The Physics of Noseriding: The science of surfing’s fluid dance | Patagonia Films

The noseride is one of surfing’s peak moments: part fluid dynamics, part magic. But how does noseriding actually work? What makes this suspension between sea and sky even possible? The Physics of Noseriding explores the question through the eyes of Namaala, a young surfer whose people were flying on the water before the world even knew what surfing was. Her curiosity invites us to examine the sensation of levitation that unfolds as wave, surfboard and surfer come together for surfing’s fluid dance.
Written and directed by Lauren L. Hill. Director of Photography: Jai Anderson. Starring: Namaala Slabb. Supporting surfers: Belinda Baggs, Ari Browne, Leah Dawson, Lauren L. Hill, Rosie Jaffurs, Lola Mignot, Josie Prendergast, Matt Cuddihy, Elise Trigger, Crystal Thornburg-Homcy, Dave Rastovich, Crystal Dzigas and Kelis Kaleopaʻa.
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[@mrskibum885]

the absolute shade thrown at shortboarders with that depiction 😂 @ 3:12

[@zptro6316]

that guy is "krooky" and he's actually a really epic alternative surfer (finless, surf mats)

[@kachowbltch3585]

As a physics major and surfer, this was awesome

[@chilloutmusicbykiana]

Beautiful film! I just started longboarding and I get the peace and flow while watching these scenes almost as if I were in the water too! Super creative way to show the science behind the forces at play in surfing and celebrate the local talent and culture, especially amplifying female surfers' voices

[@helenaahabs]

So inspiring! “Real skill is knowing not by thinking, but by feeling it.”

[@noahgottlieb2565]

Incredible variety of shots in this film. For me, women on logs are some of the most elegant surfers. Smooth, calculated approach for the best flow.

[@davidvenner3799]

Tune ID for the intro song would make my day. Awesome vid again. Hope you all enjoyed it as much as i did! X

[@e3e3411]

thank you for centering a young indigenous woman in this piece and crediting polynesians for being the originators!

[@nnuNyrahcaZ]

Freaking Crookie showing up at 3:11, loved your cameo mate

[@C00kieSlayer]

vibes!! Underwater shot of the board in the pocket is fantastic.

[@coachj.landham1254]

I love Patagonia so much. Beautiful storytelling and celebration of humans and Earth!

[@sweendawg7274]

Patagonia is pure fraud. Making slave labor sew clothes and then turning a profit and claiming its for the world

[@ElBARTO1994]

This is the video I’ve wanted for years, I’ve always wanted to know how this noseriding magic works! Thank you Lauren!

[@sweendawg7274]

Really? How's the weather in kansas?

[@sv.foamball]

"Minimum drag and effortless acceleration" is also my sailing goal. Excellent production all around.

[@SkyexEcho]

Wonderful video! The editing, comedic timing, the ode to wes anderson color palette, the soundtrack, the surfing, i love it!

[@antoinecorre8142]

the point is putting the board on the inside rail as if you wanted to get out of the wave and your weight on the nose will keep it falling into the face of the wave, creating a metastable system

[@sj2304]

Wonderful narration and presentation, bravo Namaala! Explaining the interaction of fluid dynamics with riding, brilliant. Thanks 😊

[@threeleafflutes]

Awesome presentation... fun, intellectual and informative.... Very Cool, Thanks

[@ComptoirDuSurf]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:15 🏄‍♂️ *Noseriding in surfing is a unique skill that requires balance and technique.* 01:47 🌊 *Wave riding begins with the sun's uneven heating of the planet, creating wind and waves.* 02:22 🏄‍♀️ *Surfers have always used balance and forward trim for nose riding.* 03:08 🏄‍♂️ *Longboards are designed for subtlety and minimizing effort in the water.* 03:52 🌊 *The physics of surfing involves forces like buoyancy, gravity, drag, and momentum.* 04:55 🌊 *Nose riding balances forces like drag and momentum for speed and stability.* 05:44 🌊 *The Koanda effect plays a crucial role in keeping the board stuck to the wave face.* 06:54 🏄‍♂️ *Shifting weight and subtle adjustments are key to nose riding on a longboard.* 07:53 🏄‍♀️ *The "Hang Hip" technique involves committing weight to the nose and dancing on the board.* 08:51 🌊 *The real function of nose riding in surfing is a balance of physics and indescribable magic.* Made with HARPA AI

[@shamypiper]

Loved this ❤ love the tune at the credits 😊

[@patagonia]

Much love for the Oracle Sisters

[@joe.redston]

I love the elegance of a longboard ... what a treat - thanks! 🙏

[@Aheitchoo]

So clean. So refreshing. And I think I get it now

[@RobertHoppe-dt4xg]

Beautiful little film!

[@GraysonKingVT]

Beautiful! What was the word at ~8:43? "In my language, we say ____. It's play in relation to the real world." I love the concept, but I couldn't quite make out the word, and would love to know.

[@cherylmoller6248]

That was SO good! I would love to see this as a series with Namaala

[@Scomanella]

Anyone know the song that starts the clip off?

[@paulovieira1602]

Thanks for this good energie !🤙🏾🏄🏾‍♂️

[@aaronedgeart]

So well done!!!!!

[@aluc78]

so funny! in this video I found a perfect balance of notions and beautiful images!

[@TheArborTree]

love the shortboarder hahaha

[@jessicasinkule7029]

you had me at the color organized books

[@saroskybird]

Noseriding is the poetry in which a surfer shares their personal and deep connection with the sea.

[@user-xl4fz9nn9y]

very nice work Lauren!

[@StefphJ]

such a cool production

[@alexanderthelander8400]

song in the beginning?

[@daisydela]

That absolutely made my day! Holy cow. So good.

