Surfers Attempt to Ride Waves Dangerously Close to the Beach on Tiny Surboards

Professional surfers and skimboarders risk being paralized or drowning in dangerous shorebreak waves on the coast of california.

[@19mitch54]

“I like riding shorebreak because the ambulance can drive right up to the scene of the accident.”

[@ottah483]

LOLLLL

[@greggiraldough7900]

BAHAHAHAHAA

[@xfloper2230]

1 word : LOL :

[@user-pe2yx9kt4e]

Is it more dangerous to in a way? Like do the waves not push you to the bottom further out?

[@19mitch54]

Wet sand is like concrete. A good size breaker can snap your neck like a twig slamming you into the sand. Highlighted reply J Doe 16 hours ago Is it more dangerous to in a way? Like do the waves not push you to the bottom further out?

[@JohnCarter-eg4ws]

I’m 60 yrs old and have been surfing for 50,we use to joke skim boarders.You guys have given me a whole new respect for what you do,your really on a different level.I’ll never laugh at skim boarders again,I don’t know how long those finned hard short boards have been around but I wish we would have had them when I was young,I would have definitely owned one.You guys Rip !!

[@garrywinthorp8939]

People laghed at us yet they can't skim

[@g3ntl323]

so you surfed everyday or I will give you once a week for 50 years? I don't believe you. You surfed when you were young, then life took over, you worked a job you hated for decades for a family who take you forgranted and hate you. Your wife ended up fucking your eldest daughters boyfriend. Your son loved brazillian boys. Your youngest daughter loved Leon and he loved crack. You are now in a bed sit your wife has everything you worked for for years. She got it by doing absolutely nothing btw. And now you just sit in a drunken stuper infront of a computer remembering the one time you tries surfing and failed miserably.

[@WildBill1120]

John, I am 63 and definitely relate to your comments. I haven’t surfed in 11 years due to a knee injury. Man… I miss it!

[@Tismesue]

@@WildBill1120 Still playing your guitar though Bill! 😊

[@WildBill1120]

@@Tismesue LOL! I am! Do We know each other?

[@LindsayKay]

My mum wrote the title to this video

[@jasonjackson5696]

Lindsay Kay 😂😂😂

[@alanrolon5230]

Bruh

[@obviouslymatt6452]

and the description looool

[@__sm1441]

Listen to the way he talks too lmaooo

[@jimmyc6138]

😂

[@jerryenebak204]

Looks like seal beach south side to me. I rode 8- 10 footers there in 69 and 15 - 18 footers in 71. I lived to write this 50 years later. Never forget those two days as long as I live!!!

[@RebelRoseJade]

Totally awesome

[@jerryenebak204]

@Cecil Cruz I'll be 70 next February

[@m0ltn]

Native to the town, I can verify that it still can get that big on a good winter swell.

[@tommiluck3729]

69....

[@LizokToronto]

Where is this?

[@christophersantos730]

“that’s how you get dead right there holy macarol” LMAOOO

[@kaioandre7181]

Zh

[@ronduenyc76]

I would have handle that wave totally differently ,by not catching it.....

[@EnergyOfQi]

“Mackerel”

[@lukebaehr3851]

As a kid I always purposely sat right where I'd get sucked over the falls and get slammed and flopped around on the sand! Silly kids bounce off concrete!

[@adonisstroke4323]

Riding that A frame brah!

[@sjvdhsvdlal9404]

did anyone ignore the fact on how high he went on the wave at 0:59

[@chrisemerson7743]

I yea he got some air on that one. Just imagine if he’d have tucked his feet he might have gotten 3 flips out of it.

[@hthibert8515]

He was gonna have an awesome wave as well

[@lucasd534]

Solid three seconds bro

[@owenmerry4848]

Sjvd Hsvdlal 106 was bigger

[@zacxcrac907]

Sjvd Hsvdlal Jesus christ

[@thelillyvill2685]

I love how everyone is cheering each other on!

