, but I just peed myself laughing
@aussiedownunder41867 ай бұрын
What do we want to know that F***** Shit for you Moron!!!
@johnpaulgrahamedean7 ай бұрын
You sound like an authoritative figure on the subject. A giver?,...or receiver were you not?😂
@tobyhale342423 күн бұрын
No foils, no suppers , no jet skis, no music. Bring back localism , then respect will come back . Great wave , great video .
@SxTxD_KY7 ай бұрын
In all the footage I've ever seen of Lunada until now, it looked pretty mushy. I knew it could hold more size...but I didn't know that it ever had a critical section where the lip pitched out like at many of the more renowned spots. It really is a formidable big wave and I have a *tiny* bit more sympathy for the locals now.
@donh35907 ай бұрын
the location adds on. 'open ocean' power and a river of a current.
@goofyfoot71067 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@radicalrichard117 ай бұрын
I learned to surf here in 01, could never have imagined it looking like this.
@ebarnard237 ай бұрын
Went by there today! Big crowds watching when the waves are pumping. All was mellow and no fights! Cops were on standby.
@reddiver72932 ай бұрын
Shout out for calling wave size accurately. So many surf videos greatly exaggerate the size of waves.
@bonusman7 ай бұрын
Yes PV is the spot..well known and always a fav by many. Great vid and scenes.
@KacyDennis7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the footage John. Much appreciated.
@bwhit7167 ай бұрын
Mahalo for the LB footage. Yeah, previous local crew would be after you for it. Nothing secret in Cali anymore, a million surfers, drones everywhere, secrecy is done. Treat everyone with respect. LB and a ton of other spots are all worthy on big swells. Hope the swell last so you can film more 🏄
@mashdatrashvideos28317 ай бұрын
I like these videos better without music, great job!
@JanJanitorial-wf5pp7 ай бұрын
I’m not fond of the music either. I much prefer silence or the occasional comments by the videographer.
@toxsickdog5 ай бұрын
yeah the sound of the surf is perfect for this video, nice footage of lunada bay, and a few good rides.
@BigDaddy-hn7oh7 ай бұрын
I surfed this place by myself several times in the 70s and 80s when I was born Imy folks had a place right down the street,well it was more open back then,but ended growing up north laguna,and la jolla, those are some big waves thank you for the video, I always showed up by myself I never got hassled once, to me it was just like my breaks except different . But I get where the boys are coming from, so.Cal.is overrun hold your ground protect what's yours . I'm not going anywhere . All the best
@rsudssudberry11594 ай бұрын
Lived in Redondo surfed rat beach , Malaga cove and lunada bay in the 80's I surfed 10-15 footers out there and it was the best times surfing in my life.i only got that chance a few times but I'll never forget.Looks so good I'm sweating 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙 sudberry
@KauaiboyRayce7 ай бұрын
Cali lookin small'kine like Hanalei??? Stunning footage! Mahalo!
@travisguide45167 ай бұрын
That looks world class who saw this thick of waves in so cal in a while
@timothyjmagnus46007 ай бұрын
Than you for the awesome footage. I am up in Oregon on vacay and love it when the giant swells hit the South Bay, especially Lunada. Epic waves, epic filiming.
@goofyfoot71067 ай бұрын
Really???😂😂😂
@mgainer917 ай бұрын
Surf's up, dude! Friggin massive waves 🏄
@donzioldbuddy7 ай бұрын
Got the wave of a lifetime at the Bay in 1982…RIP Sal
@sMVshortMusicVideos7 ай бұрын
Impressive to handle that size.
@mattclark12787 ай бұрын
Great footage. Thanks! I love that ppl were calling this 25-30'(!!!!) at Blacks lol....
@alienated11837 ай бұрын
Thanks for posting
@johnanderson37317 ай бұрын
This looks great can someone share a pin can’t wait to surf there - I assume the locals are welcoming ? 🎉
@JK-vc7ie7 ай бұрын
😂
@Craftinfinite7 ай бұрын
Hahaaa
@artieborko49887 ай бұрын
Dude Lunada Bay! The Bay Bois LOVE meeting new people! Due to the rocks, It’s a great spot for soft tops! When you get out to the peak, find someone who knows the place really well, & stay close! Also ask lots of advice! Finally, don’t be a kook! Yew 🤙
@tyson94197 ай бұрын
Yeah I showed up today with my sprinter van full of USC first year surfers and our softops. The locals greeted us with coffee n donuts!
