The Wave That Closed Out The Bay

[@johnsonderegger8627]

Thanks for keeping the ocean sound. Wow. My palms sweat even thinking about getting caught inside that set. It is amazing no one was killed. Hats off the jet ski folks.

[@OffDaLip]

Yea, chalk that up to the experience of the surfers out there. They handled it well and the skis were immediately on it

[@charliedillon1400]

Guy at 0:10 caught the wave of the day.....the one that got him to the channel.

[@KrispyChicken7]

Haha well said!!

[@roblentz81]

Definitely saved his bacon 🥓

[@LordFlashheart1]

Save of the day

[@Sweetheart_of_the_rodeo]

Whoever caught that wave before the big one was stoked

[@barreldreamz7852]

That’s a funny thought, but everyone made it out the back except one dude it appears

[@TrojanCondor]

And survived to tell about it😂

[@Noreaster-l6k]

He saw it coming for sure

[@Thezebraman888]

Hats off to all the legends on jet skis saving lives

[@OffDaLip]

The surfers totally depend on them in situations like this

im always curious who pays for that, their time, fuel, the actual jet skis

[@roblentz81]

What an amazing set of waves 🌊 The dude who caught the first wave before the macking closeout was one lucky SOB 😮

[@pfinniganallen]

Where is this?

[@roblentz81]

@ Waimea Bay, on Oahu

[@mikeh2520]

I wonder if the guy @1:39 made it over or got sucked back over the falls. I love the sound of the big boulders rattling around together underwater when you get held down and a wave passes over. There were no jet skis back in the day to come and get you.

[@scotthull2141]

he may have! the one behind him may not!

[@OffDaLip]

that boulder sound is too familiar haha

[@carpballet]

There are boulders under the water?

[@KrispyChicken7]

Paddling into this is just another level! 🤯

[@erikmoller84]

The summer of my Fourteenth year I spent in Hawaii at friends of my dad’s, surfing. I stayed out all day and as late as 11:30 pm. One of the best parts of it, was how the older guys accepted me, and treated me like one of their friends. Surfers are great people.

[@OffDaLip]

Yea, that's a great feeling. Just being on the north shore as a grom, nothing better

[@eriknyrop5063]

Excellent footage, from the guy catching the ‘wave before’ to the wave foaming back out. Only the sound of the wave. Thank you!!

[@OffDaLip]

Yea, if you could just put yourself in any of their shoes. Imagine what they're all thinking. Guaranteed the surfer who caught the first wave saw that death bomb out the back and knew he had to grab that first wave. Amazing moment of an amazing contest

[@chrismacculley8357]

It’s almost like they didn’t even see it coming. So spooky. Thanks ODL 🤙

[@OffDaLip]

Yea, but with the drone I saw that thing a mile away. Crazy watching that thing grow from the deep water

[@chrismacculley8357]

Never even thought of that. Sweet

[@Honey-Sanchez]

Subscribed for keeping the ocean sound.

[@nathansolo2605]

As a land locked mountain biker I devour these videos, from Off Da Lip to Powerlines videos at Mavericks , please keep this content coming. Visiting Oahu's North shore and watching these waves live is on my bucket list.

[@joegibbs2508]

That's an OH SHIT moment! You caught it perfectly.

[@per48]

every time i watch your vids im just in awe. The beach here never has that much water in it. I have been round most of our coast and never seen anything like it.

[@OffDaLip]

This day was incredible, from start to finish. Thank you

[@chrisgundersen1117]

Water patrol best in the business thank you!

[@OffDaLip]

they save lives daily 🤙

[@lukedavey7693]

Live by the sword, die by the sword. Awesome stuff

[@TaranakiFrother-oy2dx]

Heaviness increased. What an underwater breakdancing party that would have been

[@krazyk6609]

Amazing footage!🌊 We were fortunate to spend NYE week on our favorite Island of Oahu. NS always reminds me these surfers might as well be no a different planet... Running back & forth between T&C, we got to body surf inside Waimea earlier in the day before it got too big... The macker sets started rolling in after 1pm, our 16yo son got caught inside on one & learned a great lesson - remain calm, although his brain, chest & stomach are screaming WTF am I DOing out here!! Made it up to Pipe for the cleanest biggest Pipe we ever witnessed live. The steepest biggest drop in came from the surfer with a yellow helmet who we thought was JOB... After 2 massive vertical Pipe bombs, the surfer came in with a snapped leash - low & behold with only 1 arm we knew who it was. My wife is a big fan & got a photo with Bethany Hamilton - next time I am complaining about my aches & pains while surfing will think of that insane moment!

