Mirage: The ever-changing story of Skeleton Bay

[@gds5717]

In 1973, I surfed Puerto Chicamas in Peru with just 2 buddies, all alone for a week. The lefts were so long that we always had to walk back to the point. It was an amazing trip! But watching this video, this wave, the endless barrels, OMG, it made me tear-up! The opportunity to ride this wave must be for sure life changing. What a gift! Awesome video in so many levels! Outstanding! The best left I have ever seen. Thank you!

[@maazinahamed4317]

This is the best example for why the best things in the world are hard to achieve and hard to reach. Imagine the exact same wave in Bali or somewhere else in the world where humans could easily access, crowded lineup and the madness would be out of this world. Long live Skeleton Bay ❤️❤️

[@dantakeoff]

Haha the Bali crowd would shit themselves and leave it alone....

[@RaulEdu33]

@@dantakeoff Just wait and see Skeleton Bay getting crowded with hipster surf hostels, cyber cafes and influencer yoga studios. 🤣🤣🤣

[@dantakeoff]

@@RaulEdu33 Lol i actually saw that happen to Taghazout in Morocco...

[@salvadordiharce9986]

Wow I'm an old retired surfer 64 years young I keept ducking my head on every barrel than raising up as each surfer came out of the tube even though I've been out of water for 6 or 7 years you never forget that feeling of padding and catching it kinda like pushing yourself over the edge of a 3 story building your film capture some of those indescribable moments that a surfer never forgets well done ps I was a little exhausted after watching best Surf film I have ever seen Congrs....Sal DiHarce

[@1royalwolf]

Old mate at 0:40 summed it up best I think. “It’s that feeling of looking down the line and seeing no ending”. That would be such an amazing position to be in

[@masonmikeska2413]

Anyone how plays truesurf knows what’s up

[@ryankramer123]

Lol it’s free xp

[@doctorcrypto3048]

Yep that’s where i hang on True surf

[@matthewturner5773]

Me too

[@koolxaids3851]

I got a 2 minute barrel 😂

[@Kingof831]

@@koolxaids3851 Forreal lol those are the best

[@thefl400]

Best feature ever on Skeleton bay! Thanx for shooting that gem!

[@NowNowMedia]

Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@ramvander88]

RIP Shaun. You were one of the best surfers and people to bless Namibia.

[@mgray4254]

Mother nature, nothing beats it's hidden beauty

[@bellend4412]

An excellent clip, great commentary and nicely presented overall. And not one jet ski!! ... yet.

[@sacredlight2110]

Jet ski's don't work on Skeleton Bay. Locals tried it years back and it didn't help much, the waves undercurrent that makes it work, causes wave to rise very suddenly. Plus getting back to starting point is done by walking, not paddling. I'm local and have seen Donkey bay fire every year at least once.

[@Aljonone1]

@@sacredlight2110 So is more just a waiting game for good waves? Should really pay more attention to local surf for when it might be good!

[@NowNowMedia]

Thank you!

[@sacredlight2110]

@@Aljonone1 It only fires about 3 to 4 times a year, but when its on there is no waiting. Wave after wave after wave. The hardest part for me is the drop in and then keeping up with sections of wave falling over. The speed of the wave is epic. For any intermediate surfer like me, its far more wipe-outs then success. I have even seen pro surfers not be able to make the drop-in/take off and catch nothing all day.

[@iaincampbell_]

Well done legends. This is such an epic clip... 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@Samuelrathjedrumz]

Bro you should do an edit here

[@amaturearcadia]

Legendary for sure

[@samdavison-wall4972]

Great video. So good to see a surf video that isn't a bunch of guys drinking redbull and getting towed around on jet skis.

[@NowNowMedia]

Cheers Sam, glad you enjoyed it. Stay tuned for more in 2021.

[@John_Morley]

Wow, guys that was SO good! This wave is such a phenomenon. This story had to be told. Going to clock up awards for this production mense. Yew!

[@NowNowMedia]

Thanks a lot John! All the best.

