CLOUDBREAK One for the Ages

[@Dean-qt3rp]

Maybe the prettiest, most majestic wave I have ever seen?

[@TechnikMeister2]

I only experienced Cloudbreak once in my long lifetime. One ride many years ago when it was not well known. Its almost a metaphysical experience. Its quite different to Teahupoo which is just raw, dangerous power that last only a few seconds. Cloudbreak seems to take you on a journey and holds you in its hand like it welcomes your presence. When you flip over the back as it closes out, you have a feeling of serenity and beauty, not survival. Its unique. It changes you and restores you. You never want to leave.

[@stevo3938]

Okay Steve

[@SURFINGVISIONS]

Thats very true. I hear you.

[@Aquwert]

Pretty much how my grandfather described it when i said it looks similar to Teahupoo

[@tahoe4beauty]

Powerful Cool Memory to Share ~ ~ 🌊🌩💦💙🩵💙

[@ZacBentley-cn8tn]

It is epic. Your still got your 'life time 'take it.If in doubt, paddle out.

[@NullUnit2]

Seeing Shamas Kennedy drop in on a monster that's cleaning everyone else out @ 3:20 is such a flex. What a wave. 😵

[@itschrishicks]

To turn around and go… just wow

[@SamHough-sr3bn]

Soli Bailey, the Coffin Bros absolutely charging!!😳

[@bayly1977]

Nate Florence video on this session is perfection

[@dave9351]

Stunning... is all I can conjure up, but for those who have never surfed Tavarua, the reef at Cloud Break is flat with channels carved into it from water running off it. Restaurants, you sit at the bar and watch (wave directly in front of the Island, hence "Restaurants"), has some of the nastiest coral you never want to deal with... Low tide Restaurants can be ugly if you fall. Great memories of Dave & Jenny Clark when they ran the island ! BULA RIP Druku, you were one amazing Fijian ! Reading some of the comments about the "music"... turn your audio off fools, no reason to diss this ?

[@sambado]

Cloudbreak must be among one of the 7 wonders of surfing.

[@SURFINGVISIONS]

It is! Teahupoo, The Right, Shipsterns, Peahi, Mavericks, Nazare, Wiamea. (let's call it 8)

[@mickc3423]

No pipe?

[@JulienSorelEatsSabras]

Waimea? Meh... just a big shapeless wall.

[@ymatT601]

Pipe, Teahupoo, Cloudbreak, Jaws, J-Bay, Mavericks, Bells.

[@mongooseelixer]

seeing the waves with nobody on them made me feel something, that perfect curling lip, those waves exist out there somewhere in the pacific, perfect 20 foot barrels it looked almost heavenly and scary at the same time, then seeing the guys on them....psshhh

[@ChopASk8]

That was pretty dreamy & buttery. I think some of those guys had a lil happy tear in their 👁

[@albollinger5431]

Absolutely awesome surfing on one of the world's 5 star classiest waves. When I was in Fiji hears ago nobody knew about it yet.

[@Cornwallcalv]

Billy kemper and Nathan Florence showing the world what living is really about,amazing!

[@benoitguilbaud6308]

Who needs the WSL to make a living eh? 😂

[@charlesmooradian5456]

Best surfer photography ever. Riding waves like that is to feel what its like to be a God for a moment, invincible even though you know you are not. What chargers!

[@bradbloodworth642]

Beautifully said bro. Nailed it. 🙏

[@troycreatlive4148]

One of the best sessions ever recorded. IMO

[@thatlovejones]

Surfing in those conditions is one of the most radical things in sports, in anything. Billy Kemper, unreal, and how about Laura Enever, wow, takes legendary beatdowns and comes back for killer rides. Stoked just to hear these guys after, they're stunned, in bliss. Epic video, great photography.

[@caldogrun]

Wow! Epic above epic! What waves and what performances! There was a Zen-like quality to the flow these long big barrels presented! Well done crew! Whew!

[@DarknessYT2010]

Parkers wave was sick and nath just toying with it ..mind blowing footage love the drone shots

[@bradbloodworth642]

I grer up in this part of the world since 1970 and I have seen like this, maybe ten or fifteen times in over fifty years. Just Epic .Awesome vid

[@biblicaltheologyexegesisan9024]

Billy Kemper had an incredible ride it was truly the "crystal cathedral" of tubes how awesome thanks for sharing the epic sess

[@noelgeessink]

7:24 best drone footage I've ever seen :O

[@djjorgecastellanos4972]

@23:44 may be the best paddled into wave Ive EVER seen

[@gothwhiteinc]

In a world full of rights cloud break is goofy’s revenge 🏄‍♂️

[@jasonmacclain9756]

2nd greatest cloudbreak swell I'd say..fucking amazing. The swell the CT bailed on is still the best. More amazing rides on this swell though..cheers boys n Laura. You rip

