What It Feels Like When You First Learn To Surf...

[@ambienteterrazas]

after so much failure of trying to stand up, when you finally do it and ride your first wave even if its a small one, the smile on your face, the adrenaline rush, the feeling of movement over water damn you are hooked for life...

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

Agggreeeee

[@bellasimmons7639]

I surfed my first wave yesterday I’ve been wanting to do it for awhile and I recently turned twelve and now I love surfing my friend let me borrow his board

[@Taekwon.]

My first wave lasted 2 sec.... 2 best sec of my life. 😂

[@jakefastf]

Yea I surfed this 3 footer for the first time ever and I remember it so vividly

[@Great_Lake_Surfer]

It sounds magical....I really want to get into surfing

[@cjeadicicco]

"Kooks are down there, brother" - whether that was a real interaction or a set up for this film, it's amazing how quickly people forget where they started. I've never in my life called someone a kook, just because they are trying to learn something new. I only call myself one, when I miss a section :)

[@ProofKyko]

I think it is based on lowering others to somehow feel superior. I would say it goes hand in hand with insecurity. Even so, I will keep believing this was staged, most surfers I was out with were ready to help

[@IamTHEJealousGreen]

the last shot of the video.. when it was panning around him holding his softie and staring into the ocean. That's when I called him a kook. I call every douche bag at the beach taking Instagram selfies a kook as well. But never someone trying to learn. There's a dude I see regularly out on a softie at my local spot that started surfing a few months ago. I give him s hoot everytime he gets a good ride.

[@niekvanwensen]

I sometimes call people kooks, not when someone is bad but when people act like they’re surfers and r just kinda posing or when someone is just doing something really stupid like putting their fins backwards or wax the bottom of the board

[@kingslavson9166]

@@IamTHEJealousGreen Your exact attitude is the reason why people don't like to try new things

[@IamTHEJealousGreen]

@@kingslavson9166 pretty sure the op took my initial response down because I called you a retard too many times. Suffice it to say that you misread my comment if you think my attitude is why people don't like to try new things. I clearly stated that I cheer on the guy who is learning to surf and rides his softie at my local spot. But I completely stand by my assertion that people taking social media selfies at the beach are massive kooks. They are. Social media is steadily ruining our society. And all you narcissists who disagree with me are part of the problem.

[@lostinlust1]

only the most insecure kooks call beginners kooks.

[@joeblow1942]

Well, you saw the kooky way he was paddling, right?

[@lostinlust1]

Dead giveaway lol

[@joeblow1942]

SoFl Bapper One of the spots I grew up surfing was heavily local and just a few of those assholes were good surfers. The rest were full on kooks with big mouths like the guy in the video.

[@zak-a-roo264]

Theres always someone better , so have the most fun , then you win every time!!!

[@top_floor_boss]

Facts

[@mowtime]

Haha finally a surf video I can relate to

[@lias471]

right? it’s not like surfing is just some big holistic ad. this is a reality

[@suayhossien]

BR Trigger I swear same!!! I went for my fifth time yesterday And fFINALLY CAUGHT WAVES N STOOD UP !!!

[@harrisoncarter9187]

BR Trigger faxxxxxxx

[@harrisoncarter9187]

I absolutely love Redbull films

[@brodysmith4172]

Ooooh

[@thenativebrookie]

When I was really young me and my friend took boards out and had no idea what we were doing so we paddled out to an older surfer to ask for help but he was so rude and just ignored us. Don’t be that guy.

[@Nico-kd8jl]

That sounds what a normal person would do... Remember everyone has a different life and reasons they surf, some could be for fun, others might want a lone time in the nature. You shouldn't take personal offence for being ignored, take it as an answer "no"

[@jokubasvaitkevicius527]

That's called "local"

[@samblack5313]

You shouldn’t approach strangers.

[@joeschmoe6306]

@@samblack5313 HAHA why not ? Wtf attitude is that ?

[@samblack5313]

@@joeschmoe6306 An attitude that “really young” girls shouldn’t approach strangers? Seems like common sense, but it was also taught in school.

