The Wave That Closed Out The Bay

[@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

[@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

[@roblentz81]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@KrispyChicken7]

Paddling into this is just another level! 🤯

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@Moka4all]

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

[@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🤙🏼

[@TaranakiFrother-oy2dx]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@CC-gg4oj]

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

[@joegibbs2508]

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

[@ricardogomes6085]

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

[@chrisgundersen1117]

Water patrol best in the business thank you!

[@OffDaLip]

they save lives daily 🤙

[@whatislifebro]

99.99999% of the population would have drowned.

[@OffDaLip]

Need a lot of ocean experience to survive that one

[@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.

[@PacNWdenise]

Wow! 👀 ❤

[@rickmorrow993]

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

[@SpaceCrete]

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

[@jimsuley4667]

Ah, the joys of being caught inside

[@OffDaLip]

If anything, it makes you feel alive

[@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

[@selvagemloboslivresmc8424]

💣😱balls of steel 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🤙🏽✌🏽

[@OffDaLip]

And two of those surfers were women 🤙

[@TheKruxed]

Really gnarly

[@Sp4wnK3lla]

That was a monster wave to take no prisoners!

[@ErikWilliams-i4n]

Dumper 🔥!!! 🚛

[@KIERAN-l8n]

Did anyone else see the mermaid 🤔

[@swibwi]

is this Waikiki beach?

[@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

Game over man, game over.

[@OffDaLip]

haha, 'nuff said

[@thatlovejones]

Wow, that’s big. Eddie would go.

[@WillyCLARKE-g8c]

That's mighty big

[@Realfrog71]

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

[@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

[@postworld1185]

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

[@rastagideon8236]

No way I would survive that.

[@SandDabs]

The Humanity!

[@RichardGrande-z8v]

The horror, the horror.

[@OffDaLip]

great movie, great quote

[@jiyushugi1085]

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

[@OffDaLip]

I would've just kept paddling towards the shore haha

[@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

[@poppawolf26]

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

[@OffDaLip]

Which gives the surfers a lot more confidence

[@arkark576]

How the hell do humans do this. Its insane

[@ThomasHeins-o2l]

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

[@waynehearst317]

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

[@MrLeeson660]

Heavy heavy water damnnnnn

[@OffDaLip]

The entire ocean unloading on them

[@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

[@icopywrite]

Insane

[@Northerngulf]

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

[@DiamondRidgeMusic]

So huge 😂

[@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.

[@kowalski3769]

Punishment.

[@jacksprat9972]

Ouch!

[@asyouratty13]

Nasty

[@CharlesRamsay-z1p]

Next

[@00calimon]

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[@LesDabest-nv8nb]

Yard sale

[@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

[@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.