Real California Perfection | SURFER Films

A few weeks ago, the first footage of Kelly Slater’s wavepool went public and blew us/you/everybody away.
The wave was flawless, and bigger than any man-made wave the world has ever seen. It has the potential to change surfing forever.
But until then, we’re doing just fine.
One of the best waves in California went off yesterday, and it did so in a way that only the ocean can. It was raw and it was real. Some waves could turn you into an unintentional gymnast via the backwash, other waves could be stored in your memory banks for eternity. It was a very honest form of perfection. The type a wave pool could never know.
The type that makes us love surfing so very much.

[@seancallahan1312]

I like how (at least in this video) people are even conscientious about not pushing the lip over when you're inside. Class act. They give a little paddle and peek, in case the person is gonna blow the barrel ride, but pull back smoothly. I'm from N. Cal, but we always respected occasional S.B. visitors for reasons like this.

[@maxmonterumisi]

All in this video is perfect…music, surfer, Waves, editing, lenght…all perfect

[@torrynerheim2887]

That slap & take off is unreal, oh fuck. The place is going off!

[@Dan5482]

So perfect that sometimes it is almost boring.

[@walterwatkins1762]

2:14 is the sickest clip of this video

[@FL-Man78]

U could freeze frame that and send it to ur buddiest like yeah I surfed Nazare shorepound or look I went out and got the biggest meanest wave of our combined lives

[@jul1us_tv]

looked insane from the water. Dane was absolutely killing it that day

[@skaterforlife2800]

mental

[@nizoalnahlawi4048]

I would say 2:34 is better

[@BigDaddy-hn7oh]

Every time I watch this I would say it's one of the best California wave videos ever in my opinion, that one cowboys got it going on he's got that place wired dropping in through that back wash and everything pulling up into it, . Whenever have been around there was never half that good back in the seventies, Southern California nowadays completely overrun protect what's yours

[@dustypitzer]

Real California Perfection would be without that crowd lol

[@clarkewi]

Sorry, you're about 60 years too late.

[@howardacquistapace5084]

funny! all the bit about Kelly's man-made wave vs nature's perfection..... the waves shown here are from the man-made harbour !!! The Army Corps of Engineers did a good job making this surf spot!

[@damons6759]

Dane is a beast.

[@proREFbrder]

Dane killin it, that looks like a blast!

[@brookeyoung1168]

This was crazy to watch, huge waves!

[@sabastianjohnson4600]

the one dislike on this video is Kelly Slater

[@undeadskelaton791]

How do you know that

[@andrewwallus847]

Bwhahahahahahaha! I actually unfollowed his jazz on Insta cuz Im sick of hearing about fake waves....

[@Thestripper1]

The human race has got some good surfers!

[@GameChanger-hj9jx]

This film is insane bro!

[@paulbaker7675]

Wow, 50 guys on a point break...but looks super fun if you could get one!

[@RYTISJAS]

Aloha, awesome film! have a great day :-)

[@DrainPipeJoe]

The only problem with Sandspit is it never gets bigger than about 8 foot faces, it would be one crazy place if it could hold 10, 12 or even 15 foot waves. Carnage would be the word and you would need a pull to get into the waves because paddling into a 15 foot wave at Sandspit would be nearly Impossible!

[@melissaportillo9964]

WTF did you just say ?

[@daggapig]

oh awesome sick yes shut the fuck up

[@pwengineering9070]

0:32 Santa Barbara county heffer's.....

[@mattdegennaro8373]

This is the sickest video I have ever seen, it deserves millions of views

[@maxmonterumisi]

Great video!!!

[@robindeschamps4984]

They should pay for all that pleasure haha So perfect !

[@brianv61]

I don't know about perfection but holy shit that looks fun

[@damadafknrio]

wow. the last wave was killer!

[@FL-Man78]

My G! This place looks fun

[@daletuck745]

last wave awsome :)

[@Andrew-rb5ko]

sick waves brah

[@brockman562]

If everyone's wondering what the spot is, it's Sandspit in Santa Barbara.

[@clarkewi]

Great music. Afro funk.

[@kevinrondeau8878]

belle plage en californie.pour decouvrir un sport le surf.le.volley balls. tout se que j'aime

[@myauramusic]

the track? It goes so perfectly with the perfect waves

[@lanternaverde4896]

Dream....!

[@dnlvh8]

this video is a fucking great

[@PCaddictions]

Whats a good place to go in Cali for surfing? Planning to go during the summer with my father.

[@kikojonesfrank4076]

🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@doggieGZ]

0:34 gotta love those beautiful Santa Cruz women...

[@PLILLY514]

Lol😂

[@mantaraya7616]

All good but what is the name of the beach? Missing information 🤔

[@bobbydroback8994]

reminds me of OB jetty. my slice of brown bowl heaven.

[@f.demascio1857]

Bobby Droback I thought OBJetty too, but the entry was way diff.

[@iankearns9671]

Lot less hollow at ob

[@greatfratsby2510]

Remind me more of the mission bay inlet.

[@cloud84strife]

0:09 backwash arrived as a karma..

[@Raay20057]

Reminds me of snapper rocks

[@conorsheridan9874]

"Real California Perfection" (Besides the crowd, of course)

[@kapahi7468]

Was that Dane Reynolds?

[@ModernFunkProductions]

yes

[@SuperBobos12345]

pulling his sleeve down after magic tricks .

[@jul1us_tv]

Only pro with a full black backzip

[@7thstaff]

What retro band did the music?