[@TheMuro22]

This looks incredibly fun, yet stupidly difficult.

[@hotgirl.826]

Does anyone know what song that is in the beginning?

[@paulrowe606]

Boss it girl. Practice so they say makes perfect 👍🏾

[@LapetiteBarbie]

beautiful and friendly film

[@b.williamerickson9230]

Thanks Patagonia! Nice video

[@bucketofbarnacles]

Beautiful video.

[@TheDavidlloydjones]

Witty credit at the end: "Production Legends." (Rhea, Belen, Zara, Crystal - Yayy!!!) The photo-editing to get Coanda Effect and surface tension, um, complementing (?) each other is, yup, legendary!

[@hey220661]

Wow this blow my mind, excellent job 💪😍

[@julianharris88]

Awesome film 👌

[@simontemplar1]

excellent video

[@richarddgjames]

Lovely video, addresses a poorly understood experience. Of course nothing like the fluid dynamics around a longboard is remotely simple. The Coanda effect may be operational on the deck of the board but that would generate lift on the tail which is not quite what is wanted, and there is not a lot of ‘jet’ of water (relative to the surrounding water) under the board. I wonder if the flow around the tail rocker is more important in generating a downward pressure on the tail. Think of an inverted aeroplane wing (not quite a perfect analogy but close enough). Look at the shape of Ben Skinner’s Cherrypicker. The price of more curved flow around the tail is a slower board but for nose riding that’s usually ok

[@nicorats]

So good! Congrats

[@raphy91220]

Love it ! Big Wes Anderson vibes in this video 💛

[@petebuckney]

Beautiful - thank you!

[@aliciascott7244]

This is such a cool film

[@mayaloza2140]

What music is on this video???

[@flowwoman102]

Sehr Inspirierend !!!

[@ebifurai415]

so good!

[@edvolcom]

Absolutely beautiful!!!! 🎉🎉

[@hodadyou]

Wonderful film. Where was this film 50 plus years ago when I was learning the nose?

[@OEFarredondo]

Omg i watched this at hook fish/Proof Lab in mill valley! So cool

[@jordansitt7468]

Love this

[@JohnSmith-rt1gr]

Delicious just delicious!!! Funny, simple, beautiful, colourful, cheerful, just a breath of fresh air Luv it

[@rodrigorobeck8772]

Gorgeous

[@a.lame.username.]

Magnificent!

[@jimmyggreg8999]

Awesome

[@mikkovulli]

Simply 5/5!

[@francus7227]

I don't know how I can do it. But I'm glad I can.

[@djvelocipede1775]

Bravo!! BRAVA

[@jarrahhatchett2809]

Is that the pass in Byron Bay at the start?

[@joshywillo2971]

Awesome. 💙💙

[@stokeiometry]

Ahh man I really gotta work on my cross stepping!

[@surfingsantaijogja]

good film

[@vvavie4858]

More surf stuff ❤😍

[@somedumbstuff7729]

great vid but voiceover sounds like an ad. a more natural speaking would have been more suitable

[@latentsea]

It is an ad.

[@timschon]

ur an ad

[@vaughnsigal4560]

I’m convinced the got Siri to read the script haha

[@JP-dv9ts]

Hmmm. Think it’s satire

[@asluckdespairs]

Its very common on KZbin now, you write the script and hire a voice actor off fiverr etc.

[@arisindrans7127]

yeah this was nice . Thank you :)

[@OsonimateK]

be light on a massive board definitely helps

[@alohahoward1]

What book is Namaala reading from?

[@ashihilmer1580]

insane !!!

[@DownwindFrother]

Gorgeous, now I gotta go and buy a log again, sheesh 😉

[@bidibouill22]

feel it

[@jakeboyd3055]

Love lefts on my longboard cruising from sunrise to sunset. Cheers 😎

[@matheusbomfim1838]

who @ in 4:45???

[@korocam9137]

Ok now I know the physics, I’m going nose riding… yeah right 😂

[@dylanthomasolseadog2803]

GLidinnn Awesome...

[@ernestlee5288]

is there actually a book?

[@dudebroman44]

Veggiemite and peanut butter is not a good analogy unless I missed where something went totally wrong.

[@luizarruda2873]

❤

[@SkateHeartArt]

Rad! 🤙

[@alessia_neri]

Ahhaha Vegemite and PB… so Oz since the first sec 🙌

[@raygungarage]

I wanna go surfing now

[@jessicasinkule7029]

this is the Biggest little film ever.

[@alexjordan467]

Coooooooool

[@LS4830]

❤❤❤

[@MikeSchlesinger]

Joel Tudor

[@saxophool]

Namaala Slabb is almost like a made up name for a long boarder. Like the dentist named Fred Paine or the proctologist named Don Butts. 😂 (Much love.) 😎

[@yazmut]

10,000++ years???

[@zptro6316]

lol the krooky footage

[@Colestacks]

The Vegemite comment 😂

[@donvitodonvito3943]

0:05

[@adambane1719]

Veeeery few females can actually nose ride. It is extremely rare to see a female, cross stepping, noseriding or especially nose riding "correctly". You have more chance of seeing a flamingo pumping gas at the gas station. THAT's how rare it is !

[@lovivelaverdure1290]

Close to zero actual physics or science in this video, watch how ‘ten toes’ explains it to get a better understanding.

[@asluckdespairs]

Came to learn about the physics of nose riding. Dont need a lesson on the physics of standing up or waves and tides. Nice try padding the video

[@keviniosue7009]

Awesome video as far as raw information, but I could do without the subtle, yet very explicit virtue signaling

[@andrews7998]

child like dross

[@SRFTRD]

Patagonia got this one right! Logging is for chicks