[@suthobay]

The best moment you get besides standing up for the first time on a wave (to me, anyway) is the carving. It feels like the board has a blade attached to it and you are running that blade through soft butter. Feelsgoodfam

[@redbull]

🤙

[@Ethan_Uncensored]

200 likes good for you

[@JPaz-cr8os]

I think not enough nose dives were depicted in this video for it to be an accurate representation of beginner surfing

[@kevitamaster-brewkombucha5472]

J. Paz fr tho! (And that’s on boogie boarding!)😭😂

[@TomTomFilms1]

Exactly what I was thinking. especially on a wavestorm.

[@mxrkgarcia]

Seriously! Got launched off my board a few times the other day. Lol

[@spetsnatzlegion3366]

I just wanna surf, but apparently the sea thinks I want a facefull of water with a side of sand and seaweed to go ;_;

[@naradgosine3345]

@@spetsnatzlegion3366 dont forget a board to the face too

[@jedkangas9496]

I am already a surfer. But this video was awesome Nice beginner representationI think you forgot the part where they stand up too early on 1 million waves

[@Aint1S]

Yeah! The two weeks of learning what it feels like when you know you're going to be lifted up so that you can actually get up. The cursing about the board just not being the right one, but in my case... It actually was for my situation on the East coast. I started on a 9'0 soft top, but I could never turn it with the wind driven waves that I was in. Went to 17th Street WRV and bought a 6'4 fish that's a double to single concave thruster that turns on a dime for a fish. I still use it to this day, after a brutal 19 years surfing hurricane swell and loan it out every chance I can to help someone else.

[@madmaxmedia]

And pearl on 10,000 waves...

[@Nebulation]

Yup #16 not being choosey enough with waves.

[@steve00alt70]

how do you get over the fear of sea creatures under the water?

[@pir3616]

Optic500 dont worry about it. The chances are so low, it’s more of an irrational fear people have of surfing.

[@mrbeansys]

Started surfing 3 years ago aged 32 with no balance sport experiance...let me tell you learning to surf is no easy task... But i love it so much and all the effort you put in gets you a big payof after a hard start.

[@tonyjaii]

started at 25, im 31 now its been a long journey but well worth it

[@pausabate9910]

You are 100% right! I started 4 years ago, I was 26, now I'm almost 31, I really had sport experience but zero surfing technique and now I can tell you that I would surf every single day! Since then, I realized that it's so gratifying!

[@jasmineali5699]

Were you athletic before starting? I'm moving to Australia and want to learn !

[@dack575]

Started 3 years ago at 37. I have to drive 3 hours to the closest break. Bought a van. I try to log at least 8 hours a month. I'm hooked even though it's still not easy at all.

[@tonyjaii]

@@jasmineali5699 I been doing sport all my life and used to do swimming training 3 times a week. Just keep surf even if you fall, first 6 months is tough.

[@arrzfr]

Totally realistic. Excellent investment of time and money, a true depiction of what it‘s like to learn how to surf. Thank you Red Bull.

[@liampyott5416]

Except Evey day is at least a month. And day 4 doesn't happen 😂

[@arrzfr]

Liam Pyott Plus, the friendly RedBull-sponsored local... bwahahaha

[@brad9205]

A true depiction, yes, although I didn't get no cute surf chick coming over to give me tips :(

[@failwhale101]

@@brad9205 I was thinking the same haha

[@cosmic128]

idk if your being sarcastic or not

[@gigatraudl6443]

Day 437: still waiting for a hot blond surfergirl to teach me how to surf...

[@gigatraudl6443]

@@zmystere5241 how exactly does this comment make me sound like a creeper?

[@gigatraudl6443]

@@zmystere5241 tf is wrong with you? 1. How is this objectification? I'm simply describing her. Is she not a pretty attractive women who teaches him how to get better at surfing? 2. It's a joke. Don't be so sensitive and grow a pair (i guess that's offensive too?) You sound like a simp...

[@Razsound]

Zmy Stere it’s called a joke bud

[@ethan9810]

Zmy Stere 1. Anybody can just jump into this “conversation” if they wanted to, 2. The only one trying to start an argument is you, 3. Objectification? You sound like a creep yourself, all he did was call the woman fairly attractive.