[@TheBroLounge]

12:25 was Brett Barley. Why no tag?

[@vprwave]

That's Brett, yes. Super ride. They did tag noone in the wave I think, only when interviewed. Brett's talking part is at 4:54. XD

[@dietmarotto8625]

Love this video. Makes me proud to be Namibian!! Best wave in the world. Go Namibia!!!

[@NowNowMedia]

Cheers Dieter, you live in an incredible country. Thanks for watching.

[@bakalaox]

12:00 YA KIDDING!!! Well done boys! this is a life changing wave! the footage is unreal

[@mandatethis8024]

I watched a lot of sick tube rides in my life.......thats the deepest survivable wave sequence I’ve ever seen. Period.

[@reeffulton8186]

@@mandatethis8024 it's a damn quick wave to say the least

[@thomp860]

easily the best surfing video production i’ve watched, so well put together with music, interviews, pictures, videos…wow. Definitely need a sequel/update in years to come!!

[@NowNowMedia]

Thanks a lot Sam. Stoked you enjoyed it, and we appreciate the comment. Look out for more to come from this series...

[@reddiver7293]

Great video!!! Thank you! Riders of a high enough calibre to really ride truly exceptional surf. 100% 10s waves!

[@leonardovieiradesouza8115]

I used to draw this wave on my notebooks at school back in 1999, when I was 15, dreaming of it thinking there was no place on Earth where it would exist. And there it is.

[@cloudsculptor1]

Awesome ,delicate ,production. Let's the wave speak for its self through showing its effect on its playmate passengers. Loved it 10/10

[@NowNowMedia]

Thank you very much!

[@tayla2624]

Did anyone else see that seal that jumped out the back of the wave at 4:50.

[@patrick3020]

Another one at 9:05 aswell

[@yotuttle]

Soo cute!!!

[@asherginsburg499]

I got chills watching this so sick.

[@jorgeveiga4592]

Epic. I kept my eyes wide open and my jaw dropped, drooling.

[@NowNowMedia]

Cheers Jorge, thanks for watching!

[@AtortAerials]

Freaking SO epic.....could watch videos like this all day long! Was talking to Anthony Walsh one day and he was talking about how gnarly the shorebreak is just getting out and in was....this video validates it’s not some small glassy barrel and bombs. Who know this wave may disappear one day once the sand shifts super special zone for sure. 🙏🏾

[@johnnybravo6829]

Absolutely insane intro and one of the best surf videos I've seen..

[@NowNowMedia]

Much appreciated @johnnybravo6829, thanks for watching.

[@travismonahan7225]

The happiness you see in surfers is unlike any other

[@NowNowMedia]

Cheers Travis, thanks for watching!

[@BobbyJetty1502]

This whole production was insane. The one thing that I would’ve tried was a twin fin. Not just because I was born and raised here at Sunset Cliffs Ocean Beach but because of the speed you need to generate and you’re on your rail most of the time.

[@brickpig]

Sick job of giving some history and insight into an unreal break. Why don't you do some other breaks? Definitely subscribed.

[@blairkeenan9230]

skeleton bay is a real surf break. go to south africa and see if you don't believe me

[@mls01981]

@@blairkeenan9230 I think there is a misunderstanding regarding Troy's comment. "Unreal" would be synonymous with "incredible" or "one of a kind" as opposed to "non-existent" or "fictional."

[@commie281]

@@mls01981 that’s funny they thought unreal meant fake

[@emerbikes3561]

SIMPLEMENTE INACREDITÁVEL. QUE PERFEIÇÃO !!

[@johnswimcat]

Fascinating video, very well made

[@NowNowMedia]

Thank you John. Stoked you enjoyed it.

[@macrovigilance]

Great mini doco guys.. well done. (In the era of wave pools... it's hands down nature that still builds the best wave machine by far!!)

[@NowNowMedia]

Thank you for the positive feedback!

[@facediaper09]

Awesome video. The old man was EPIC!!!

