WAVE OF THE WINTER: THE MOVIE

Surfline's Wave of the Winter event is a one-of-a-kind contest where the single-best wave of the entire season is awarded $25,000. This documentary highlights the 2012/2013 winter season on Oahu's fabled North Shore and is chock-full of every single mental wave that was ridden from November through February. There's also plenty of colorful insight from some of the world's best surfers.

[@TeddyParker]

Their focus was so much on it looking pretty, which I understand, but my favorites were the trashy barrels that dudes had to suffer through yet still ended up getting nearly 10 second barrel rides on.

[@elainie7740]

Wow, who knew how beautiful and special each wave is. Pipe & Backdoor always have perfect barrels. It would be a dream to surf them!

[@cri66124]

they should also start 'WIPEOUT OF THE WINTER'

[@spikerd808]

I would win this..over the falls backwards at huge makaha..

[@criscagas8905]

Vhjki99

[@dan1e1473]

4:04 smooth rip ricardo dos santos

[@RobertJones-hg8sd]

Mark Healey (5:53)...Activating his GoPro and bottom-turning 20 ft Pipe at the same time. Ultimate coolness in the age of technology! :-)

[@NickROZ1]

12:30 Ezikerals wave was so sick!! Defiantly my choice :)

[@surferboy347808]

YAAAAAA!!! CONGRATS RICARDO!

[@filipefmendes]

R.I.P. Ricardo dos Santos

[@berniedmjm4108]

Reading the comments & someone saying Gerry was jealous... I think Kalani chapman was jealous of Ricardo's wave saying his wave needed to be bigger! Bwahaha

[@2001gc]

Rip it North Shore.... Awesome vid...

[@neilpiper5671]

Some of those waves were being ridden by people who new what they were doing, some people were just so lucky to get those waves. Some people were hunting for the best wave like john john or kelly.

[@biancadootson4938]

JOB's board switch is amazing

[@pop1553]

awesome video

[@MIsterioStudios]

This should be fun!

[@dylancohen1994]

amazing video

[@joninsco861]

Mason Ho the most Underated pro / soul Surfer that is there always O'boy surfs everything. Nothing left Unsurfed INSCO SFCA

[@RafaelAlvesSurf]

Eterno Ricardo R.I.P

[@Dommay42o]

Ricardos wave was soooo dope

[@tcalomfirescu]

Well, I am just speaking from my experience as a 30+ years wave rider, and after I made my drop, it was pretty much a matter of stalling or accelerating, but beyond that, there really isn't that much to it. Popping air or even a well-timed, makeable floater or Z cutback is more challenging. But, and I qualify here, I surfed some breaks in Mexico and at Pipe, making that drop isn't easy--the bottom drops out fast.

[@jaceribeiro1]

Talk about art in motion

[@jeffreybarruga257]

Does anyone know where to get the songlist?

[@miguelcbx1982]

Harley é lenda em filmes . Sempre curtindo aqui com a família , valleu galera , aloha 🤙🤘

[@billleskeep2033]

Like Lopez says at about 15:20, size and style are the most sought after characteristics. The footage of this past winter pales in comparison to some other winters. Many other winters were so epic. The riders (style) are terrific, but the waves were not really impressive (size).

[@DanBrown5702]

Nice vid!!

[@NickkChoo]

an ad brought me here, dope eh

[@dakine400]

only in the southern hemisphere! in Hawaii december is mid winter!

[@andreasthoma3440]

Who else got goosebumps when he found out that he won!

[@supositorio2009]

Ricardo reppin' andy irons. A.I. forever king

[@lv42daze]

omg 4 commercials? i guess SL needs the money, ugh.

[@maximedosanjos276]

It was my mother's burthday when he won !

[@psynapsurfa]

it could be called pipeline barrel of the winter

[@OccupationSurfer]

a lot of waves!

[@lucasleopoldo9887]

what is teh first music of the video?