@unknownKnownunknowns7 ай бұрын
Breaks like this 30 days a year in NorCal, and we don’t have to deal with the jerks living off of daddy‘s money
@donaldhamilton53457 ай бұрын
Great drone footage .👍😎
@jeffz12207 ай бұрын
Nice! Heading there in the morning with about 15 friends of mine, should be fun
@krustysurfer7 ай бұрын
I can see why the Palos Verdes crew is protective over this wave. She is a fine wave at size and that is an orderly lineup, unlike swarmi's and other spots that are unregulated and dont even break as well ...looks like Waimea bay on the big ones. Much respect to the chargers and PV crew. Happy 2024
@user-fg6dj8el8g7 ай бұрын
Nice to see PVS in action ❤
@sanctuaryfortheblondes97557 ай бұрын
Lucky we Earthlings can experience the raw power and beauty of it.
@williamhanley70317 ай бұрын
Props on being humble about the size.
@stone347 ай бұрын
Impressive Waves, can't say the same about the surfers. So these are the notorious Lunada Bay Locals? I watched for over 3 minutes and didn't see one turn. WOW, you guys RIPPPP, haaaa.
@haveaday18127 ай бұрын
Hey, it’s ok man. Not everybody can have the balls to paddle out there. Just like we need women in wartime to replenish supplies, we also need the critics and audience to watch from the shore. You still are fulfilling an essential role.
@averagejoegrows7 ай бұрын
@@haveaday1812if you're one of these bay boyz you're a fuckin kook
@vf55367 ай бұрын
@@haveaday1812Somebody’s gotta tell them they suck.
@stone347 ай бұрын
@@haveaday1812 - from the shore? I surfed Black's yesterday. It was plenty big. Where did you surf? I hope you are one of those idiot locals that thinks they rip. Cuz now everyone got to see all you can do is go straight. And women in wartime for supplies... nice example, sounds like something a caveman would say or grunt.
@haveaday18127 ай бұрын
@@vf5536 You’d be the first idiot to get rescued 100% if you had the balls to even attempt it. Same as with the other guy, stay on shore. The world needs critics.
@surferbobsd7 ай бұрын
Awesome Montage. Looks surprisingly calm and peaceful. I was out at Rincon that day. #RinconBigThursday
@PhilipLaLonde7 ай бұрын
Rincon was almost as big, and super critical.🤙🏼
@therealbeans6 ай бұрын
You are so cool. Name some more spots!
@surf_skate_snow7 ай бұрын
Super epic. Wish I’d of been there ❤🎉
@markyoung30447 ай бұрын
very nice great waves
@MS-377 ай бұрын
Great shots John. Some of the waves gotta be 20’ Plus
@sunnyside92737 ай бұрын
The old guard at Lunada still trying to regulate ??
@JEK7 ай бұрын
Kinda, talked to a surfer last winter that got hassled pretty good.
@sunnyside92737 ай бұрын
@@JEK Thnx, keep up the great work. Remember we live vicariously through you sometimes with all of the great footage!
@XPHALCON7 ай бұрын
Beautiful footage, loved the drone shots. Hope to surf there one day, on a smaller day lol
@goofyfoot71067 ай бұрын
Yeah bring a surf class with you
@XPHALCON7 ай бұрын
@@goofyfoot7106 ?
@birdzbeeztreez42487 ай бұрын
Nice RightZ!!!
@StavrosMusic7 ай бұрын
Never saw so many guys in SoCal with Waimea guns
@nervouspooper7 ай бұрын
feel like a lot of the older pv guys have them
@srf21127 ай бұрын
Pretty darn good footage from that far away. Not including the drone footage of course but were you shooting all the way back from the cliffs?
@JEK7 ай бұрын
Yes edge of the cliffs.
@Canadian95257 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing and posting. Hopefully you won't get jumped by the Lunada Bay Locals for Posting. 😂😂😂
@JK-vc7ie7 ай бұрын
Ha! Literally LOL
@artieborko49887 ай бұрын
Most are in old folks homes now
@0naledge7 ай бұрын
They’re the biggest kooks in LA.
@simontemplar17 ай бұрын
some of those guys should go to mavericks, I bet they could handle it
@sunsensational7 ай бұрын
Lunada Bay can handle a huge swell. Localism here has died out considerably especially when it’s big
@tr7b4107 ай бұрын
Looks like an easy drop in.
