STUCK BETWEEN A RIP CURRENT AND A SET WAVE EXPLAINED, BEN GRAVY NEAR DEATH SITUATION ANALYSIS 

haha thanks for the kind words dude! stoked I made it through that one, pretty heavy scenario

Nathan, these are really, really cool. Thanks for putting them out.

I was saved by a surfer at the New Jersey shore. I went in the water early in the morning before the guards were on duty. Caught in a rip and panicked. I could swim and was taught how to get out of the rip but it took me a few minutes to calm down. The surfers came as soon as they saw me struggling. I wasn’t taking a beat down I was just drifting to Europe.So much respect for surfers.Your content is going to save lives. Thank you

21:43 - 22:40 Maybe the most important minute of surf advice you can ever hear, thanks for sharing your hard earned wisdom Nate, we all appreciate it

Bro. Nobody does this type of breakdown. Serious dedication. Now a major fan. Cheers !

So great to hear pros like you teach respect for the ocean and your humbleness to talk about terrible situations like this and how to escape. Not a chance I’ll ever paddle out here, but I can apply this to my NE Florida 3-5 beach breaks 🤣

Love the breakdown of these situations. Keep them coming mate.

When my leash breaks I always try to swim in backstroke. It feels like lying on my back helps keep my heart rate down and makes it easier to keep my head above water, and I also don't have to turn to see if a set is coming behind me. Not sure if it's slower than freestyle, but it makes swimming in less stressful for me.

That's the nuts and bolts, brother! Thanks for great stuff I haven't seen or heard before! I remember watching this video and thinking how heavy it was for you, and how freaking toasted most others would be in that situation. The Ben content was timely, and really drove home that point!

This episode is pure GOLD, thank you so much for sharing

thanks for kicking down the knowledge guys. Ive been lucky enough to have the presence of mind in some heavy situations here in santa cruz and helped out some folks in trouble...such a good and positive reminder that we have to all watch out for each other...never know when it could be you needing that extra hand...peace boys

I watched this video in 3 parts. Internalizing the scenario and how Nathan tells it, relating it to a hairy situation I had on a 6ft day at my local, was just too exhausting to get through it in one sitting. I was verging on panicking imagining what you and Ben went through. Excellent material Nathan

Frickin sick break down!! Had me holding my breath. I remember watching Ben's eppie and scetched for him. Much respect brother. Hopefully these insights keep people smart and safe in the water.

Definitely make more of these, the way you articulate your thoughts in these stressful situations is very insightful.

Dude, thanks heaps for these vids. Guarantee you have saved lives with this video. Cheers man

Love the cross-posting here Nathan Florence, really cool to see you interact with other guy's content. Also - guaranteed these types of videos you make will help people take the ocean more seriously and will save lives!

Wow, what amazing insight here! Absolutely blown away with your perspectives and breakdowns Nathan. Your analysis makes it very relatable that many of us can take to our home breaks. These vlogs are gold, there is no content out there providing this type of detail. Keep them coming bro!

Nathan, thank you for your calm, considered insight into this life threatening situation. Definitely gives a lot of pointers that will help save lives . Keep up the great work. Much Appreciated

Man, I learned so much from this. If you did not grow up surfing these conditions as a kid, like me and so many others, this is super good (and possibly life-saving) to know. Please keep making these video’s. Thanks!!

Awesome video Nathan. These sort of videos have the ingredients to literally safe some lives, not just in Hawaii but in other heavy, rippy waves in the world. That trick of putting yourself / board in the high energy white wash ball on the surface and avoid that under tow that drops you right back in the impact zone... definitely going to use that one. Thanks man 👊🏼

These types of videos are very interesting. Yes, panicking kills.

Exactly. I know I’m old but we surfed backdoor without leashes. The only chance you had in that situation was to stay on top, just take the beating and let the white water wash you in. Ducking the whitewater just kept you in the same spot with your breath running shorter on every duck. Great info.

It’s amazing how grounded and kind you are. Appreciate the videos and the information.