[@CjbrkBrooks]

Absolutely stunning, beautiful waves. Wow. I don’t know where this is; however, I saw waves like these as a little girl living on what was then a deserted Sunset Beach in 1952. I was four years old. We would sit in a hammock and watch huge fish slide down the waves. We would also see ships pass by. My dad rented an old plantation house that was just over the dunes. The waves would dig huge swimming pools in the sand, about 3’ deep, and we’d swim in them until the tide came back in. Hawaii was not yet a state, or much of a tourist spot…so it was mostly unspoiled at the time…it was paradise….there were REAL luaus held by native families…that pork cooked under hot rocks was so sweet! We were a Navy family. My dad was based there after Korea. He also served WWII. Thanks for the great video.

[@Tyt55]

Tim, I am now 67 and whilst my body is a bit screwed and cant surf any more my 2 boys do. I am and always will be a surfer in spirit, but only watch, dream and remember now. Mother ocean certainly smiled on all the guys in the water including you. I have never seen such an amazing session ever at this size!

[@sweetiepienumber1]

67 here with disabling arthritis. I was lucky through surfing the South Pacific in my youth.

[@beauchamp1763]

Me too, I'm in my 60's and have a fucked back due to working in the oil field and started surfing when I was 9 years old, I've had to stop surfing bigger waves and now have a 10 foot mal and occasionally get out there and relive my youth but in two to three foot surf. As long as you keep moving the body will get through it, stop and you seize up like a rusty ol gate. Keep moving forward my chiropractor tells me. I also have a kayak and that keeps me moving too. Stay young, coz old ain't fun.😂

[@keithsinclair2420]

I'm in my 70's can't take too much sun having spent my life in it.

[@williamkerr3350]

Great to see Nathan Florence stand tall in the barrel instead of dragging his backside in it,classic session, thanks.

[@Freeride-v4r]

14:00 wow

[@bayly1977]

What a drop

[@lymanmj]

Cray

[@chrisjenkins7591]

Absolutely sick

[@diegollontop8735]

Everyone saying everyone caught the best waves of their lives, 😂😂😂 like a script. Wonderfull agreement. Was mental. ❤

[@alexreid4131]

Reminds me of the Jeff Booth Surfer mag Couldbreak cover back in the day. Anyone remember that?

[@gkj8765]

Hey bro's!! Long time surfer here. Traveled from CA to HI, AU, NZ, Bali and many reef breaks. Wondering what size boards are we riding is this. Nathan and the boys look like 8' maybe a bit smaller but there are some 9' ++ boards out there. Anyone got an eye on size. Just for shits n giggles and perspective. Looks like big boards on way bigger waves than it loos on film. Thats how it always is, right? Should have been there type shit. Size of boards anyone. Nathan in particular cause his equipment is always dialed in.... Thanks Bros!!

[@SeanDorso]

This is my first comment ever on any platform of any kind cuz I just surf around no pun intended…. This IS THE BEST SURF VIDEO I HAVE EVER SEEN EVER ANY SCREEN AND IM NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT PHONE COMPUTER IM TALKING TV OR BIG SCREEN THEATRE RIGHT TO KOOL SMOOTH HOMIES MAN I WANT TO BUY YOU ALL NICE COLD BEER FOR THE LOT OF YOU THE CREW THANKS FOR PROBABLY NO ABSOLUTELY BEST SURF VIDEO OF MY LIFE MUCH LOVE FELLAS AND WHAT EVER YOU DO JUST KEEP DOING THAT SWEET RIDING YOU DO So much respect CALI OUT……..

[@martinmartin8871]

WEll I hear "yuo can drive a truck thru it" for decades but now i saw that as a possibility. I also wonder if deep in some of their hearts they wished they would of paddled 300 or more past and get that first PIT section before the shoulder drop in area? I can dream and thanks to you my visions of heaven are REAL.

[@bayly1977]

That drop by Parker Coffin at 14 mins was next level

[@cwr8618]

knifed a triple overhead crater. so sick. i guess wearing a helmet and full football pads helps

[@CarlosTiscareno]

Light on his feet - quite special that drop!

[@DarknessYT2010]

yep

[@yowie369]

Skitz

[@itschrishicks]

Wave Ki

[@danjmorse]

Omg omg omg. Thundercloud reveals itself!!!

[@chrisculley3756]

What a freaking day. I watched the Nathan Florence's video of this day and it was just incredible as is this one. It honest to God looks like a painting it's just a perfect wave Cloud break is amazing pretty much always but with that blue water and that perfect wave and you throw some sides to it it's just becomes Epic. I don't think I ever heard so many" oh my gods" being said in a video in my life. RLTW 3/75

[@libertyblack715]

I like the painting analogy. I was thinking like a moving painting and the artist didn't even bother painting clouds. Didn't need them.