@ChalrieD7 ай бұрын
How did it get so crowded out there?
@tyrese37457 ай бұрын
Everybody went surfing, Surfing USA!
@OspreyVision7 ай бұрын
Pumping dirty waves 🤙
@JanJanitorial-wf5pp7 ай бұрын
2:55 Nice ride.
@Jason-TheChad-Muska_circa19957 ай бұрын
I'm more curious about that other A-frame around the point
@Hammy1TV7 ай бұрын
I would chicken out. Use to boogie board many years ago
@M.Mae.M7 ай бұрын
Looks much better than Swami's!
@mykeyoh15367 ай бұрын
check out all that whitewater churn. can you say "hold down"?
@user-jy3lb6qp8z7 ай бұрын
Greg Noll surfed at lunada bay theres a picture of him on a surf album big close out wave
@homanasiri8437 ай бұрын
Nice videos
@GnomicMaster7 ай бұрын
I used to surf LB back in the '60s.
@johnmartin20797 ай бұрын
These guys guard this place hard-core to go out it's best to have a known local with you
@brodiwheeler75837 ай бұрын
Oooooohh scary… they sound pretty tough. 😲😆
@KC-zs6ug7 ай бұрын
They are cowards and kooks that suck at surfing. thats why
@bonefishboards7 ай бұрын
Legit. Was Haggerty's handling the swell or too north?
@JEK7 ай бұрын
Stay tuned, may check in on that and Indicator. Sat. looks interesting.
@nervouspooper7 ай бұрын
it was pumping
@JEK7 ай бұрын
Damn
@ThePerpetualStudent7 ай бұрын
Because i was from Socal, all i knew about this break was the locals chucked rocks at you. ROFL
@WhiteNacho7 ай бұрын
You shoulda seen Rincon!
@JEK7 ай бұрын
I think Brad Jacobson is there
@Johnlynchfilm7 ай бұрын
OMG why did you cut it at 2:15 ?? I was dying to see how that next wave steamrolled the crew inside taking the first one on the head… dang…
@presterjohn16977 ай бұрын
No Bay Boy Mob?
@myrrhavm7 ай бұрын
Biggest surf since LAST winter is right. We get surf like this about once a year. Sometimes for a couple of days others a week or two. They claim El Niño yet this is coming from the North, not the south and the water is normal winter temps.
@wesbox11457 ай бұрын
lots of shoulder hopping going on, isnt the real wave behind the point anyway?
@user-ld9bz6en8o7 ай бұрын
Biggest waves I can remember there?
@thorarthur66ddz7 ай бұрын
I highly recommend you come down and surf this spot. It is a good place to learn to surf as well.
@stevencope34147 ай бұрын
Cleanest Big Wave on the West Coast..
@brodiwheeler75837 ай бұрын
Ehhh, dunno bout that… some stiff competition up and down from Todos to OR coast.
@34thncrenshaw7 ай бұрын
yeah wtf is he talking about@@brodiwheeler7583
@34thncrenshaw7 ай бұрын
hokayy buddy
@tyson94197 ай бұрын
Opinions are like buttholes
@tobarragl7 ай бұрын
Exhilarating…!
@andrewmarshall3607 ай бұрын
Looks a bit unsettled ,with 8 -10 mph offshore way cleaner. As far as locals go I handled that with a few 350 lb.friends a bottle of mezcal and a 12 pack of bud . We celebrated with a campfire and chilli dogs afterwards . 1973 I suck at surfing
@longlife_surf7 ай бұрын
Epic, Alohaaa
@djizzah7 ай бұрын
clean
@timfatchett43587 ай бұрын
bring back the club house,...with a sign [ peace on land ! prove yourself in the water] but the club house was very cool
@Erik-rp1hi7 ай бұрын
My friend died there in 1978. They think his board tag his head and knocked him out.
@haveaday18127 ай бұрын
Man, almost very video I have seen of this swell, the very first wave is somebody dropping in on somebody else. At all spots. This really is a pandemic of kooks.
@MiRi-zi4wp7 ай бұрын
Too bad SoCal beaches couldn't have waves like this year-round.
@reza_dc27 ай бұрын
massive ~
@forgotmyname49717 ай бұрын
How was Porto ?