My friend was out surfing chuns on a relatively big day and got caught in the rip after he lost his board. He said he got all disoriented and lo and behold Coco Ho paddles aup and casually offers her board and help. He gladly took it...how often do surfers rescue other folks and it goes undocumented? Self awareness and awareness of your surroundings cannot be overstated enough

Love the analysis! Super useful tips and awareness, you’re the man - will be recommending this channel to the boys!

Great explanations. I often take hard beatings because of my low surf level but still I think your advice can also be aplied for less experienced people who are learning to read the ocean and also struggle when waves aren’t huge. Thank you!

Wow. Great insight. I had the "leash break" experience in 10+ ft Table Tops (Cardiff CA). I found out face down, starfish float position into the wall of white-water helped launch me up and over the undertow and pushed me to the shore. Cheated drowning that day. 👍

You do a great job of explaining what's happening step by step brother. No greater skill than experience. Guys who are in the water their whole lives really have an advantage in tough situations bc of those instincts you speak about. Super happy Ben made it home.

YEAH!!!! Well Done!!! Thank you for taking the time to explain this so well. Your talent and perspectives are respected by all. This video could easily save a min. 1 life, THAT'S HUGE!!!!

Great video Nathan. Maybe one of the greatest lessons yet from you. So very much appreciated. Huge thanks ! I got destroyed hammered there in 1986. Still kicking. Love your stuff.

Nate! These are sooo good. Super informative and helpful especially for those of us who aren’t in the water as much as you all. Epic vid. Many thanks!

You could be saving life's with this content!! Good on you Nate.

What an amazingly well explained, educational video. I've grown up in the water too but i feel like, after watching this video, in stead of knowing the ocean I probably just know my local breaks really well. Big eye opener, thanks. Also ever since I started surfing I have always done the exact same thing as you were describing, the whole keeping an eye out of everyone in the line-up. When it's big, I sometimes don't care if I get a wave, I just stay out there and make sure everyone else is ok(especially the intermediates). Great vid.

Good stuff Nathan! Thank you. I believe your videos like this could actually be saving lives through awareness, prevention, knowledge and techniques.

Thanks Nate, that was super interesting. You are an excellent teacher and analyst, I really enjoy and get a lot out of how you break things down. This particular episode was very nerve-wracking with both you and Ben. It's good your experiences can be used to educate the rest of us.

Very good video! You have a unique ability to put the viewer in the moment and show them your thought process. You have a great channel.

Love your videos Nathan. Yes, keep these types of videos coming. Hearing your insight on situations in the water is super educational and entertaining.

Man you were born to do this brah. Not only are you a naturally gifted surfer, but using your experience & knowledge & gifting it to the surf community, this stuff really helps. 💯😎✊🏼🤙🏼

A plethora of knowledge. Unbelievably valuable. Thank you it’s a privilege to hear your perspective.

I’m hooked on this . Great articulate description of the situation. I’m not a surfer by any means at all but I truly appreciate you spending the time to teach us 👍

These breakdown videos are great. I’m 32 and just moved to Long Beach, NY last year and only started surfing last summer. So all of these pointers and tips really help. Your videos + Koas and Jamie’s make me want to move to Hawaii lol

Nathan! This video got maybe the strongest emotional response! Great content! Good to hear you explaining stuff like that! Great that you put Bens video in yours and the seriousness of his experience!! Its like you are a surf professor explaining all the surfers, what happens, so they can be aware of it! Keep the great content up!

Your summary comments about instincts teaching us is great and invaluable, thank you sooo much nathan, really awesome of you to take the time to do this. Literally the first vlog i have watched of yours! Best and first! LOL

Loving these in depth break downs. Awesome to see a pro break down some ocean safety for the masses as well. I spend quite a bit of time on Oahu- almost drown when I was a kid there-luckily I have used it as training myself..... so many tourists doing dangerous stuff just not realizing the gravity of the sitch. Glad Ben made it out of that...that was wild!