[@sinepilot]

I telescoped my spine and lay motionless on the sand, unable to move from the neck down for a good 30 seconds, while skimming at this beach (The Wedge, Newport Beach CA). I could open my mouth to scream for help, but I couldn't make any sound come out. I could open my mouth and blink my eyes, aside from that I had no control of my body at all. For those 30 seconds I got myself mentally prepared to spend the rest of my life as a paraplegic. And then I slowly started getting feelings & sensations back, and within a few minutes I was more or less fine. I took my spinal cord right to the point of snapping without actually snapping it. The longest 30 seconds of my life, right where this was filmed, doing the same thing 30 years ago. Why is KZbin showing this to me? Trying to make me feel grateful for my life or something? 😛

[@spynapple4105]

thats baller as fuck bro just walked off paralysis

[@sinepilot]

@@spynapple4105 Ha, you just made my day. I'll be sure to tell that one to my chiropractor! 😛

[@lapiz1834]

And that was when you got your ass back in the water to ride those waves!

[@nncoco]

I see The Wedge but there is a pier in some of these clips. Further north on Baloba?

[@MrSunnyBra]

Did this snowboarding. Probably bent my spinal cord to the point no electrical communication could get through to the rest of the body. Was also convinced I was paraplegic for that 30 seconds or so.

[@edwardbernal4422]

9:20 looks relaxing,and can tell how much fun was had throughout the day.

[@512byoung]

@6:42 funniest wave clips of all time down to the finish where his friend pets him lolol

[@wingchun-simplekungfu7584]

These guys are our true surfies. “ go out in anything and have great fun”. “ don’t care attitude. Fantastic 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@superorangeish]

No.When One of them ends up w/ a halo on his head they'll realize, the great surfers don't bother w/ ridiculous shorebreak!

[@fredrikandersson3885]

''true surfers''? what? why cant there be 2 types of surfers? skim boarders who surfs shorebreaks and regular surfers? why has the gotta be hate in between?

[@jacobsvensson8193]

@@fredrikandersson3885 he never said those where the "only" true surfers, just that they were aswell. you are the one trying to divide it

[@serenaalfakun6276]

0:15 oh that´s look normal... WhAt ThE F*****

[@jamieosnescobar5989]

Ikr bahahha

[@GymnastE]

Ikr

[@livinglifeleona]

That was insane

[@jamessutherland5107]

I could actually feel myself getting ground into the beach. Awesome job guys, really impressive

[@chadponder1254]

The commentary on these videos are always top tier

[@millyturnerr26]

this gives me so much anxiety but I can't stop watching these videos😂😬

[@benz9552]

4:49 wave of the day

[@capcorn100]

Wow. Some of the most crazy waves / surfing I've ever seen. Like the wipeouts as well haha.

[@banez864]

1:51 my husbands good for cheating

[@Shannxy]

LOL what the fuck

[@livinglifeleona]

“My husbands good for choosing swells”

[@jlcdrivewayramps7343]

People have become permanently paralyzed doing this. These people are incredibly athletic but taking a huge and crazy risk.

[@jesusisking7495]

@1:00 this guy has balls to get in after that

[@christopherk9560]

That was the ride of the day.

[@matthewturner5773]

“Tiny surfboards”

[@heenalusurf2500]

did he mean skimboards lmfao

[@brennenfretz2660]

Dang those were huge you guys are insane great job!

[@thomihs]

4:49 ughhhhh

[@nekosands5109]

1:02 that looks like one of those moments where everything goes slow-motion in your vision. it looks so fun

[@mutatedgenome]

That looks fun as hell! I've wanted to do that shit since the 80s. Thanks for the kick ass video.

[@andybethurum8296]

What’s stopping you man?

[@joedirt8625]

3* World Champ Ripping. Blair Conklin. WTH Fins on skim?

