POV WORST BIG WAVE PADDLE OUT EVER INTO BIGGEST BACKSIDE BARREL IVE HAD! Action  

Paddle out starts at 4:30 Surf starts at 14:45

Usually, after a paddle out like that, it goes flat for the next hour.

Guys glad you loving the vid so much and all the suffering in that paddle out 😂 i was honestly in disbelief and koa and i got to a point where we were like we are not going to stop trying to get out till board or leash breaks or we make it haha! And dodging the lip in that barrel was one of the most intense moments ive had in big wave surfing! Yew! Thanks for support lets fuckin goooo!!!

This paddle out is what it feels like when I’m going out in 3ft swells hahaha

I've paddled in stuff like that, then look back 15 minutes later, and the beach is 30 feet behind me.

When u are you paddling out the gopro makes the waves look so much smaller

Boss level cardiovascular and stamina. That looks so scary...felt myself needing to catch my breath as I watched this. It was interesting seeing you use the Technique that you described in a previous video... as you flip over and bear hug your board and then pop up ...that is until it got to the point where you couldn't do that anymore...then it got really exhausting.

On Saturday here in Sydney I was faced with my first ever 10 foot wave on my head and I heard your voice ‘don’t bail just duck dive and hang on’ i survived, board survived! Keep the advice coming.

These videos make monday a whole lot better.

That's surfing. 99% effort. 1% bliss!!

Love that you can hear his buddies laughing their asses off in the split screen as he gets absolutely pummeled. Hilarious!

Holy moly that second wave

Exactly how I feel paddeling out to a 4ft beachbreak

This is INSANE! One of the best youtube videos I've ever seen! Got it all... chooks, cats, insane paddle out, mad barrels, brilliant surfing, awesome music and editing (onya Zoard). Honestly one of the best channels out there, please don't lose this authenticity. Sending love and huuuge vibes from Australia!

9:30 Me: I would give up. Nathan won’t give up. I would ride the whitewash in. Nathan eskimos...countless times. QUALITY CONTENT

Several people, watching this video in their rooms, drowned

I've died like 7 times watching this video, maybe even more. This footage makes me appreciate a lot big wave surfing over regular surf. Fantastic job Nathan.

Yaaa bro, love that you film and show the paddle out, all my non surfing friends have no idea. Now they do lol. Cheers and keep em coming!

These perspectives make you realize just how good of shape you have to be in to surf big waves Hawaii.....most would have drown 30x just paddling out in that. That lightning bolt board is so badass too....kind of wish vans sticker wasn’t there though. 🙈🤙🏾🤙🏾

dude, your videos are like little works of art - i honestly think you could find a wide audience beyond surfers just cause of how beautiful and moving the shots are. the whole sequence starting at 16:20 could be a commercial

I laugh inside thinking of all the non-surfers who thinks this looks so easy. They'd have noodle arms halfway out and be washed in the rocks begging for a helicopter rescue. 🤙😁🌊🏄

Watching that paddle-out gives an indication of how fit these guys are.

17:04 only a surfer knows that feeling. That made it worth the paddle. Thanks for showing all sides of surfing because 7:57 is just as real ;D...once again only a surfer knows the feeling.

The things we do for one good wave, 30 minute paddle out, 30 second ride..

Wow. That barrel was absolutely mental! When you kicked out at 16:58 the music, the water and air blowing everywhere, and your face at the end reminded me of that scene from Avengers when Cap was facing Thanos' army all by himself. LOL It was just sheer SUPERHUMAN MOMENT of EPIC PROPORTIONS! . What a BEAST!!

That paddle out footage was insane! I felt like I was drowning just watching it.😅 worth it though because you got a sic one!👍

In 50 years of surfing, making surf movies and watching thousands of videos this is THE MOST EPIC footage/music I have ever seen!!! Nathan you are THE MAN!!

I love how you show you paddle out it atuly helps me a lot and I learn from your videos, thank you and keep it going

These are best vids. Raw and real paddle out and poundings. And some outer reef bombs. Can’t imagine ever getting out thru that impact zone, let alone with a GoPro in my mouth. You are a legend

I love seeing you get worked on the way out! pros are human after all!

17:02 "yeah, the 16 minute beating was all worth it..." Sick wave, great footage and the most epic music ever.