[@ethan9810]

Zmy Stere Just checked your channel, and learned you like young japanese women that cosplay. You gonna fall for me too? Or you gonna pull off some wrestling moves?

[@pcmaclean]

This put a smile on my face....taking me back 50 years to my first wave and the incredible high that accompanied me on every surf session afterwards ...

[@sweettoko995]

wow...i can only imagine

[@eyespy3001]

For anyone reading this that’s new to surfing- if you’re at the point where you popping up, but you keep falling down, always look to where you want to go. Resist the urge to look at the position of your feet on your board when you pop up. Keep your eyes trained on where you want to go and trust that your body will handle the rest. If you look down, you go down.

[@skwaatman]

if i look up i will fly

[@alainvosselman9960]

Very true. I am a beginner but not a stranger to board sports.. i skated for about 8 to 10yrs. Even though i have balance and pop up at the mid center of my board, there's still that tendency you mention, looking at my feet. Also to ad to your comment, it helps to point your chest in the direction you want to go. And giving your board time to respond. It's not like with a skateboard, where you get instant result of any inputs. It seems to have a bit of a lag, especially longer boards.

[@mikitanaka2871]

I’ve started to learn surfing 4 weeks ago. I totally understand how he feel. I still think this may not be my thing sometimes… But I keep doing cause I feel great when I catch a wave. Hope I can enjoy more and be happy.

[@AdamNZ]

Where are you learning Miki?

[@futurepainthemaking9821]

Keep at it don’t give up. I was the same way. Have fun with it and know that it’s not a career. It’s something you want to try and that’s all that matters. Most pro started this way and the fame came to them most of them are in it for the waves not so much the money. But it helps when you get paid for what you love doing.

[@RogerOscarMike613]

This was a fun video to watch. This is what life is about. Getting out side, trying something new, chasing dreams, and having fun. And being part Samoan, gotta love the ocean and surf.

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

Awesome and thank you for having a picture up because so many people hide behind fake picture thumbnails and always have the most negative stuff to say...

[@RogerOscarMike613]

@@kylewattssurfing3266 Positive vibes, bro! Thanks for the kind words.

[@AlexSchmittCinematography]

Did you secretly attach a camera to me for the last month!? I just moved to LA, picked up that exact blue waveform surfboard, and learned to catch waves in Huntington Beach. This is too accurate, except for the surfer lady giving me tips, where was she?

[@mathon4945]

Im a kid And been surfing a year but never poped up And i still enjoy it Just turned 13yo

[@redbull]

Awesome! Hope you don't give up! 🤙🏄‍♂️

[@Runnifier]

I love your stoke! Keep trying, keep learning. You’ll get it young grom 🤙🏼

[@zshocksoda1128]

It's rather ironic how skateboarders go through the exact same phases. Particularly giving up in frustration when learning a new move, but you never stop to think about hopping back on your board.

[@armandosoria7993]

I thought this today. Ive been skating plus 10 years now but surfing just...5 days. The beginning stage of surfing is soooo much harder for me than skateboarding. But ill stick to it til i at least catch my first wave

[@이하나-m2h]

And calling people posers lol

[@skidwell41]

Everyone in the water was a beginner at one point. Don’t be intimidated, just jump in. It’s lot of trial and error...not being in the right spot, missed waves, bad pop ups, falling backward, nose in over the front... Then you get that first wave. Unlike any other feeling🤙🏻 Everyone made the same mistakes starting

[@joeblow1942]

1:06 "Kooks are down there" says the kook that paddles like a kook. Funny video, though. :-)

[@oxi32]

Frr

[@MrHomertjones]

I'd love to see more of these. It really makes you appreciate where you've come from and really humbles anyone wherever they may be in their sport.

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

Awesome agree yes yes yes

[@BobHope404]

You got love for the money?

[@surfgame]

Well done. Funny. Kooks are down there? Guess some surfers forget that they were beginners once. Very cool perspective and covers a lot of territory.

[@ironicallyorange3277]

"kooks are down there." This is in huntington beach and he's by smoke stacks which is not really a spot and mainly for beginners or for crowded days. Also "down there" would be southside of the pier which is where all the pros and groms surf when in huntington. Guy has no idea what he is talking about.

