nias big raw mermaid beach surf cam

[@dunningkruger3774]

Thank you for posting this edition of "Wave Wasters Anonymous"

[@sirsurfalot99]

Fr. Yes, there were some legit monsters coming through, but also a lot of sweet smaller rides.

[@severianxi6990]

is there any surfing in this film?

[@dcards4632]

So 4 people out and 1 set of balls.

[@minginify]

And he almost paid for it lol.

[@KaliYugaMan1947]

Surfed Nias for one glorious month in 1981 on a Maurice Cole double flyer single fin...that's Indicators .Skull...are you still out there? Still smilin'!

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

i am glad you like it means a lot

[@befree9763]

why is no one committing to the perfect barrels... bunch of muppets. what a waste of solid waves.

[@mathewangwin8053]

Easy to say that from the key board. I was watching live and it was terrifying. The night before as it was jacking was heavy and then it doubled overnight. No indos out there either.

[@KaosRising]

Is anyone going to talk about the monsters rolling through the bombie?

[@Rasmajnoon]

Def worth the paddle,empty

[@comajoebuck999]

Is that the ’old’ (pre earthquake) Nias? I remember Chris Lassen and others surfing a palm tree lined sand beach point. Fantasy right.

[@camerongieda]

There's a left way out there too ;)

[@Bryan-jd7os]

Firing!!

[@kevinstrong5832]

The first time I paddled out at Lagundi was December of 1990. I had many trips over the next ten plus years. I'm 68 now and don't surf often enough to feel comfortable paddling into a few of the biggest sets shown here. That said, I can't remember seeing so many waves going unridden in any time I paddled out. There were always a few folks staying in the huts(that was all there was back then), that were Lonely Planet travelers from Sweden, Italy, or other places,that were not comfortable in the water as they didn't surf on a regular basis or at all. Anyway, fun to see the waves rolling through...

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

thanks liking the footage as i am 58 with hip op 5 month ago so for 1and half years i was flying a drone over the surf everyday as i miss the surf know i am surfing and loving it

[@kevinstrong5832]

@@andrewbishop-jo8zp The desire never wanes with age. I started surfing Huntington Beach at 9 years old in 1965. My biggest takeaway from the above video of Nias was, why would you put yourself through the pain in the ass of traveling there ( it used to take me the better part of 2.5 to 3 days), to basically paddle around? My trips now are limited to Mexico after training in the high mountain lakes in Utah where I live. Usually 2 months of paddling on my shortest board at altitude will get me in decent shape. There is no substitute for actually surfing of course, but you have to be in paddling shape to do what you need. The getting out, getting on the wave and getting up are the things that change drastically with age. Once I'm on my feet, things are great. My longest board is a 7'3". After 2 weeks or more in the water I can surf my 6'6" or 6'4" Retro fish. At 6 foot and 190, it takes alot of steam to paddle in and get up. Just some perspective from an older guy....

[@paulknightley]

Cool video…love just watching the sets roll in with no real cuts to the footage

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

Glad you like them!

[@robinbanks610]

Man I’ve never let a wave go in my life without grabbing it. This crew drop acid before going out or what?

[@mathewangwin8053]

Sure.

[@JamesSmith-qj9kd]

Bad soundtrack😢

[@eatsurfsleeprepeat5485]

3:10 bye bye

[@jeanbaptisteemmanuelzorg5911]

Fr! Why ditch he was clean??? 🤦‍♂️

[@thomjanson9644]

These people should be ashamed of themselves.. why are you out there? Just seeing bomb after bomb go unridden.. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@DavidE-dm5un]

We got a keyboard pro surfer here!!!

[@helloitsmehb]

Probably too busy shitting themselves look down that wall. I know I would

[@XXXICKYXXX]

They were waiting for the in betweens that weren’t *folding over slabs* that you would need to be freaking JJ or Kelly Slater level to two scrape into

[@johndoeyedoe]

They might just be the insiders. You might wait 10-15 minutes between the real bombs.

[@johndoeyedoe]

​​​@@DavidE-dm5unone who thinks these are bombs... 6 ft to 8 ft...

[@papapetad]

I don't blame them. Looks heavy with the doubling up. Still worth being out there just to watch those waves from the best vantage point possible. I did the same thing twice at Teahupo'o and the first time out nearly got caught inside by one. Scariest surf experience for me. Never paddled so fast to get the f out of dodge, the way the sets rise over there thing looks like a fn tsunami 😂

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

i do know the feeling in a few places keep it up

[@mtnmonk2301]

Nice waves. Pity there were no surfers there.

[@frankb1686]

Kudos to the poster and pilot. Great view

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

Thanks heaps!

[@wilmaterna4667]

Nathan Florence wouldve gotten the one at 40 secs

[@randyvaughn4046]

Can anyone explain why they weren’t surfing these perfect waves. If this was my break there would be 3 guys on every wave that would kill it.

[@madeinaustralia2020]

nice.not many takers ! lol

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

there wasn't it would nice to film all day however i had to travel that day on a boat

[@SeniorMoostacho]

To bad no one went, tried, well, some caught a wave. Did you see the Outside Outside?! Reminds me of Uppers trestles peeps on the inside.