[@Hot_Stank653]

Shit is bananas bra

[@NamasteNachochan]

: )

[@lakinsadventures562]

joe Dirt it’s built like a wakesurf board lmao

[@santamonicasurferxxzz2733]

Aw brah its just like, you just get the best barrels ever dude. you come in and get spit righttt out. just drop in and smack the lip, wah BAH, just drop back in like BAHHHH, just ride the barrel and get pitted, sooo pitted like THAT.

[@kotabathory8026]

Shut the fuck up poser.

[@Hammett175]

@@kotabathory8026 not sure you get the reference

[@santamonicasurferxxzz2733]

Hammett175 Always that “one” guy! Well, my poser self is about to eat a super delicious fish tacos!

[@kotabathory8026]

Santa Monica Surferxx Zz fucking kook get outta here with your ugly ass.

[@santamonicasurferxxzz2733]

Kota Bathory Such an angry little man... 🌯🌮🌯🌮🌯🌮❤️❤️

[@globaldayz]

gnarly af

[@pummelu3423]

Shut up cringe lord

[@Sector_07]

english pls..

[@ZerolinGD]

WICKED

[@MrCScottie]

@@Sector_07 are you stupid?

[@Sector_07]

@@MrCScottie I didn't know the meaning then

[@MrByaeger]

Certain breaks and conditions can create one-off events that you'd never believe possible. I was surfing in Pacific Beach area of San Diego one weird day and I was watching the horizon for something surfable I heard a noise BEHIND me and hand to God there was a wave coming towards us. Going the wrong way! Since I happened to be facing the right way I figured what the hell and tried to drop in but it just fell apart as it hit deeper water but was still a trip.

[@wagnertecnicodeedificacoes614]

Me apaixonei por essa praia ❤

[@adamgetzendanner]

Blair is a beast at the wedge & shore breaks in general! 🔥

[@adam28283]

Great vid lots of support

[@c.t.6314]

Austin Keen at the end with the personal photographer lol...that was kinda funny 😂. Idk why

[@siennafalco737]

No one: Literally no one: Guy in the first clip: I could easily get that! A few seconds later the same guy: that’s how you get dead right there! Holy makrol 🤣🤣

[@cindywang8772]

Wow you guys are so wonderful beautiful amazing surfers 🏄‍♀️ Seems like you guys have a lot of fun there But be carful and stay safe guys God’s blessed 👍👍👍

[@matadorzen]

This is called skimboarding. Bill Bryant is the Masterclass

[@dickdeoreo]

Was

[@willfortin9326]

These waves are vicious! I felt my neck snap like 10 times watching this.

[@Johndoe-cy4vi]

Like if you mind surfed the wave at 0:50 a million times....

[@finlaylenihan2770]

bro I did loll and also at 1:15

[@samuellecours9599]

Stop asking for likes

[@jdnanes]

like if you dont like to ask for likes

[@davejones1936]

donkey

[@optiizxtriggered6617]

Yeah

[@afriedostrich9536]

1:02- my guy went flying 😂

[@ottah483]

LOL!! My dad said one time, he was running with my brother, and he wasn’t looking and then he kicked a squirrel and it went flying all across the park-

[@laurasanchez7105]

Nice video :) really enjoyed this one

[@ELMENDORFX]

I live six miles from this spot. I learned to surf on the north side of the pier. I surfed here when a large section of the pier broke during a storm and huge sections were floating around. You’d get barreled along with a piece of pier. Just wish it broke year round, not just winter. But been about 20 years since surfing south side.

[@MikeKollin]

What city is this? Long beach / Huntington beach?

[@ELMENDORFX]

@@MikeKollin Seal Beach California. Just north of Huntington Beach, six miles south of me here in Long Beach

[@bingo7799]

A new meaning to the phrase " go pound sand".

