Raw footage edit, large east coast low hits the Sydney and surrounding coastline, Deadmans raws to life, what a spectacle. Read this write up about the day www.swellnet.c... Video filmed of iphone XS Max by @zacsurfmanly
That is an absolutely gnarly scary looking wave. And some absolute chargers out there. Even if you make that first drop you’re dealing with stacking close outs. Props to the surfers going for it out there.
These guys are crazy. Those ledges in the face and sub-waves within the main wave make it almost impossible to overcome, and hold a line low enough not to get sucked or pitched, but high enough not to get clothes lined by the pinching and undulating, ten foot thick lip. These guys made many valiant attempts but that boogie boarder is tougher than a rhino. I surfed Honolua Bay on the biggest day I've ever seen it, looking just like this, but not quite as ledges, but definitely that thick. It was between the first and second week of January,1980, and not many had cameras back then. The storm that made the swell was the biggest kona low in recorded history, you can Google it. I'd call it 20ft hawaiian style or 40ft faces. Many famous people out, but eventually just me and two other guys, with the cliffs lined with hundreds on spectators and surfers who came in. I was on a 7ft mini gun that I shaped and glassed myself. But the take offs were easy, way out in the ocean, before it got steep. You would have a sliegh ride take off then have plenty of time to pick your position and your line, but once it started pitching you were locked in, with no way out except the end of the tube, very similar to this video, mixed with teahupoo. I got lucky and made every wave and never got eaten. I wish I could find footage of that. Gerry Lopez and his older brother Victor, were among the last 4 out there with me, and I stayed out as the last guy for another hour, surfing for 3 hours total, before it got too big and the storm hit, devastating Maui,washing the roads out, electric poles and thousands of trees down, houses smashed, and we were isolated for a week in Napili, with the stores out of almost everything. The president declared it a national disaster. Those were some of the heaviest waves of my life, and I think definitely the deepest barrels. It feels pretty good when you come out of the end of one of those and realize that you actually made it, with hundreds screaming, whistling, hooting, horns honking, for minutes afterwards. Just had to share that. I was 23, and now I'm 64, with too many sports injuries to surf hard anymore. It's all about getting out there while you are young and in your prime, and giving it all you These guys are crazy. Those ledges in the face and sub-waves within the main wave make it almost impossible to overcome, and hold a line low enough not to get sucked or pitched, but high enough not to get clothes lined by the pinching and undulating, ten foot thick lip. These guys made many valiant attempts but that boogie boarder is tougher than a rhino. I surfed Honolua Bay on the biggest day I've ever seen it, looking just like this. It was between the first and second week of January,1980, and not many had cameras back then. The storm that made the swell was the biggest kona low in recorded history, you can Google it. I'd call it 25ft hawaiian style or 50ft faces. Some famous old timer Maui people were out, but eventually just me and two other guys, with the cliffs lined with hundreds of spectators and surfers who came in. I was on a 7ft mini gun that I shaped and glassed myself. But the take offs were easy, way out in the ocean, before it got steep. You would have a sliegh ride take off, then have plenty of time to pick your position and your line, but once it started pitching you were locked in, with no way out except the end of the tube, very similar to this video, mixed with teahupoo. I got lucky and made every wave and never got eaten. I wish I could find footage of that day. Gerry Lopez and his older brother Victor, were among the last 4 out there with me, and I stayed out as the last guy for another hour, surfing for over 3 hours total, before it got too big, late in the day, and then the storm hit that night, devastating Maui, washing the roads out, electric poles and thousands of trees down, houses smashed, and we were isolated for a week in Napili, with the stores out of almost everything. The president declared it a national disaster. Those were some of the heaviest waves of my life, and I think definitely the deepest barrels. It feels pretty good when you come out of the end of one of those and realize that you actually made it, with hundreds screaming, whistling, hooting, horns honking, for minutes afterwards. Just had to share that. I was 23, and now I'm 64, with too many sports injuries to surf hard anymore. It's all about getting out there while you are young and in your prime, and giving it all you got! Now I get to be a happy spectator and watch the new youth. Go get 'em...! Now I get to be a happy spectator and watch the new youth. Go get 'em...
These guys are crazy. Those ledges in the face and sub-waves within the main wave make it almost impossible to overcome, and hold a line low enough not to get sucked or pitched, but high enough not to get clothes lined by the pinching and undulating, ten foot thick lip. These guys made many valiant attempts but that boogie boarder is tougher than a rhino. I surfed Honolua Bay on the biggest day I've ever seen it, looking just like this. It was between the first and second week of January,1980, and not many had cameras back then. The storm that made the swell was the biggest kona low in recorded history, you can Google it. I'd call it 25ft hawaiian style or 50ft faces. Some famous old timer Maui people were out, but eventually just me and two other guys, with the cliffs lined with hundreds of spectators and surfers who came in. I was on a 7ft mini gun that I shaped and glassed myself. But the take offs were easy, way out in the ocean, before it got steep. You would have a sliegh ride take off, then have plenty of time to pick your position and your line, but once it started pitching you were locked in, with no way out except the end of the tube, very similar to this video, mixed with teahupoo. I got lucky and made every wave and never got eaten. I wish I could find footage of that day. Gerry Lopez and his older brother Victor, were among the last 4 out there with me, and I stayed out as the last guy for another hour, surfing for over 3 hours total, before it got too big, late in the day, and then the storm hit that night, devastating Maui, washing the roads out, electric poles and thousands of trees down, houses smashed, and we were isolated for a week in Napili, with the stores out of almost everything. The president declared it a national disaster. Those were some of the heaviest waves of my life, and I think definitely the deepest barrels. It feels pretty good when you come out of the end of one of those and realize that you actually made it, with hundreds screaming, whistling, hooting, horns honking, for minutes afterwards. Just had to share that. I was 23, and now I'm 64, with too many sports injuries to surf hard anymore. It's all about getting out there while you are young and in your prime, and giving it all you got! Now I get to be a happy spectator and watch the new youth. Go get 'em...! Now I get to be a happy spectator and watch the new youth. Go get 'em...