[@zimonslot]

you forgot to list the soundtrack in the discription

[@wilsargisson1155]

+zimonslot Whatever the song is, they've ripped off "Love Is The Drug" by Roxy Music for the sample.

[@tcalomfirescu]

Picture it. Going left (my backside), you drop in, gain speed--pumping--out pacing the breaking wave, then cut back to the breaking lip (carved or flash-slashing a 180--reversing direction), hit that lip and then turn back into the direction of the left-breaking wave. That was me going backside, but here is a video visual of it going right (search KZbin for this title): easy Surfing Tutorial: Backside Snap (goofy foot)HD. You'll then see the Z repeated and explained.

[@chango1455]

i really cant wait untill Jamie wins WOTW with his wavestorm transfer haha

[@PFC_Kachowski]

Anyone know the name of the song @7:30?

[@wiannel6025]

what is the song at 21:50 (the last song)

[@samdelamb5139]

The monetary incentive, false and empty, continues to pull new generations into a trap - that being the mentality that competition and "judging" are somehow relevant in the most artistic and subjective areas of human culture. Enough with the bloated egos and self-interest, when are we going to evolve to the point where we realize surfing is for fun and WORK is something we should do for the benefit of the greater good?? Cheers.

[@mozdickson]

You said it right. Falas certa! the thing i notice about those surfers caught up in that crap, they never seemed stoked, they never surf satisfied, and they kick out of every wave thinking of nothing else but snaking another wave, Their loss.

[@andreezud]

mozdickson I don't think pro surfers are dissatisfied at all. When you surf at that level of course there is going to be a competitive atmosphere and you're a dope if you think these guys just show up snaking people

[@mozdickson]

Daniel Smith fair enough, but when did I ever say "pro surfers"? I'm referring to every level of scamming ego tripping 'syrfer' Aloha!

[@michaeljohn8905]

👍

[@ymatT601]

These guys need to make a living just like everyone else. I personally admire every competitor for going after their goals.

[@wavel5301]

9min47 what's the song please?

[@marisol4632]

Nice.

[@MrSatrdayKnight]

"It matches each other..."

[@jay333gkg]

Tht was a sick vid tho

[@tcalomfirescu]

My moves were more like Dane at 0:21 in the vid. More cut and less slide.

[@chinobbzack1643]

All surfers have to surf Pipeline at least once in your life !!

[@rymondsalvador6266]

localism.

[@tcalomfirescu]

How exciting, guys dropping in and going straight ahead. What skill that takes and shows. I don't know how many other's of you have been barreled on the North Shore, but I have been, many, many times and other than the drop, it doesn't take much skill--It's pretty automatic: you just follow the path of the wave. It feels good, sure, but as a spectator I find it pretty boring and a bit like the Emperors New Clothes.

[@psynapsurfa]

the winner was not my pick... however, it is still better than my best ever wave.

[@AlexMageethefirst]

who was your pick? John John's wave was amazing!

[@psynapsurfa]

I have actually changed my mind. I thinks Ricardos was the pick. JJ's was epic also.

[@felipecarvalho6508]

Name is music ? 4:47

[@mikaelnelson8339]

David tassel shoulda got it!

[@scostam]

R.I.P Ricardo

[@guilhermemarchezanfreitag3967]

R.I.P Ricardo =/

[@camiologytv7149]

Got the app 😉

[@beardedyaker9767]

Did I miss Kelly?

[@elijahakaka1093]

Haha hows jamie's tanktop!

[@Alejandromartinez-un3xs]

so if theres no video you cant win?

[@vovakorotkikh5161]

Alejandro martinez Duuh

[@barbosinhans8739]

nice

[@bybreno23]

ricardinho monstroooo

[@Blazek04]

5:14 look inside the barrel

[@mbsurfer]

12:04 Wait what........?

[@Mitchelllatzman]

It seems like wave of the winter is only about barrels.

[@mikaelnelson8339]

Dave Wasell Anthony walsh john john sick waves so many good ones glad Ricardo won and glad reef won

[@gavinalexander501]

where does the money come from out of interest?