@JEK7 ай бұрын
Didn't go, I'm sure Brad Jacobson was on it
@jackcirrito34587 ай бұрын
U guys are such kooks. How was Porto??? HaHaHa🤣
@latentsea7 ай бұрын
Porto potty was pumping perfect pipeline peelers. Peter packed plenty while Patricia rocked Petty in the parking lot, smoking pakalolo with her lips pursed on her purple pipe.
@aussiedownunder41867 ай бұрын
As far as I am concerned this place is really a better wave than that Big drop get to the shoulder then in fattens out MAVERICKS!! Shit wave if you just like taking off nothing else to do 🥴🥴🥴
@matthewj98327 ай бұрын
what a mushy slow wave
@oscarpompa46347 ай бұрын
As anyone can see, the shape of the wave is terrible. It's more of a novelty spot cuz it hardly ever breaks. It looks to me like these locals are total kooks! Nobody is really ripping. Kooks are struggling to make the weird bumby shoulder. much rather go down to swamis, cardiff or blacks ... Even big trestles is way more rippable than tired lunada. I'll drive up to Oxnard and keep heading north to Tarantula's at Jalama. You'll never catch these lunada kooks up there....the wave is hollow.
@andrewmarshall3607 ай бұрын
No one owns the ocean
@spencerbrady67917 ай бұрын
Softest waves for the hardest surfers
@MikeListon-tk8ir7 ай бұрын
Wrong, kook. I drove up and surfed it. Your comment is especially laughable considering you've got a video of yourself surfing the Surf Ranch on a log and can't even get a barrel on the easiest barrel on the planet. You could stand to lose about 30lbs and maybe be able to paddle into an inside one at Lunada. You win donkey of the week. Congratulations.
@whisenaj7 ай бұрын
So can you duck dive a gun? Seems like a brutal paddle out otherwise.
@allornothing39687 ай бұрын
NICE :)
@Akooks7 ай бұрын
I wonder if the breakwater was working.
@SamGins7 ай бұрын
It was!
@tsee90133 ай бұрын
Keep Lunada Local
@surlyman79707 ай бұрын
I’m gonna be starting my Lunada Bay Boat-In Surf tours this year. Meals included. Sign up here!
@theskepticalskeptic7 ай бұрын
That's 15ft hawaiin- 20-25 ft+ faces
@kurthenze29007 ай бұрын
These are bigger than 15ft, more like 20+.
@latentsea7 ай бұрын
12 foot brah
@jtgeology7 ай бұрын
I grew up surfing all over PV in the 70's. I worked at the local surf shop and was a local at all the breaks,. Theres a few good days but generally it kinda sucks, its over crowded, overly aggressive, and just not that great.
@cycologist70697 ай бұрын
Kanoa Surf Shop?
@jtgeology7 ай бұрын
@@cycologist7069 yup
@cycologist70697 ай бұрын
@@jtgeology If I recall, there was a Schwinn bike shop next door.
@KC-zs6ug7 ай бұрын
Yep. still a bunch of kooks there at that spot. I remember a bunch of kooks there smashing cars they didnt recognize. One of them was Kelly slaters rental most likely. but they smashed his windows.
@davidparker1497 ай бұрын
Newport was wayyy better than this burger of a wave,they can have it
@thomasroney81477 ай бұрын
That one dude who was under gunned and doest like non locals finally caught one should of not left my gun at the surf shop o well nice sets,,,, who?
@spawnrcandbikes7 ай бұрын
mush city ......
@coresurf227 ай бұрын
Bay Boys are gonna love this… not
@JamesSmith-qj9kd7 ай бұрын
Easy 20'......
@welcome_to_the_collapse7 ай бұрын
Is California amazing, or what?
@ChickenJoe-tq6xd7 ай бұрын
The nature is, everything else is crap
@randyneilson74657 ай бұрын
Glad to see the cops there. Might keep the surf nazis at bay.
@davehickson7 ай бұрын
Why do Californians always jump to unnecessarily long boards???
@batmb1e7 ай бұрын
Amazing footage, too bad the place is overrun by a bunch of 🤡.
@ontheblock17356 ай бұрын
Lunada Bay is very racist, including most of the YT people in Palos Verdes, the locals there for years would beat up and harass people, especially minorities who would tried to surf there or even just to view the waves. I grew up in Redonde beach the city over and got into several fist fights in my youth trying to surf over there!