[@mattgurin6168]

Sight to see, cannot imagine unless your there watching when that much water comes up across that bay. I've seen it come close, but never all the way across...crazy when that size wave hits jump rock and the water crashes higher than the rock🤯

[@OffDaLip]

Yea, this was the only wave that did it. Very rare to happen, but this was pretty much the peak of the swell. Perfect Eddie day

[@mattgurin6168]

@OffDaLip during those gifted years for me, Eddie went yellow but never ran. Got to see the Bay get angry though🤙🏼

[@ricardogomes6085]

Oh my god!!! My heart Go to The mounth....

[@Moka4all]

Some of da boys really went for a ride on that one. Hope everyone is OK ,beautiful photography.The ocean is magnificent 🌊

[@PacNWdenise]

Wow! 👀 ❤

[@shroomzzz]

Imagine actually drinking from a firehose...now imagine drinking from 100 of them.

[@OffDaLip]

that might actually be worse haha

[@certaindiaster59]

I’ve always wondered what it’s like to suffer an apocalyptic beat down by a ridiculously huge wave, your description truly sounds quite accurate…👍

[@tuskedbeast]

I wonder what's smarter- paddling toward the wave, standing on your board briefly and diving, or not even trying to meet it and just swimming down? Not that I'll ever find out....

[@roblentz81]

Personally, on anything that’s bigger than double overhead I will dive down from standing on my board if possible. Penetrating deeper does help to keep the suction from pulling you over the falls backwards, ass over teakettle.

[@jeanbaptisteemmanuelzorg5911]

The suits make it hard to dive deep enough. It’s mostly a relax your sphincter and flex your diaphragm situation lol

[@ajr.7557]

@@jeanbaptisteemmanuelzorg5911sounds like a lovely experience

[@TheezeDaze]

We used to scream and yell to reduce tension, paddle to try avoid being in the worst place, then dive for the bottom, hopefully soon enough to not get grabbed. Often all for naught. Trying to hang on to your board usually doesn't work out either. The screaming and yelling did seem to help. Lots 🤣 OH FFFFFFFFF_ _ _ _ _ _ KKKK!!!!! or just an AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!! will suffice.

[@SandDabs]

The Humanity!

[@bobski7032]

😂

[@jimsuley4667]

Ah, the joys of being caught inside

[@OffDaLip]

If anything, it makes you feel alive

[@CC-gg4oj]

You can see the boards in the wave and popping out, lucky the pack wasn't to bunched.

[@traceyr251]

Sweet!!!!

[@olliewilliams7753]

That was nuts but the second one was worse, broke fully top to bottom about 10 meters in front of that poor dude. I almost vomited. I don't think situations get much worse than that.

[@cisco6926]

That was a big wave! It took a long time to break top to bottom. The last man to go through the wave at the end? Balls of steel

[@tundraghinidude0894]

Clean up aisle 420

[@certaindiaster59]

Because all of these dudes just got smoked!

[@jsmcguireIII]

Respect your mother.

[@selvagemloboslivresmc8424]

💣😱balls of steel 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🤙🏽✌🏽

[@OffDaLip]

And two of those surfers were women 🤙

[@EBaron007]

@@OffDaLip, the women have balls too. That some serious pounding going on.

[@eutha6]

when you are on the wrong side of the best wave...

[@rickmorrow993]

The last wave took everyone through the washing machine, including the one who went over the falls

[@Sp4wnK3lla]

That was a monster wave to take no prisoners!

[@bobski7032]

No quarter

[@TheKruxed]

Really gnarly

[@SpaceCrete]

Honolua? I remember the left being thicker than the right, so what did it look like?.

[@mrh3578]

That had to be quite horrifying for those guys. Water safety was all over that. Good job.

[@OffDaLip]

That moment when you don't know whether to bail or shoot for the lip

[@RandyZimmerman-pp5wj]

Where is this

[@ErikWilliams-i4n]

Dumper 🔥!!! 🚛

[@WillyCLARKE-g8c]

That's mighty big

Game over man, game over.