[@omyoga.online7993]

whats the name of the track in the video please?

[@MrPeustratt]

Fucking Awesome video, from brazil i just can't wait to surf there!

[@trentwilliams8676]

I live right near there and it is never good! always flat accept for like one time a year when it gets amazing like this

[@nelsonferreira1662]

D.R.E.A.M.

[@johnsonbeyeriii]

love me some Burnt Reynolds

[@SuperBobos12345]

fricking funny dude ..love it.

[@wecanwatersports1290]

😀👍

[@livewithoutproblems7284]

music?

[@cloudsrain8753]

Sandpits forever and ever

[@patrickjaroch5084]

that long right, looks like rincon to me , but i ve been stuck in ohio for the past 20 yrs

[@xacute2937]

patrick jaroch leave i tell you. Lifes too short for only working

[@xyzct]

Is that the 405?

[@Cowicide]

What song is this?

[@lyndonreddick1888]

So Cal- almond eyes. And crowds- Ventura? What is that music? The Goddamned Hawaii 50 theme?

[@nunyabizness6967]

I like showing off when fat chicks are watching me. Makes me feel like I own it and I'm the man. Yahhhhhhhh.!

[@simonjohnson7025]

Is this steamer lane in Santa Cruz

[@TruePatriot_Shop]

san diego

[@gnarlymike1950]

Santa Barbara.

[@davidsawyer7919]

anyone know the song

[@henrygowing5884]

David Sawyer the sticks-the buddos band

[@fredodelarosaiii6301]

Holy FAWK 😳😳😳

[@EthanSilver]

Where is this

[@PRFCTStorm]

santa barbara

[@gnarlymike1950]

Santa Barbara Sandspit. Very fickle , rarely breaks and when it does the locals are on it.

[@benpaynter1331]

where is this place ?

[@TruePatriot_Shop]

San Diego

[@bmlsb]

Yes San Diego going off!!

[@TruePatriot_Shop]

+bmlsb69 Yes, gotta love San Diego! XD

[@subsea17]

Its Santa Barbara Sandpit at the Breakwater- not San Diego..

[@TruePatriot_Shop]

+Don Barthelmess NO IT'S NOT IT'S SAN DIEGO HARBOR OR SOMETHING ANYWHERE BUT SANTA BARBARA AHHHH DAMN IT!

[@howardacquistapace5084]

sand bar from spit slowed down by MAN-MADE harbor.

[@ludurigan]

fuck yeah

[@Poopsiclewahoo]

is this rincon?

[@TruePatriot_Shop]

no

[@pinetarsavage]

Lol

[@gnarlymike1950]

No. It's North of Rincon and very fickle. Rarely breaks but when it does it can have a great inside barrel section with a sand bottom.

[@jdmichael8477]

Were is this

[@TruePatriot_Shop]

San Diego

[@TruePatriot_Shop]

Jettylocal1502 Sorry, I mean it's somewhere on the east coast. 😂

[@Jetty-me6cw]

CousteauBix Sorry brother. I just get fired up sometimes about how many people lack etiquette or weren't taught water safety. In 36 years of surfing I still am open to learning anything water related.

[@TruePatriot_Shop]

Jettylocal1502 No worries man! I totally get it. I've been surfing for 14 years now (since I was 4) and I totally understand you. A lot of people lack proper surfing etiquette. I always try my best to be a good surfer (in terms of etiquette). I was just trying to be funny with the comments because every time there's a swell at this break there's at least 50 people out lol

[@ismaelfatisse3019]

fu****** crowded oouuuw

[@alexfernandes7336]

This is sandspit right?

[@SuperBobos12345]

come on man .

[@tluke4prez]

haha 362/365 chance it won't be breaking

[@borntwice4724]

Alex Fernandes thanks bro, I didn’t know the spot, I’m going tomorrow with all my friends.

[@currenmirtle3583]

Brah no spot dropping

[@jul1us_tv]

Nope, it's Mondos

[@AlexaLuthr]

what is thaaaaaaat at 1:56 - 2:00, 2:15 - 2:19, 2:44 - 2:47, and 3:06 - 3:09 ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! like water coming up into to breaking wave and colliding with it ?!?!? never saw that before !!

[@kainetucker5778]

+Sarah Sophia yea its called backwash its really common in shories and artificial breaks

[@AlexaLuthr]

+Kaine Tucker It looks awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow !!!!!!!

[@mikehester3938]

Sarah, where do you live?, and as Kane said, it is called backwash caused when the tide starts to change from low tide to high tide, so as the high tide starts to increase combined with the swell coming towards shore, backwash is formed as the two energies collide one coming in to the shore, the other going away from the shore

[@Goin_on]

Whats really ..whats really going on....?

[@garthn2561]

Is that raw sewerage?

[@SuperBobos12345]

YES KEEP AWAY !!!

[@GoodDaysandBeyond]

need diss

[@gustavocorrea6639]

2:46 kolohe andino?

[@sabastianjohnson4600]

+Gustavo Corrêa i think it fuckin is m8

[@POPPIELOK]

hmm nice ...perfection no. some really sweet poobs though (poo coloured tubes).

[@camerondavid8089]

Hahah mind if I use that?

[@POPPIELOK]

+Cameron David of course you can mate but make sure you don't mistake poobs for puubs (poo coloured pubes)

[@camerondavid8089]

HAHAHAHAH Im dead

[@M17CH68]

Rubbish sound track. Rubbish