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

i have surf trestles you it would to see when big

[@SeniorMoostacho]

@andrewbishop-jo8zp lowers and uppers can hit the 10+ and the Right is firing

[@DiscGoStu]

Trestles is a mushball, outer Nias is literally a reverse Teahupoo

[@sandman93449dm]

Lopez rode this on a single fin 40/45/50 years ago..I member watching them ol' surf then new VCR's from the Golden Age of Surfing...late mid 70's///early 80's...

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

youtube is wondaful thing

[@stevewebster507]

What break is that in the background, upper right hand corner?

[@lancevandervelde5496]

Indicators.

[@mikthe2004]

It's hard to believe there is any surf place on Earth that would be so perfect, and only have 4 guys out, and hardly anybody is catching and riding the waves!! Yeah, it's pretty big, but there is way scarier places.

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

it was l late in season there was Todd travel there just for the swell he was staying in the same place i miss him charging it is the way it goes with a drone i flew out and miss it and out of battery and miss it then had no time left as i was travelling on a boat to the next island

[@kevindukes3012]

Dang, that's a lot of paddling.

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

it is

[@waynoswaynos]

4:45 ghost sea demon at left of screen. What was that?

[@34thncrenshaw]

whats that break in the backround? looks heavy. nobody out??

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

locaters

[@34thncrenshaw]

@@andrewbishop-jo8zp no one surf it?

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

it good to see

[@mathewangwin8053]

Great stuff bish.

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

it took a while to get it back from recovery after deleted file this the most i had on one clip so it worth it

[@oliverschultz4943]

only 3 people out there?

[@gordonwells1626]

Despite the music, these guys are largely out of position and out of their depth here.

[@DiscGoStu]

Ghost flyby at 4:48?

[@matthewwillis4892]

Out the back is where it's at.

[@Surfdronesd]

XXL for sure. Great clips

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

i all most lost the footage as i had recover it as i deleted it by accident it would good to spend the day there filming so i only had a short time filming because fast boat trip to get on i wasnt shore to edit it thanks once again

[@fergferguson7370]

Not easy catching these shifting bombs

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

it was a good size

[@Punk510]

What. We copping 1-2ft slop.. Getting ear infections.. and your in Nias.... How's that fair 😂😂😂

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

l love it as it was best way to get to my feet after the hip op with sharp reef underneath you

[@Beaudiggity]

Wow where was everyone? That’s the dream

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

late in the season

[@keikibeachbungalows]

Nice surf. Terrible surfing and music..

[@DownTheLine-Surf]

Nice & uncrowded!

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

it is the right time of year to go to indo with crowds i am glad l was there with the big swell however i had to catch a boat to the next islands that morning it would been fantastic to stay and film

[@kenmarapese9085]

Good surf and no one out!

[@ubetucan2747]

Strange gust of wind (?) blow through at 4:46

[@DownTheLine-Surf]

@@ubetucan2747 Strange..more proof it’s all just a simulation 😂😂

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

its art the reason was i delete it on the card so i had to get it back so always sandisk cards with the free software

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

i was so lucky retrieving the deleted file that is the numbers i ever had i am about to edit north indo into a smaller with the top footage only

[@earthling808]

too much dramatic music for a bunch of bobbers.

[@dillonhall266]

That was painful to watch…

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

it good to see

[@Killemgrillem00]

The music way out hyped the waves .. The music was also crap.

[@gingercat777]

Not the wave it was

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

there is a few comment saying the same

[@micmillist2588]

All the dudes that went out and just sat there and took off on nothing will say to their mates Yeah, I went out and it was big and perfect barrels". They will neglect to say " I never caught any". They are just magazine wankers who fantasies they are real surfers.

[@frayden]

the guy in booties got wrecked

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

he did however he got a smoker at the end as i run out of time to film as i was going north that day

[@PosiNegaFits]

Cool but the music sucks!

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

i not that music minded with youtube selection it is limited sorry

[@WillyCLARKE-g8c]

Impressive.

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

thanks you do see a good view with the drone

[@davidpommier-yx2ei]

Un bon jour pour surfé,personne o pic et pas de surfer sur les vagues 😅

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

it was late in the season so a good time to go even more north you will see on video lost in north indo

[@romanclaveau08]

Only cooks in the water !

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

yes

[@gallivantstravels]

Every wave a double up

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

it is good to see

[@znostreet5313]

Been there 3 times, 89, 90, 95 al I can says that its not the same.l

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

did it change when earthquake hit it

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

you are the only one to say that

[@lancevandervelde5496]

Shoulder hopping set wasters.

[@DarrenSmith-x6h]

Kooks ,whats up have a go

[@stonefalcons]

It's not a good day !

[@roberttudor455]

0:40 unridden 😭😭😭

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

it would been good to catch it however my surgeon would be happy after hip op 5 months ago saying 2foot only i still surf over head

[@marcofernandes1303]

Tudo cusão, várias ondas perfeitas e nada .

[@billlloyd3385]

Ever heard of a jetski? What a waste.... 😢

[@boblatkey7160]

Yeah jet skis are kind of like taking a helicopter ride to the top of Mount Everest and then walking the last hundred feet for a selfie. What a pussy idea that is.

[@markmcgrath1348]

A lucky moment in time……no one there🤙pumping16thoct

[@andrewbishop-jo8zp]

it good to see late in the season