[@rhyswardhaugh5062]

One of the best things I've ever watched!!

[@NowNowMedia]

Cheers Rhys, glad you enjoyed it.

[@helen4652]

Crazy, stomach churning surfing!!! WOW!!💓💓💓

[@robertowens3078]

Nature is so awesome, skeleton bay, speachless!!!

[@ericmixer]

Ive never been there but ive known the location of this break since 77' and Terry Fitzgerald and his mates went on a Surfari across Europe and Africa via Surfer magazine my favorite youthful escape ! Mahalo , be kine !

[@osobe2026]

The video of koa screaming in the barrel is iconic

[@donrusnak7230]

Grew up surfing sand bars on long island, sand bar there one day, and gone the next. Ironically still to this day and even after 3 years on the west coast, one of my best sessions happened at a place that never should gsvd been, and probably never will break again, and it was only there for about an hour. It actually was the long island sound in October of 2002. A Nor Easter hit and waves can get big. But generally not surfable. About an hour before sunset I took a ride down the street from where I grew up expecting to see big storm surf and instead it looked flat. I kinda laughed because my buddy said it was 5 to 7 foot and I saw glass... but I then saw the shoreline all foamy like a set just broke, so I waited and watched. After about a min I saw what looked like whales coming, then I realized it was a set. This storm had hit on such a high tide that it pulled most of the beach off the beach and deposited it about 40 yards off the beach, so now this set came because all the wind generated waves were being blown together into definitive sets because the winds quickly switched to the south, and I happened to be there with a wetsuit and a board. Every wave was the same, about 100 yard right barrels and about a foot overhead. In the long island sound. Not only were the waves killer, but it was at my local grow up beach, I never saw anything like this there, and the conditions have to be more than perfect for it to ever happen again. I caught about a dozen waves, got 2 in/outs on one wave. Sand bars can create heaven, even if it was only for an hour, that memory has lasted 21 years now and I'll remember it on my death bed.

[@pdrcmplm]

Hey, I really liked your comment. I grew up on an island in southeast Brasil called Ilha Comprida (it's Long Island in portuguese hahah). It's a 70km long sand bank with only 4k widht. We get lots of south and east swell here but the waves are almost always close outs, we usually get 4 to 5 sections to the outside and the current is MAD. Like, we can easily move 500 meters in under 15 minutes when the current is strong enough. The south and north parts have this huge river-estuary-mouth that are shallow and really dangerous, it goes off the coast for over 3km and it can easily kill a person without a board (I've lost some friends in that place). Anyway, there was this day, actually it must have happened two times in my life time. The south part of the island, really close to the end, had perfect right hand breaks almost nonstop for like, a couple hours. It was head-high, wasn't barreling but it was opening forever till the sand... you could walk to the outside because of the shallownes, drop in literally jumping into the wave, ride it till the end and repeat. It happened on low to high tide... then some moments after it was gone. The waves became close-outs, the tide was high and too dangerous... It was magical. My homeplace is not the best surf break in the southeast Brasil, not even close - even if we get swell, it just does not work most of the time. But it has happened, I saw it, my father saw it two times, a buddy two times (the one time I was not there, only my dad and that buddy were out, and they found that randomly walking south looking for a place where it wasn't closing out with lots of sections). There are no roads, just sand, dunes and the beach. I related with you - cheers for the sand banks! Take care and have great waves, mate!

[@donrusnak7230]

I enjoyed your story as well!​@@pdrcmplm

[@cpuvirtual]

The wave perfect machine! Always on! WOW!

[@rudismith1975]

Remarkable short film, wow well done. Extraordinary!

[@NowNowMedia]

Thank you very much Rudi! Much appreciated. Stoked you enjoyed it.

[@KaiAdventure]

How cool to see Naude Dreyer of Ocean Conservation Namibia in this video. He does so much for the wildlife out there.

[@NowNowMedia]

Thanks for watching Kai. Agreed, Naude is a legend and does incredible work.