[@derricklegends9917]

Respect for even trying to ride the waves in the first place

[@detective1557]

0:17 what was that

[@ashfrick5958]

constructive interference

[@detective1557]

@@ashfrick5958 Thanks

[@santarosal6863]

Both waves bumped into each other

[@pitucaacadela295]

Water Bending.

[@heenalusurf2500]

@@pitucaacadela295 yes.

[@monkeman1912]

1:03 not gonna lie flying like that looks fun lol

[@larrygeordan5747]

I lived for that break when I was younger Now live for summer swell Southside Kauai Favorite break 5 min from work

[@bjrnbuchanan1136]

Fuck you. I want that

[@larrygeordan5747]

@@bjrnbuchanan1136 come get u some

[@larrygeordan5747]

@Ryan Armstrong u need help

[@symowebb]

@@larrygeordan5747 bro maybe you don't understand English but he was jokingly being jealous because of what you said

[@larrygeordan5747]

@@symowebb ya I get it I wasnt upset Corona got everyone stressed these days

[@DrRepper]

That is the funnest looking shore dump I've ever seen. That wedge is GNARLY...

[@LenoxHillPartners]

4:50 This guy was so deep that the wave spit before he even came out. Great shot; great ride.

[@morganmcgrath3502]

1:04. omg you have to look let's hope he's ok

[@PLILLY514]

He is

[@serenaalfakun6276]

1:02 I WANT TO BE A BIRD OCEAN Ocean: Really?👍👏👍fly so my little bird :3

[@vetten76]

Body wamping. I grew up at the beach. I did this for years. A lot of fun. Great video.

[@johnthomas2877]

That quad fin skimboard is the way to go!!

[@mxo1210]

Seal Beach be pumping lol

[@EBaron007]

Seal Beach, yeah, right! Or was it the left?

[@jasmijnariel]

1:02, that was fun! Do it again!!

[@in2food]

There’s a gnarly shore break at Big Beach on Maui. The locals told me they have tons of serious back and neck injuries every year.

[@genomitchalinni8106]

I miss days like that. How was The Point at 19th street that day?

[@terminalpreppie8439]

Since no one seems to know, that's Laguna Beach in Cali and the "tiny surfboards" are skimboards

[@broderbro4699]

@pluvio not Newport wedge?I'm from hella cal I really dunno

[@matthewmugford4560]

Joshua they're skim boards

[@zchms9273]

I live there and there is no pier that would be dana point

[@cigaretteman5716]

1:04 is definitely on my bucket list

[@livinglifeleona]

Lol I never saw the ocean throw someone into the air like that

[@certifiedoldg4066]

that is so cool. wow make me wony to drive to corpus c. tx dats the closes to san anto tx. so ya so cool. thank you for sharing.

[@AudreyRodriguezAR]

We don’t have waves like that in corpus though that’s for sure :/

[@mysteriouslyenigmaticbodyp5602]

i surf pretty good and i pay most respect to style of surfers and you guys have got it

[@fly1327]

Years of mountain hang gliding, sometimes in questionable conditions, and this still makes me wonder why. I've been to the Wedge on big days (local So Cal boy) and wonder, as that break consistently closes from the other side and crashes down shallow, in a foot or two of water from pretty high up, what are these folks counting on?

[@aaronsilver1755]

Bc it’s so much fun getting huge barrels and so easy to air! I bodyboard but I love shore break we don’t get it this perfect on the outer banks tho!

[@nncoco]

Wedge is very dangerous. I've seen some horrible accidents there.

[@kenbunker3837]

Shore breaks or "shory's" as we call them have sent many a person to the spinal unit, you'll end up in a wheelchair that you steer with your tounge.

[@Stratocaster42]

Short hair Blair? I'm starting to realise that the more I watch him, the more I realise he's one of the best barrel riders I've ever seen :o

[@Xozona]

great video!

[@SuperTylerMan11]

0:15 who else thought that wave felt like a tsunami

[@Whisky2000]

Me no

[@rm5surf3r39]

U know what a tsunami is?