[@OffDaLip]

haha, 'nuff said

[@swibwi]

is this Waikiki beach?

[@latentsea]

Off Da Lip got the best footy! Maybe Big as January 18, 1985 James Jones charging, no ski, no vest, but yes chopper. 🤙

[@OffDaLip]

yewwww! thank you. Yea, this was such an epic day. Was watching Outer Logs out the back and just wishing I could film that as well. Such a special day

[@ADVJunkie]

So lucky they have jet skis these days. That sneaky second wave caused all of them

[@OffDaLip]

The jet skis and the floatation vests have not only saved countless lives, but they also allow surfers to charge waves that otherwise would be way to risky

[@wavemaker54]

Damn!

[@KIERAN-l8n]

Did anyone else see the mermaid 🤔

[@Picasso_305]

Mini rouge?

[@RichardGrande-z8v]

The horror, the horror.

[@OffDaLip]

great movie, great quote

[@thatlovejones]

Wow, that’s big. Eddie would go.

[@calfolk7381]

You couldn’t help yourself lol 🤙🏼

[@rastagideon8236]

No way I would survive that.

[@calfolk7381]

Waimea yard sale 🤙🏼

[@jiyushugi1085]

Imagine paddling for and missing that first one.....

[@OffDaLip]

I would've just kept paddling towards the shore haha

[@icopywrite]

Insane

[@postworld1185]

My leash breaks in 5 ft surf. I need to find out what leash they use. Anyone know?

[@whatislifebro]

99.99999% of the population would have drowned.

[@OffDaLip]

Need a lot of ocean experience to survive that one

[@poppawolf26]

ouch, that was a big set...fortunately water patrol was out in force

[@OffDaLip]

Which gives the surfers a lot more confidence

[@mike_money69]

scary powerful

[@OffDaLip]

That thing would send you to depths you didn't know existed. Thankfully these surfers have vests and plenty skis to get them

[@mike_money69]

@ there were skidoos too dwarfed by that wave

[@GazAce]

The freakin foams gotta be 20 feet!

[@arkark576]

How the hell do humans do this. Its insane

[@MrLeeson660]

Heavy heavy water damnnnnn

[@OffDaLip]

The entire ocean unloading on them

[@RobbieCalifornia69]

That dude at 1:58 ... yikes!

[@mattywho8485]

What were these guys waiting for, a better wave ?

[@jacksprat9972]

Ouch!

[@Profabdesigns]

Never seen so much soup, where’s the samitches? Yikes, I got winded just watching it!

[@OffDaLip]

Can't imagine the feeling of paddling over a wave and seeing that.

[@sushimamba4281]

That would've been a long hold down...

[@OffDaLip]

You can hit the bottom on a wave half this size. A wave like this could send you into another dimension

[@waynehearst317]

Just REALIZE 100% 0f this audio is dubbed in. Drones record silent video....

[@ThomasHeins-o2l]

omd the rinse cycle in get the dirt out from last year

[@gm9162]

Those surfers took a beating by that wave. Noticed that some of them were quickly aborting.

[@Badworld-x6d]

Pre sesh spanish practice surf trap , bucket list mikey mami play it

[@kowalski3769]

Punishment.

[@DiamondRidgeMusic]

So huge 😂

[@Northerngulf]

That moment when you realize you're not making the channel... 0:20

[@havnchorts4106]

Carnage

[@OffDaLip]

mega

[@asyouratty13]

Nasty

[@WingsOfDay]

Slomo ruined it.

[@CharlesRamsay-z1p]

Next

[@00calimon]

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[@justtowatch111]

It just goes to show the limitations of Waimea. Mavericks would have handled that wave with ease, as would Jaws and maybe one or two others. Don't get me wrong, it's a massive challenge to go out there and ALL kudos to people who take it on but it is in no way, shape or form a great big wave spot.

[@OffDaLip]

Waimea is the best place to watch large waves, and that's why the Eddie is the best event in surfing. But you're correct, Jaws was bigger this day and this swell then unloaded on Mavericks, showing bigger waves as well. However Waimea Bay is built like a natural stadium and you'll never find a surfing event with the energy of The Eddie

[@LesDabest-nv8nb]

Yard sale

[@jeffg4686]

Surf Entertainment has slipped. Seemed to go away with the internet. You guys need to put together a new movie. Like a real one - not just surfing.