[@worldchampions4379]

I work in the film industry & filmed a few scenes from Mad Max fury road rite opposite this wave.

[@gavinmcneill1674]

Nice

[@1975tbm]

@Ahoyjahman my old man worked on the original Mad Max down here in Aus a lifetime ago.....small budget back then

[@worldchampions4379]

@@1975tbm Your old man is a legend respect

[@brendoggynolsy7462]

How do you get into the film industry?

[@worldchampions4379]

@@brendoggynolsy7462 Hi, I went to every production company in my city looking for work I was willing to start at the bottom as an office runner, they took my number told me if something comes up they'll let me know, months went by with no response then one day my phone rang a receptionist at a production company was going on vacation and they needed someone to answer the phone for 2 weeks I said sure can do. I worked my ass off from receptionist to office runner, to production assistant, to 3rd Assistant director, to 2nd 2nd Assistant Director (yes that's a real thing), to 2nd Assistant Director, to 1st Assistant Director in 15 years...that's how I got in.

[@robertscott3939]

Well done, great story and incredible footage

[@panoply1886]

Beautiful video Amongst all the dross I watch and the time I waste in this website, it's stumbling across films like this that make it worthwhile. Well done and thank you.

[@NowNowMedia]

Thank you very much for the positive feedback.

[@Salty_Ocean]

Great video, guys 👍 I loved the Billy Kemper series by WSL, but this takes the spot for the best surfing production I've ever seen, keep it up. "Long live Skeleton Bay"

[@NowNowMedia]

Thank you very much. We really appreciate the comment and support. All the best. Hopefully more of these to come soon.

[@amadahita2073]

Ahhhh so good i want rn ahhh amazing waves gotta keep myself over I always watch amazed riding the heavy waves with heavy music like Delta Parole or with relaxing music videos in background.

[@greg9921]

most beautiful wave in the world.

[@stuarthablutzel]

Such a great story, well done gents

[@Kingof831]

this video is amazing! Was absolutely baffled when i saw y'all only had 500 subscribers! very excited to see what is to come from this channel !

[@NowNowMedia]

Thank you for the positive response. We've just launched, and we're very excited to bring you more films. Currently working on another two. Stand by...

[@mls01981]

I wish you could see more footage of guys managing the paddle in -- at least Desert Point (referenced in the video) gives you a roll in at the top before the fun begins! Catching this wave is like boarding a speeding train! This makes me wonder -- do people drop in all along the point or is the top of the wave have a relatively slower section to drop in? If you fall mid-wave, can you try to catch another down the line?

[@oscarbaker9999]

One of my fav videos ever

[@NowNowMedia]

Thank you very very much Oscar!

[@butlersracing7692]

Gees this was epic... Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏

[@NowNowMedia]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks a lot.

[@johnnyberryman447]

Brett loves every minute of it lol

[@herman.stander]

Such epic production! Thanks! Jis, nature prepares epic things for us to play with

[@USCanadian950]

11:57 is the most insane barrel i’ve ever seen

[@IknowRight-yb8rd]

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[@NowNowMedia]

Cheers Michael, thanks for watching.

[@amitnaamani6207]

Wow. So heavy ! Respect

[@topstar443]

AVG classic, down to earth, salt of the sea, pukka kinda dude and fascinating video by the way

[@NowNowMedia]

Thanks a lot!

[@topstar443]

@@NowNowMedia lekker

[@michaelcleaver3830]

Makes me cry just looking at it.

[@commie281]

Same, it's so pleasing to just get a look at it and dream. I wish everyone could get a piece of the pie. Surfing there is truly one of my life's goals.

[@NowNowMedia]

We couldn't agree more. Everyone should be able to see it with their own eyes.

[@mikemorrissey7928]

Awesome clip, thanks for posting!

[@NowNowMedia]

Thank you very much Jackson!

[@Real.Australia]

Wow this place blows my mind , great video

[@NowNowMedia]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnomahoney7755]

What an amazing wave!