[@ahamilton1305]

18:57 Great etiquette with the no splash duck dive

[@petermyers479]

The happiest times of my life have been in swells like this, memorable waves, people, place. Memories forever.

[@surfingawaveoflife]

What a priceless piece of history for Nathan Florence, Billy Kemper, Jo Jo Roper, Benji Brand, Soli Bailey & the Coffin brothers. Even better they were all paddle -in waves. Earning it, earning respect and etching a benchmark surfing some of the most incredible waves in our lifetimes. Bravo.

[@BodhiNDaddy]

Epic! Looks like an expanded and stretched out version of Teahupoo.

[@TruthIsNot4Sale]

The most magical thing I’ve ever seen

[@TheRIBLING]

Cover shot after cover shot crazy good

[@johnrawlins3071]

Billy's wipeout looked deadly glad everyone survived crazy to see on film but it must be way more intense in real life at full speed.

[@paysan7996]

with respect, genuine ambient ocean sounds the true music bruddah thx bruddha, plenty adrenaline already just looking...

[@adventuresphere1593]

Some of ur best work to date! Truly Loved it - keep up the wonderful work

[@jbt7926]

Enever keeps on charging. Role model for the women for sure. Were there any Bodyboarders out there? Love to see that too

[@AmitPatel-lw1fl]

@3:25 from the tippy top of the lip tooo sheeeeeshhh

[@michaelthomas366]

Probably the most beautifully perfect wave in the world?

[@djjorgecastellanos4972]

WOWOWOWOWOW

[@docjeffry]

I must say that the drone footage was just as epic as the waves. You guys have some really good flyers. And I got a 107 in the USA. Excellent job, Lads!

[@fmad9438]

Haven´t surf in about 5 years and I´m desperate to start again. Thanks a lot to all you guys (surfers, producers, videographers, lifeguards, jetskiers and all teams & assistants). You truly help me keep super excited about the comeback! Aloha from the Caribbean!

[@laowai2000]

Mind blown. Makes the overhead stuff I have surfed over the years look like the kiddies pool.

[@TrevorLeggo]

I was sitting on the lounge watching this and whooping, ducking, cringing and just gobsmacked. That was the best footage and record of a special special day. The best surfers in the world just holding edges and almost all going quite strait shows how they make it look easy on such crucial friggen’ 20 foot magic. Thankyou Tim !!

[@tomasituragava3646]

"A Cut Above The Rest "....Cloud Break

[@PocketOKrypto]

Incredible edit Tim! What a day. You've been on a hell of a roll and your videos just keep getting better and better. Thanks for bringing all the stoke into our homes!

[@sMVshortMusicVideos]

Insane footage. I love Parker's wave, that was scary.

[@moscaman559]

Out of all the footage from other videographers, this was by far the best as far as water angles, lighting, etc… Well done capturing an epic day 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@fredericschilling6416]

All positive. The best big waves I’ve ever seen. The wave is just like a Pipeline point. Other big waves spots just don’t have this quality. Perfection huge.

[@myronschabe]

Credit to the surfers but the Queen here has to be the wave itself, utterly magical...a day when God/The Mystery gives us a twinkling smile.

[@collinvandemark7740]

What a beautiful wave

[@sharevisionzhk2518]

Watching from Hongkong with Australian surfer & wake surfer friends.. always shouted (ohh!! omg!!) whenever someone made a fall from higher wave.. Very nice edit amazing steady footages in that very big difficult waves

[@thegr8stm8]

Got to agree with comments, Tim… classic video… gr8 Team players… and so smooth and glassy… thanks for taking us on the journey and all other swell chases… 👍👍👌😊😉😉

[@col2959]

50 now and best surf I’ve ever seen.

[@gjo4292]

The Perfect Waves !!! ♥

[@longie52]

AWESOME VIDEO! Cheers ... you really made Cloudbreak come to life! I'm getting a bit long in th tooth for big waves ...but I've had my share in nz & currently been 'stuck' at red island (pulau merah) just an hour from g land.... focusing on my 2 yrs old daughts swimming, & breathing techniques...she's already caught ...what would be for her, waist highs on my very tender 9' gun! Then there's my beautiful wife from east jawa...she's already ripping head hi's !! This vids DEFINITELY given us all grand incentive THANK YOU! The tunes are perfect too! "Sticky side" up, much love Malik, Nur & Kimmie 🌴🏴‍☠️🌊🏄🏻‍♂️🏄‍♀️🏄

[@alexnavar]

Swell of a lifetime! Absolutely Epic and mesmerizing to watch. Thanks for sharing this masterpiece with surfing community.