[@oliviererzer7189]

I think this was staged anyway and just a „joke“

[@coreydevs]

IronicallyOrange I was thinking the same. It’s not like they’re surfing the pier or the wedge haha

[@timlawson8945]

relax all scenes were staged

[@katieclement2719]

I am learning...finally at age 48 after wanting to learn for over two decades. I've had a ton of falls, gotten tumbled by waves...but I've also stood up and hung up enough times to be encouraging. I am so committed to getting good enough for it to be enjoyable and, maybe to carve! I refuse to be too old to learn something new, especially something so awesome. I really appreciated the accurate feel of this video. It made me smile and reminded me that most people start pretty badly. 💱

[@Johnnycox451.]

This is the most powerful surfing ad for redbull I have seen yet

[@honeycomb6931]

2:20 most accurate one used to happen to me all the time 😂😂

[@TJNorton]

I'm still learning (on my own) and i'm 51. I love it, even though i suck right now. I'm glad i live in Los Angeles now instead of the UK where the water is freezing lol. This video made me laugh, thanks 👍

[@ronaldchapman4358]

Well said

[@gloairguns7530]

I had an amazing session yesterday right before noon and I got out in the water the waves were very slow between sets and i got a few rides, but before I was about to get out of the water the waves started to come in full force wave after wave I got 4 waves in a matter of ten minutes and the rush through my body was electrifying. Just getting a couple of waves really brightens your day. Just that feeling of gliding over the water looking down the line knowing your are gonna be able to ride that is amazing.....

[@niekvanwensen]

First time standing up: ok But first time carving down the line: best feeling ever!! (And then of course first barrel is like wtf)

[@nternetrat]

ugh I reaally want to get open faces! I've been on a shortboard for like 6 months now and I've only gotten a couple..

[@SuketaPatel]

This will be me....the first time is coming. Soooo excited😇Blessings of the feeling of the first 🏄‍♀️ surf!

[@admitkalderon8036]

Good luckk!! Have fun it's the best thing ever🏄🏻‍♀️😊🌺

[@redbull]

Have fun out there!! 🤙

[@Scavenger284]

Your first time standing for 2 sec is better than having sex

[@adamchapman3358]

Surfing every morning at Sunrise feels better than winning the lottery 🕉🌄🏄‍♂️

[@Snowball636]

I’ve got my first surf lesson next week and so pumped to learn! My friend taught me a little bit a couple of weeks ago how to pop up but the size of the board was to small for me as she is smaller than I am! Decided to take lessons and so pumped!!

[@beckwilde]

I felt this. Days of learning how to surf is so frustrating but liberating when you finally get it 🤙

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

Agggreee...

[@Great_Lake_Surfer]

It's gotta be the best feeling in the world to finally be able to stand on your board- I've never surfed before, but am dying to get into it! Hopefully I can learn sometime soon!

[@kailash_yt147]

MY FAVOURITE CHANNEL RED BULL . I LOVE THIS CHANNEL . A BIG LOVE FROM NEPAL .

[@redbull]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! 🖤

[@kailash_yt147]

@@redbulli love you so much that you noticed my comment . iwant to take part in your cycling rally .big love from Nepal .

[@redbull]

Greetings to Nepal 🇳🇵

[@kailash_yt147]

@@redbull can you help me to grow my channel . please dont take it wrong and dont think i watch your video for this thing . as a small youtuber i wish i could grow up a channel like you . no body attention to my video so if youll say somethimg about me them it woud be a lot for me bro.

[@henrywindsorrurikovich9303]

💓 cheers and have fun 💓

[@hypersniper67]

So recognizable, started 2 months ago, at age 54. Did sports all my life, but really want to learn this. Still perfecting my pop ups, and, lower stance ha ha ha

[@redbull]

🙌 you'll get it!

[@hypersniper67]

@@redbull I ll keep on training till i got it, Just being outthere is allready great! Thanks!

[@robbiediaz9893]

No matter how many times you get slammed or don’t catch one. Just that one little wave you stand up on for like 5 seconds makes it worth it .

[@chugunchiks]

What a great format, would be cool to see more stuff like that!!!