[@ottah483]

Eh, I’ve seen bigger on camera. That was just a huge wave.

[@xandermills9499]

That’s how I broke my board once lmao

[@travisguide4516]

South side of seal beach pier has always been a fun spot I remember when I was a kid I watched people skim board there after surfing the jetty

[@xr500t]

Holy cow! these guys are getting sent!

[@ryanreidemeister6049]

Blair Conklin on the Exile Skimfin 🙌

[@blaisenbuds5879]

this is one of my favorite kind of waves cuz u can get majorly shacked an theres no hold downs once ur done u just stand up an ur on the beach . super fun waves

[@setaside77]

Yeah but for the same reason you are much more likely to break your neck 1:03 3:12

[@cravengruesome9454]

Ites

[@anthonymagenot5987]

Conklin is F n crazy, I love it!

[@_Mr.D]

What beach is this? I would love to go there and see those waves

[@germarionrobinson4596]

3:12 that man broke his back

[@ottah483]

“I’M NOT A CONTORTIONIST- OW”

[@masonpilkington4878]

you spelled surfboard wrong anyone notice?

[@AstralApple]

Haha I did not actually

[@Diane_-gf7ib]

WIPE OUT!!!!!! Thanks for sharing.

[@bonsummers2657]

I can't believe there's so many thumbs down. This is very crunchy n tasty footage.

[@curbcobain]

daaaaaamn! what happened to blair's hair?! :O

[@vancehanson1339]

This is seal beach correct?

[@tonym2881]

I say yes South Side pier

[@hombreguerro4767]

I wush I grew up on the coast 😔 🤙 you dudes are sick with it

[@mountaindurag]

I had no idea waves formed/crashed that close to the beach That is scary

[@masaborstnar4714]

they put fins on a skimboard😂

[@dougyeefresh87]

Is that what it is? I couldn't tell if it was a surfboard or not.

[@adammraclawski6898]

I thinks it’s just a wakesurf board that’s the right size

[@secretpersond8324]

3:12 hit solid ground lol

[@sm1thers]

2:57 too

[@peterhunt271]

Nuts !!! Great to watch

[@zapatashirts]

sorry about the title but this is close to perfection...wounderful!!!!

[@rickmorrow993]

Falling head first is how you break your neck in these kinds of waves.

[@codysmith605]

Yer mom.

[@richperkins5192]

That’s impressive but never seems to end well for them 😂

[@pauliamsocool]

That’s some badass shore break.

[@mancavecreations6535]

Experienced my first time hitting the Shaw this month and it hurts these guys are mad

[@Rice1463]

0:18 o my goodnees

[@Trippleroc]

the bodyboarder at 3:10.... should be dead... No clue how he made that wave...

[@frankmahoney3166]

That really wasn’t that bad I’ve been slammed by much bigger at the Wedge, anyway he was already at the bottom when the wave crashed onto him I doubt he even got scratched on that one

[@greggrimer1428]

It's good to be young. I enjoyed this stuff in the 80s and 90s.

[@silkyoolong4840]

Looks like an absolute blast out there

[@sickom576]

The video should be called. "kook got a new camera"

[@zbigniewproductions3170]

Dude at 1:00 gets WRECKED!!! hahaha

[@19markz67]

Seal beach 1973, barrels and Nick broke his board on the pier! Still critical.

[@Darksagan]

Dudes a beast with that short board.

[@davidblack5857]

South side Seal Beach

[@modernpharaoh3035]

8:08 he thought he was in deeper water 😂

[@intrepidelica7059]

Sand is more forgiving than coral or lava reef. The reef at Pipeline is especially gnarly, it's composed of sharp jagged basalt that looks like a sadistic maze that has walls topped with blades and caves you can get thrown into, even fang like rock formations.

[@nncoco]

I was a shore break rider on these beaches from Wedge to the HB pier for a long time. Took a lot of beatings. No single one sticks out, fortunately.