That's a powerful swell, what a beast of a wave! Thanks for keeping the pure sound of the surf. Hadn't seen video of this break, appropriately named indeed.
Well done specially the sound of the waves versus music which so many surfing videos have. You talk about close outs this wave is by definition close out.. Kudos to those surfers! 9:38 is one of the best I have seen.
I keep coming back occassionly to watch all the different footage of this most epic day of surfing and no matter how many times i see it, I’m just in awe of all the chargers who took to it. Especially my fellow goofies. And absolutely best of all, no friggin jet skis towing in, just crew charging it paddling in. Again, just epic. Love the raw footage too mate and the crowd “commentary” 👏👏
That wave is smiting down upon them with great vengeance and furious anger. lol. Some of these heroes even made a few. Epic. The guy at 9:10 who gets barreled af then connects the section to the next peak down the line? Some heavy wave magic there.
That’s one of the most challenging rights I’ve ever seen. Very low success rate, but when you see a guy make a bomb all the way through, you can kind of understand the attraction. I’ve surfed some big, powerful waves in my day, but even on my most testosterone fueled day, I think I would have passed. The beat downs looked as heavy as anywhere. Cruel, but lovely.
8:55 watch 2 waves. That was a monster. Pure death pit. Huge respect to my bros. (fellow surfers) that wave got weird.... As Antman once said "its going to get weird." LOL. some adjustments were needed. Those fine details are what makes or breaks you. Great surfing!
As someone who's surfed in the past, I usually see a surf clip, mind surf and think ya I could do that (I'm wrong but good surfers make things look easy). This shows how brutal those conditions were, so the makes are that much more impressive! What an epic day that was!!
You never know though. You might get lucky. I've been on waves that I never should of made, but the way it broke, it feathered a bit at the top, just enough to get in earlier, and had gnarly rides.
I took an absolute beating out there years ago before it was widely known, worst I've experienced.... Will say it's the heaviest wave in Sydney by far. That wave from Deadmans to Winki Pop is the dream to catch out there, wonder if it went to Bower Point too..
Gnarly. Those cats have no fear. Sure the hold downs are wicked. The drop at the bottom even has a small double up to make it even that more insane. My salute to you if you paddled out that day!
Good place to sit and watch the carnage , definitely not a old boys wave ! I remember seeing a surfer below me getting the hiding of his life as his leash went around a rock he was prisoner to the waves he did survive minus board very cut up ,we couldn't get down to help! pretty shocking .
Yeah, fair enough. That is bloody big. I lived in Sydney for years. Spent a lot time around Manly/Fairy Bower. Never saw anything like that. Got to be 20 feet. Nasty close outs!
Major nod to the guys that can surf huge waves and have more fun than punishment. This wave is so savage , from the beginning of vlog to the end I see more tune ups than even makeable rides . The wave looks more in charge of the surfers , there is no actual drop in area guys seem to always get caught receiving wicked wipes n broken sticks .
I'm not a surfer, I am captivated watching people ride big waves. From someone who knows nothing to me looks like a very hard wave to predict, in turn making the the degree of difficulty harder than some bigger waves. So anyone cares to share an experienced opinion I would like to hear
Question from USA- I stayed in Manly Beach for a week and drove up the east coast to Byron Bay and back on holiday season 2009. One of the best month's of my life for sure (Saw Wolfmother in a bar in Byron Bay)...Where is deadmans located in relation to Manly Beach?
This was some of the most craziest wipeouts I've ever seen. The wave really lives up to it's name, and i don't believe I've ever seen footage or heard of this place. The surfers who charged that section from out the back must have balls of steel. The way they were diving and doin all they could to navigate this hideous mutant beast had almost in tears😅😅
Its the point with the rock outcrop and Manly right? It looks hazardous but boys they like to test themselves haha. It's only fun after, getting together and you survived.
Who needs Tazmania...that's as brutal, and near impossible a spot, as anywhere... Not "user-friendly" at all... Even the guys riding sponges are getting killed. In California we have two fairly radical breaks called "Deadman's" - one in the LA/Ventura area, and one in San Francisco. The SF spot's name refers to the deadly trail on the way in. The Ventura/LA spot is named for the turn on the highway above... Neither lives up to the name, like this monster does.