[@robertjohnson1549]

That stoke and frustration the first time surfing😍 here I am 6 years in and still always stoked and frustrated 😂

[@maya-gf9to]

It is the BESTT feeling ever it feels as if you’re going straight down on a roller coaster,you’re scared but excited and after you’ll want to do it alll over again :)

[@zmystere5241]

That's how I started. Bought me 1st board, went to the tourist breaks, watch the big kids too and spent the next 7 hours trying to stand, which happensed in the last 30 minutes of my day. When mom got there to pick me up I had rode maybe 2 or 3 slush faced waves 2 footers. Best summer ever!

[@sportscarsavvy]

Love the volvo

[@pausabate9910]

That was cool, I'm a beginner-intermediate surfer. I've been surfing whenever I can and it's so cool, I love it. Learning from my experience, I need to do my take-off a little bit later, as you tell us in the video. I dream that we had the surfing season in my country, the sea water is so calmed here in winter. There's very few days when the waves are in order, but those days are so cool. Thank you RB! Aloha! 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾

[@evaknoche122]

Hahaha this is great. I just started surfing like a month ago and the struggle is real, but it's so fun! I'm having lots of laughs at myself out there on the water and the best of times!

[@kikibestkaunever]

super accurate! reminded me some great memories..of last year lol (I'm still learning) experienced surfer : -the waves are not good for me. Want me to help you one-on-one? me beginner, feeling embarassed but super grateful : -heu yeah..of course..well if you have nothing else to do, thanks! Incredible the people you meet this way :)

[@gabirode4450]

that feeling when you pop up for the first time on your own, and ride the wave until the end, nothing compares

[@jrmarquez7431]

Woah I just started learning how to surf two weeks ago and this video is 100% accurate to that horrible learning curve beginners face. Learned to eat waves, found Kanoa, now I want my own board :)

[@alexjuarez2083]

I have a big fear of the ocean but slowly learning how to surf is helping me get over that fear

[@laurenborsos9888]

I like the little things in this video, like how in the beginning he was carrying the board the wrong way and getting wax all over him, and at the end of the video he’s holding it the right way

[@floridadivorce]

I am 49 and just decided I am going to Costa Rica and learn how to surf. I live in Tampa FL so I want to practice here before heading over there but I can’t seem to figure out how to pop up so I have lots of work to do before my adventure. Wish me luck!

[@AdamNZ]

I’ll never forget the first wave I ever rode. It was a left hander surfing my backhand, it was in the evening and the sun was glistening on all the perfect curves of the wave as it was peeling.

[@suhasalem_]

I really want to surf so badly if I had a chance in the near future, I’ll go for it for sure. Thank you for the video 🏄🏻‍♀️🤍

[@cades.clips101]

First time being able to pump down the line was the best

[@jelly5289]

The first half of this video was literally me, starting with googling “how to surf” 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@nickkelley3732]

Surfing is totally on my bucket list. I hope to live somewhere I can surf in the future

[@psanders7173]

Awesome brother! Love it!

[@armandmalan7574]

My familie lives in our beautiful country of South Africa but we stay at leats 900km(560mi) from the neatest coast , i got my self a vintage town and country 4 fine baord at n pawn shop when inwas 8 and learned myself surfing in our swimming pool , i waited 10 years for the opportunity to surf for the fist time .We when to whats the pro's surf at jeffreys bay in 2019 june - july season , got myself a 9 ft log and just around the corner of kitchens corner down at the main beach on my second attempt i stood up with that wide stands for at least 10 seconds ... seeing this video it takes me back , wat an experience to surf no other sport that gives you this type of freedom that i know of yet

[@cricketpunisher6082]

probably the most realistic surfing video i have ever seen

[@JKNakamura10]

Sharing the feeling of surfing makes this world a better place

[@dannggg]

I remember my truest time. I learned on the hard way. On a short board (it was a hand me down). I took about 4 months of going to the beach everyday day. In loved since.