[@tylerstamps2786]

The quality of this footage is so dope…and those surfers have some serious brass! The slo mo drone shots of the wave is spellbinding! Nicely achieved

[@TruthIsNot4Sale]

Kemper wasn’t lying this was the most stunning beautiful thing I’ve ever seen….🙌

[@jeremytpaul]

Slater always noticeably absent from these really “BIG” amazing days. Never seen him ride big Chopes either!

[@travisguide4516]

15:08 sweet drop

[@gregorysmith468]

Unforgettable day epic I must say 😮

[@Strawman333]

Absolutely stunning! Experience of a lifetime. Thanks for sharing. 🙏🏼

[@danarello2563]

Non-stop epic footage! Probably the best surf video I've seen.

[@harrow2355]

Insane and perfect surfing,these guys are brilliant riders on this vid,when i surfed cloudbreak the height was only 2 to 3 metres,this was on a different level,perfect conditions and barrels,Vinaka! Vinaka! for a great vid.

[@qafmbr]

cloud broke! AWESOME, but, Could we get a version with no slo-mo and no music?

[@richardhiatt3420]

Nucking Futz Tim thanks

[@feather1950]

Brilliant music for a change. Most surfing videos I have to watch on mute. Great video all up really 👌👌👌👌👌

[@deanstephen7580]

Absolutely mental footage, makes you feel like your sitting in the channel watching!

[@michaelrocharde]

Spectacular footage as always, Tim. Loved it. I've rented a house in Nazare for 3 months hoping to see some huge waves, and maybe get to say hello. Stay safe.

[@miketausig4205]

I’m kinda still picking my jaw off the floor. It was like a 20’ wave machine, with perfect VW Bus sized barrels repeating one after another. As I watched, I kept remarking how it just couldn’t any bigger and stay perfect, and then the next wave would be bigger. Rinse, annnnd repeat. Just an epic swell. I woulda loved to have been there. I can’t handle Jaws on a big day, but this would have been magic. Trifecta of film edits: Nathan’s wave into Benji’s wave into Billy’s wave. Best freakin film I’ve seen in a while.

[@TaranakiGreenfields]

MAD!!! Great footage. One the day of all days. SCORED

[@fimdostempos6727]

Brother you're the best ..... this is crazy perfect aloha from Brazil

[@mkogrady6078]

The physical structure of an amazing wave breaking is art in it's purest form.

[@leighcouper4594]

One just never gets sick of watching BIG Cloudbreak full stop. What a beautiful wave and place. These surfers rock. their front doors have to be circular, cause you gotta have big balls to surf waves that big. Go boys!!!!!

[@leftymagoo2710]

One more for the ages! An Ultra Barrel Fest! Thanks Tim🙏

[@inobi30]

This wave is just the big wave of heaven

[@f9qo]

Too good to be true!

[@MrJustoverissimo]

What a Beautiful World 🎉🎉🎉. Let’s play 🙏

[@IAm1InTheIAm]

Billy Kemper gets the Huge Cajones of the Day Award 👏

[@Pompomgrenade]

Looks huge, and reminds me that wetsuits with built-in floatation devices are scary😅

[@WilliamCriswell-c5y]

Awesome video. Really loved the reactions of most of the surfers you interviewed. Great to see such a stoke with guys who are in this type of surf regularly.

[@tommunds-idaho]

Goosebumps brothers! YOU people are crazy though! Man that was beautiful, epic and huge! Great videos! keep it up!!! Insane!

[@wsfwsf1497]

Thundercloud reef was the best all time in 2012, when they called off the contest but the pros went anyway. The vid of Healy bailing looking at a 10 ft thick lip is utterly insane. Code Red Chopes was close, but obviously tow only.

[@theyoungupstarts1243]

It looks like everyone thinks they’re going to die on the ride out. I’d be wearing brown shorts, too!

[@EddieB-c5z]

Great video! Amazing perfection session. Thanks

[@stevec4899]

Was the GOAT not there on his favorite wave in one of his favorite places for this most monumental, flawless day ? I hope so - he used to be such a regular at Tavarua.

[@caldogrun]

P.S. Ya Tim B. thanks so much for all your travels and hard-honed skills as a videographer. Your cameras and lenses helped immortalize this epic surf day of majestic proportions! Cheers!

[@dennistait-jamieson1702]

Great footage. It is hard to please everyone and I appreciate you putting your own style to it with your sound track. Keep up the work .

[@Kent_DTS]

Joy comes in many forms 🙃 few as good as this! -MAHALO!!

[@kenbernard55]

best footage ever, if you have surfed there ,your admiration for these guys is grows,

[@wayno-ms1gm]

We were there in 1972 and nobody else was there except the boat driver, the real good old days 🤟

[@kwsbps]

This is monumental big wave surfing great job producing this video.