[@johanbobin4712]

The best documentary of the donkey bay I have ever seen. 👏🤙

[@NowNowMedia]

Thanks a lot Johan! Much appreciated.

[@TinShackVideos]

The whole world is a professional Surfer

[@doogz7669]

Well would you like to go there not professional 🤔🤣

[@Smason432]

Your mum is a professional

[@TinShackVideos]

@@Smason432 That's why I've never had to work a day in my life!

[@TinShackVideos]

@@doogz7669 I see your point, would cost way too much.

[@doogz7669]

@@TinShackVideos YESSSSSIRRRR

[@jimihendrixx11]

I'll surf here soon. Such an amazingly epic looking place. Now I know how heavy it is. I'll practice a lot first lol

[@Alex-rm1wj]

I surfed that same swell in true surf pretty gnarly

[@joshuamcdonnell122]

This was really amazing. Fascinating wave!

[@NowNowMedia]

Thanks Joshua. It sure is an unbelievable wave.

[@blackswansurfing4405]

Really interesting to hear stories from locals... it change from others youtube "Oh! my God!!!" video

[@walterquick8649]

Truth !! the OOOOOOOOOOOO MY GOD shit! lol

[@augustocrespo3092]

Great vid! What is the name of the intro song? Anyone?

[@NowNowMedia]

Hi Augusto, the track is called 'Mirage' by Christopher Norman

[@mitchellbliss3828]

So sick. Looks wild n beautiful, violet and mean.. Desolate but but fun as hell. Dylan would've thought this was tight. RIP lil man. Miss u

[@Ronagery]

On point music selection ! Bravo

[@NowNowMedia]

Cheers Ronagery!

[@beachboy4928]

Beautiful monster! Unreal!

[@jameshodge4602]

Yeah you, good to see you back in jersey shedding it!!! Nice to see Mackey too, looking sharp ( darn ) 🤙

[@ClipperRoad]

This is one of my favourite surf docos. Is there a website were we can find some of these images, they amazing.. Eg.. 8:30

[@NowNowMedia]

Thank you Blake. Drop Alan van Gysen a message via his Instagram @alanvangysen

[@Yanivkahana]

I wish I was on level to surf in such a location!!!! Happy for everyone who mange and will mange to surf this place!!!

[@aaronshafer5513]

Same here.Even at my best this wave would have trashed me. That take-off is insane. Especially for a regular foot.

[@Yanivkahana]

@@aaronshafer5513 totally!!

[@rickeykoga2312]

This was really well done, so sick. Subbed!

[@NowNowMedia]

Thank you very much Rickey!

[@randalmarcum]

Great VID.

[@bradinator123]

I literally threw my hands in the air cheering while laying in bed @ 12:04. Soooooo epic!!

[@sanpedroez3367]

Excellent!!!

[@texterbro101]

You can just see the whole ocean moving behind the wave. I’m exhausted just watching.

[@as_the_dodo_do]

Love it! Very well done to the team, what a clip!

[@bartwillemsza]

Fantastic Alan and Will!

[@jesfer9230]

I never has surf in my life. But this is AMAZING. Sad that the wave will dissappear in a couple of. Years.

[@dufferdude1205]

That wave pitches a lot like what Point Mugu California Naval was. Massive quick heavy with NO bottom turn.

[@surf101-]

I grew up body boarding Mugu. That was the greatest wave around.

[@scottthomasen8978]

Great job! Unreal.

[@treffermedia9202]

WHO took the photos in Minute @8:21? Is there any way to get some of These shots? Would love them as a wall paper or print them on my wall at home. Hope someone can help me here. Cheers... Thanks for this amazing production

[@NowNowMedia]

Thank you very much for the message. Drop Alan van Gysen a message via his Instagram @alanvangysen

[@wayn0693]

Do you really have to ever surf again after getting waves like that

[@gerjanvanboggelen1398]

No

[@gerjanvanboggelen1398]

This is the holy grale, go do something else, it aint going any better.