[@GothicLeviathan]

I got thallasophobia so Im just like, yall have fun! Imma stay here on good ol' Mama Terra

[@steve00alt70]

i have tooo but i wanna surf

[@Skiandsurfdude]

I like how the day that he drinks the red Bull he learns to surf

[@addiskiddanermeyes1803]

I love how he just sees Kanoa and is like ready to give his all 😂

[@qbsDC4L]

Humbling 🤙🏽

[@millylucy2432]

More videos pleasssseee 💕

[@JeffFadness]

Well done. This was me six years ago. Same spots in HB, and the same Wavestorm. Six years later i'm mediocre, but it's still just as fun.

[@megancooper6130]

Ugh, I can’t wait for the Oregon coast to stop storming 🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️

[@robertmartian4644]

Yup I just started learning this sums it up. It totally sucks at first. Today I caught my first real good wave......all the way to shore. Took me long enough.

[@sunnykobe3210]

The struggle is real.

[@sanddirtsnow]

'Kooks are down there brotha" lol as he lies spread eagle with his feet in the water

[@Aidan.17]

As someone learning atm I have just past the apologetic retrieval of the wetsuit from bin (metaphorically speaking) went back out only to suck for 1 hour and then eventually I stood up and surfed one wave. Once I had done that I popped up and surfed multiple waves over the next 2 hours having an absolute ball. Just keep practising 👍I'm almost 42.

[@olilevin]

Best feeling

[@Billythek]

OMG this made my day. So creative.

[@jalenandrew2387]

Watching this in the middle of a New Hampshire winter... damn I think I'm in the wrong habitat

[@sunnyskiesandgoodvibes7200]

Bought a foamie off the used market. I was finally able to stand and ride in my first wave in today! I'm officially a surfer :)

[@TheAZCOMEDY]

I felt like I was in a video game, this was amazing!

[@redbull]

🎮🏄‍♂️

[@davidrios502]

“Kooks are down there brother “ I felt attacked 😂

[@pabloalonso7484]

Wow, this is incredibly original

[@Jellipeg]

As 'training', when I was 9, my surfing instructor took us 1 by 1 out when it was rough, made us paddle out, and lifted us over 10 ft waves and then dropped us. It seems quite nasty but it actually really prepares you for the shocks you get when you wipe out unexpectedly. It seemed horrible of him at the time though.

[@c19ANDRE]

If a girl like Lizzie taught me to surf back in the day I would’ve learned a lot faster lmao

[@tl9525]

Barely able to lie on his board wearing a wife beater 'kooks are down there brother' lmao

[@ewaldsteven]

This was awesome!

[@MK-ng5fp]

thats what i am doing this summer!!! great video

[@cheastbury9252]

Wave storm for the win

[@bobbyzahabi6349]

That is funny ... I have gone through every single stage!! So true.... We stick with it and surfing becomes an addiction worth having...

[@maevelunsinghtonckens6837]

Love these kind of video’s

[@christophergonzalez5994]

Perfect video! I visually 🤜🏻

[@akshayostwal1614]

What a great video guys! :)

[@redbull]

🤙🤙🤙

[@randallramsey1124]

Nothing compares to the feeling of that first drop

[@highqualitythomas6947]

Really enjoy this video bro 🏄🏽‍♂️🏄🏽‍♂️🏄🏾‍♂️🏄🏾‍♀️🏄🏾‍♀️🏄🏾‍♀️

[@kylebates416]

Cool vid, it's easy to forget what it's like to be a beginner. For the record, I suck at surfing

[@lordsneed9418]

thank you red bull

[@agnessunflower2471]

😂😂😂😂😂 Day 1 made me laugh so hard!

[@jameshallfishing3377]

Nice.. you got it.

[@camozot]

Is anyone going to talk about the length of the video? 😂😂

[@RachaelJohn]

Love the editing!

[@Jem777-1]

Love this film...awesome :)

[@savtuma]

This video is 100% accurate. I tried surfing in Santa Cruz and felt like this the whole time. Ahahah!

[@Runnifier]

Facts ✌🏼🙌🏼🤙🏼

[@808-flopz]

I've been bodyboarding since I was 4 years old and my brother and I would try to pop up on the board so i never really had the struggle of learning the pop up i started surfing 4 years ago (im 14 now) and i really like it i go surfing almost every vacation because my parents like it too