Wow.. I've done many sports over my lifetime.. Skated, snowboarded in the early days of the sport. Ski both water and snow.. pretty active guy over 55 years. Only surfed a couple times which definitely means 'i don't surf'. But being a California guy and loving watching videos of people who do extremely technical things well.. throw danger in there and I'm a fan. Love watching you guys surf these heavy waves. I've just stumbled onto this channel yesterday and I gotta tell you this is some really compelling stuff. These paddle outs.. especially with the split screen in the corner really add to the drama and effort you guys put in to catching these things. Great idea giving the paddle outs a piece of the lime light. I don't surf but I know the ocean and that shit is epic. Then the up shots of big blue trying to fold you in... F'ing amazing. I watch a lot of surf channels.. You guys are putting up videos that are next level as to putting the viewer (there). Again that's coming from a non surfer. Your water and work footage is so compelling I forget there's world class surfing taking place. "Hey 'Van's.. give this guy whatever he wants.. This Is top shelf entertainment.. More than just a surfer video.

Excellent POV work on that last wave. Great edits!

You are a warrior Nathan no doubt about it !!!! I will keep you in my prayers brother you bring me joy every week

That final wave made the paddle out soo worth it🔥🔥🔥 GOOSEBUMPS

The GoPro effect is so crazy the way it makes everything look so small

That's awesome the music's perfect for that wave Nathan.

Thank you for your amazing job bro ✌✌✌ its scary asf I always was searching for pov experience of big waves and i so glad i found your channel

Gruelling paddle! But that one big barrel made it all worth it. Sick video Nathan.

I love the perspective your videos give to surfing and the whole ocean environment. Like so many others have said, I could feel my shoulders burn with exhaustion and my lungs gasping for breath as I watched your brutal paddle-out. No other video I've ever seen gives me that "I'm right there with you feeling" like yours. Keep up the great work!

Holy smokes! That was sick 🤙🏼😎

Gnarliest paddle out I've seen. I cant imagine trying to control a 9'8 in that whitewater

Nathan Florence may be the best big wave surfer of all time.

My hat is off to you guys for not giving up. That was some of your best footage yet . Nathan’s wave was amazing

Bhodi salutes you. He's not coming back.

Urgh my lungs were burning just watching that! Fair play mate!

Absolutely brilliant, the smile at the end when you make it to the channel is priceless!

What the hell just happened 😱 and you were even laughing before every duck dive 😂 absolutely gnarly!!!! Thanks for this content, really appreciate it 🙏🏻

Mental pov/ split screen on paddle out. Worked just watching. Second wave was sick. Yah U Boyz!!🤙

This is the Ferrari of vlogs

I have been in some hair balls but this was brutal. Both for its intensity and duration. Prefect mental attitude of just laughing at the absurdity while using the fuel of abject fear. So few will know the joy you feel after one of these sessions. Truly alive! Thank for sharing.

Wow, that second wave. Stunning.

Epic Music!

I'm digging the soundtrack

Just the nastiest paddle out, appropriately epic music, and your footage is freshest POV out there. Definitely a thumbs up.

LEGEND!!!!! I've definitely done a 30 minutes paddle out and haven't made it and turned around and came in. You reaped the rewards of your hard work! Thanks so much for sharing!

righteous

Excellent! Best vlog! When the ocean wants you to pay the rent, it gets the rent. 2nd wave, Wow! And you and Frederick need to sort out your issues bud, he thinks you are one sketchy dude, haha

Real life heroes. That barrel and what you go through and put on the line to get it is insane. May the surf gods continue to reward you.

Thanks for posting such realistic and intense vids. That paddle out was insane, then that barrel. Wow. No more complaining when I paddle out on a chest high day at Pipes!

OMG. Paddling out at marijuanas!! Come on Nate, you can find a sketchier place than that! YEAHBUDDY

"The most unsatisfieing video" but still amazing

Thank you THANK YOU so very much! That was absolutely effin INSANE! I could watch this for hours... these types of videos are so appreciated from an OT'er ( 50yr old mother/grandmother)who has always wondered what surfing was like. Just brilliant 😁

Good stuff Nate. And congratulations to you and Mahina!

Tom Cruise and Mission Impossible has nothing on you. I'm making a NF statue ten feet tall!

Epic! How come the POV seems 10 times smaller than the real thing😝

This has to be the one of the best views from inside a wave I've seen. Average surfer, athlete, swimmer, etc would've gave up and went in after the 20th hold down.

This triggers my paddle out ptsd. Nathan hands down brings the best surf content in the world right now. Outstanding.