[@amellomike7193]

yes

[@amellomike7193]

@@gerjanvanboggelen1398 you dont understand...its a constant hunger

[@wayn0693]

@@amellomike7193 Hahahaha..... Oh I understand alright. I have been surfing almost 50 years. make and ride my own boards (short, long, retro) so believe me, I understand mate

[@CJ_102]

Fascinating to think it might disappear, perhaps other new waves are forming elsewhere. Perhaps it disappears forever and these rides folks got there will be finite and legendary.

[@echambers1112]

I love this idea. That the wave may have been forming and collapsing over and over for millennia, but this time it was seen and the right people came and experienced it. For all we know, civilization may collapse and no one will ride it for 1000 years.

[@nor_easterly]

Great vid, so well put together

[@NowNowMedia]

Much appreciated!

[@ChriSurf23]

So sickkkkk ! Songs name at 03.51min ??

[@NowNowMedia]

Hi Christian. Thank you very much for the positive response. The song aptly called 'Mirage' by Christopher Norman.

[@ChriSurf23]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@ChriSurf23]

I actually still can’t find it even if I look on Apple Music and internet haha

[@petersantos40]

TOTALLY! AWESOME VIDEO! THIS WAVE IS ISANELY THICK & HOLLOW! MY GOODNESS!👌💯

[@NowNowMedia]

Cheers Peter, thanks for watching.

[@amityahav123]

WOW! Great Video guys! Well done :)

[@NowNowMedia]

Thanks a lot Amit! Much appreciated.

[@goucla562]

Don't see too many regular footers surfing it. I reckon it is a whole lot harder on your backside. Add in just being an intermediate surfer (myself) and it would probably be nigh impossible to catch a good one.

[@dantakeoff]

You and me would have fun there at 2-3ft. I saw footage of a guy surfing it small on a longboard. Its not nearly as long or heavy when its small, but still heaven:}

[@bonsummers2657]

You look like you're up in your years.

[@surfgurujeff]

I've talked to some of the pros about it and it's definitely not a wave for mere mortals like us. They're not kidding when they say it's super heavy.

[@dantakeoff]

@@surfgurujeff Sure, but they only ever go there when its firing. The locals and the Cape Town boys still call it Donkeys, and go there for surf trips. Its a hardcore place anyway, cold water and isolated sharkyness, but when its not cooking it seems like an intermediate wave.

[@upsidedahead]

Paddle out on your mini mal and give it a crack

[@sethsacks9947]

Amazing...How long do you have to swim out from shore?

[@NowNowMedia]

Hi Seth, the swim/paddle out is short, usually about 20 meters or 20 yards only. The drop -off is steep and quick.

[@nickjmuzik]

Well done boys!!!

[@stevethorne6535]

That was an awesome vid. Thanks!

[@NowNowMedia]

Thank you very very much Stephen!

[@colewhiden9795]

12:00 how is that even possible

[@NowNowMedia]

Koa Smith is one of the best!

[@zaihardiman906]

Hé vanished and I was like ‘why’s this in the film doesn’t look like a fat wipeout’ comes out ‘ah I see’ mental

[@markstuart-howie5242]

"its like a 15 ft wave packed into a 3 ft wave...hooooly crap!!

[@yotuttle]

What does this mean? Like the shape of a 3ft, but size of a 15 ft?

[@amitnaamani5702]

@@yotuttle Probably the intensity dude

[@howie6666]

@@yotuttle it means how heavy it is

[@MWALKLETT1]

What Howie h said

[@adambamf9365]

yeah so i got a 4 second barrel the other day and my mind was blowen seeing this its hard to think how these guys harness all that adreniline in such a long bazza

[@fabiodiaz1412]

Amazing vid, congratulations! tune at 12:00 name pls ?

[@NowNowMedia]

Thanks Fabio. The track is called 'Shadowtalk' by Alex Arcoleo

[@Rica-In-Love]

epic!! awesome short

[@bradleyroberts_]

Goosebumps, need to get back here again.

[@IknowRight-yb8rd]

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