[@tcalomfirescu]

Well, maybe not boring to do, but pretty much boring to watch, especially again and again. It's like Picasso with one esel, one palate, one color. Even surfing the North Shore, I prefered waves where I could get in front of the tube and carve, slash, Z-cutback, float and rain spray on myself and others. God I love to make it rain.

[@enikobabarcsik7695]

Guided meditation

[@jdelsolar15]

I dont think that is true because there is a lot more to do to get barreled that just follow the path of the wave...

[@tcalomfirescu]

Well, I did enjoy that Kamalei Alexander interior green-room shot. That was quite good. But the rest... meh.

[@zhivomirmomchev2459]

9:00 min song pls :D

[@mikaelnelson8339]

Reefs was worthy!

[@matthewan7102]

Anthony Walsh

[@Itsatz0]

Surfing competitions are really stupid.

[@zacharyblair2863]

Your profile picture is in my Latin book

[@Itsatz0]

Zachary Blair Figures, it is a picture of a mosaic from Pompeii. Actors back then wore masks, this one is a tragic actors mask, hence the frown.

[@jameswatters8554]

how the fuck do you paddle out?

[@Kalogerellis]

was wondering the same thing

[@sanfranciscobay]

You wait for a lull in the waves, then go like hell. Sometimes, you get pushed back and you have to start all over again. These surfers are in incredible shape. The average person would be exhausted paddling in 10-15 seconds.

[@ralphiemcdingus2075]

You paddle around the waves from the sides and then move horizontally to where it's breaking.

[@borckers8637]

December is Summer not winter

[@ajdierickx8878]

They should give the wave $25,000, the guy just happened to get lucky when it popped up

[@dimebag32080]

Z cutback?

[@superbasedtaskforceagent8544]

gerry seems a little jealous.

[@derchakalaka9125]

6:42 Cheesburger :D

[@raquearce655]

Ricardo Dos santos chuzoo

[@wojtekulak42]

epic

[@evolutionvideos13]

Hold my beer

[@tcalomfirescu]

Yes, and from experience I say this in Homer's voice--boooorrrriiiinnng!

[@tcalomfirescu]

No, ask the pros, it's pretty much a matter of making the drop and either stalling or accelerating. Or you can watch the vid again and come to your own conclusions. Well, I lived it and I know it's full of all this mysticism, this being tubed thing, and it's nice and all, but I bet you dollars to donuts, that I can train a kook to drop in, hold a line and or stall or accelerate quicker than I could teach a kid to float, pop-air, Z-cutback or super-spray a fan.

[@alicechang7074]

Torrey Meister is why AOC became politician and submissive? 🥺🥺🥺

[@kaloeaa]

Are these guys being kooks on j

[@joninsco5756]

2:45

[@Ericxnugz]

thats JOB for you

[@borckers8637]

Oh OH ok

[@get-out-there2]

Regarding Sam delamb's comment. Sounds like uv been on to many drugs.

[@johnjames77]

What wrong with the (now 51 thumbs down) . ISIS ?

[@ralphiemcdingus2075]

Surfers who don't like contests and competition in surfing?

[@jay333gkg]

No just stop

[@thelastrebelshow1627]

I love surfing but we knew back in the early 70s commercialization was on the horizon. The term professional surfer was still kinda of a joke and only a sell outs entered contests. These days its what most young surfers dream of and or aspire to.

[@borckers8637]

hm ture

[@gianluzza1]

UN NO A LEROY MARLEN

[@coolo39]

pause at 17:02 ahahha

[@Fara_Bale]

coolo39 and what?

[@coolo39]

i cant remember

[@andrew3912]

🤫

[@taskforce39993]

just get adblock

[@THCgrafter]

WTF in JOB wearing, he's now trying to make burger queening look cool or what?

[@byOpiiL]

OMG fucking barrel

[@jordandelgado7571]

Great waves,unreal surfers,lame claims..

[@get-out-there2]

Horrible ending music