Dude I love how real you are in your videos, unlike every other youtuber. This is content I have been dreaming of for years thanks for the vids boss man! Stay safe out there! Shoots!

I'm doing the thing.... your videos are so sick! I love that they really give a taste (better than anything else out there) of what it's like to do what you do. Stay safe, keep up the great work, and congrats on your engagement as well!

That got me f'in HYPED! The music + massive wave and your epic barrel at 16:40 was so hectic. GARDDD DAMNN BOI

Not sure if I'm most impressed with you making the paddle out, the barrel, or the editing job. All are killer!

Sooooo sick! Super educational and inspirational. Loved every second of this mini movie 🍿. Gonna fix my fin boxes and get back in the shack! 🤙

Your laughter is me crying for mummy . .Zoard doing another great job of editing. I don't care how many world championships someone has won, if they dont do this type of surfing then they are not worthy of it. Big wave surfing and the way you guys are progressing it leaves 99% of small wave contests for dead.

OK, that may be my fav yet! WTF dude? Not only is the footage amazing but the soundtrack?!?! The bass coming through my little speakers is beyond...

The music and the images of you getting that barrel are an awesome combination. Excellent work!

Respect! Goes to show that those who work hard, almost always get a great reward. Awesome video and hats off to you and Koa for your tenacity. Buddy system!

Risk equals reward! What an epic paddle out. Great that you don't go into panic mode at any stage, no matter how many you cop on the head. Excellent content and reassuring that every surfer cops a flogging (different size and conditions of course) no matter how proficient they are. Cheers

And the Oscar goes to ... Nathan and his most epic surf GoPro POV ever!!! What a backside...The Jaws vid was already art ...and now this

Good job young man!!! You have a lot of courage!!!

The face after that barrel says all. You guys are really in another level.

13:28 Whitewater so gnarly the foam crapped itself..!!! Ha ha!! Thanks for the cue times. Your videos are amazing. The stamina and conditioning it took to do that is even more so. BEST POV SURFING VIDEOS!

That was epic - with the POV it just felt so gnarly. Can't believe you actually made it out back - unreal

Bro, psyching out, in the middle of revision exam at home, all bets are off that I’m finishing this within the next Half hour, Nathan’s vlog is priority🤙 YEEEW! These paddle out vids are the best!!

I appreciate the paddle out stuff, nobody else posts that and it makes me feel better about my walks of shame.

Your grit and determination is astounding! Long strides Nate Dogg!

A must share, epic waves, relentless stamina. Good vid mate!

This is some quality content, showing the nitty gritty of surf, the paddle out! Nice!

Holy frijoles! I was outta breath watching ur paddleout. U've got what my mom used to call "stick-to-it-have-ness" (say it quickly.) True Grit redefined, my boy. Goes for ur workout routine, too...which also winds me. It's obvious why u go so hard: u simply must...to play...& survive! Btw: LOVE the music with those freakish waves. Perfectly fitting! Gives my old lady skin chills. Great job all around, thanks for sharing ur awesome life. (& u don't whine alot, like some others do, & u know who they are...but ur always smiling =) So adorable, u (& kai lenny) Cant wait to see what u have from the rest of the week. Just luv watching!

That go pro footage of that thick bazza is next level insane. Jaw dropping. Congrats mate. Love your vids and attitude.

Man that is some stunning footage from the board mounted camera. That wave just towering over you. Amazing stuff!

Musics got me feeling like im about to defeat a sith master! Awesome video as always!

That music that goes with that wave at 16:40 is just to good!!! props on that and sick barrel!!

Dude.. the smile after that big barrel says it all.. loving the POV stuff!!

that was a really heavy paddle. congrats on the big pay off! great wave!! i really appreciate the format. seen lots of big wave vids, but rarely feel like i'm there...you guys are doing an impressive job bringing the POV style to life. kudos to koa...big time paddle out! nathan's smile kicking out says it all.

That second POV backside is absolutely surreal! So good...

Oh my... 16:16 so stoked you guys are filming this. These are shots we'd never get to see...Thank you

That was sick, that Go-Pro footage on the second wave was amazing especially with the music, glad you guys experience a little bit of a paddle out lol, I love the laughter with your buddy half way through, been there on many occasions. Hang loose bradah!

nuthin but respect! That footage as you pulled in was some of the most beautiful surf footage I've seen!

It's all about perseverance. That one wave was epic! Subbed!