Thanks for this new type of content and this new approach on how to share surfing experience with others. It reminds me that often, when I get caught inside or having a very bad session, I am thinking to myself "I am looking out for the days I will be good enough to not be caught inside or have bad session anymore". Seeing this kind of video is reassuring in a way that getting caught inside and having bad session is a whole part of a surfer's life no matter their level and that knowing how to handle yourself in those situation is as important as knowing how to turn on a wave. Surf being a sport you can access easily, people tend to forget how strong the ocean is and how dangerous a situation can become. Thanks again

This is so helpful. As a surfer who works and juggles family, I’m not as strong as I’d like to be and I have been struggling a bit when the days get a little bigger than I’m used to here in west oz. These are great tips especially the one about riding the whitewater in that specific way. Thanks Nate!

These are actually genius nobody’s done these breakdowns before, you gotta make it a series!!!

Best surfing channel out there by far! You keep putting out exactly the content we wanna see.

Great Videos. Appreciate the time and dedication to explain it. Cheers man!

This happened to me at pinballs one time in '09. Outside set came in and first wave broke my leash, 6 wave set. It was horrendous. Just complete washing machine you can't get out of. Your explanation of where it's not even an impact, it's just the struggle to escape that gets you is spot on. I thought for sure I was either done for or wake up being resuscitated on the sand if I was lucky. That one messed me up good. I didn't want to get in the water for a little while after that.

Thanks for being a kind surfer and this deep analysis and info. I just recently went surfing on a rough day in Florida on family vacay. I am an out of shape beginner/intermediate from St. Louis, MO. Took me a long time to get out there with long board and had to continue to paddle to battle the current. I tried to catch a wave just to get in since exhausted. Pulled back last minute but wave ripped my board away. Way out there with no board so I turned to the only other surfer nearby and let him know I lost my board just in case I was unable to get in. He ignored me! Luckily I was able to calmly make it in by letting the waves push me in. My kids saw me and followed me down the coast. Luckily current just pushed me down the coast and not a rip current back into waves! Looking back on it and having had a near death experience like this about 20 years ago with rip current really made me upset at the other surfer, who ignored me. Thanks for looking out for others!

Thanks for posting these informational videos. I'll watch the second half as soon as my panic attack subsides. As you said, the GoPro downplays the immensity of the whole situation but still, the urgency is there.

Love these POV recap videos, dude. Even as a super noob, who's never going to get to try Pipe... this is awesome!! Learning tons. And inspired!

Nate man your videos are great. Super authentic guy and willing to give good tips. Have a good day

Hey Nathan, super thankful for these videos man. You are doing a great service to wave riding humans around the world. Your paddling and general surf knowledge is pure gold (the tip about the second impact for duck diving was interesting). I was wondering if you ever plan on covering some of the fundamentals of board riding for the novice surfer? I think there is allot of people like myself that get stuck in the do a few pumps and maybe a good turn on a good day stage and remain there for many years.

Dude, your analysis and personal commentary are flawless. Thanks for putting these out!

Heavy! Thanks for the commentary, stoked that you made it Ben!

excellent collab Nathan, best yet by far. stoked on your putting in effort to educate others. keep it up brother

Nathan, I hope you understand how important is all the tips and orientations you give to people like me (just a guy enjoying surfing), as well to surfers who are professionals. Thanks for taking so much time to show with so many details in all your videos. I am sure you have helped many surfers to enjoy more their surfing, as well saving lives. Tks and keep up the good work. Marcio from Brazil

Great video Nathan, thanks for sharing this life learned experience in such detail. Loving it.

Bro your vids now compared to 4 years ago are night and day. So much maturity now enjoying these breakdowns and how you articulate technique and strategy.

Love this content Nathan! These are some of the most informative videos from one of the best.

Thanks so much! Having ocean safety videos like this is so important and helpful, there is not nearly enough information out there for scenarios like these, that are more common than one might think and I’ll try to remember the starfish trick when I go to places with bigger waves or even when my local break gets a little bigger/ practice it even in the smaller stuff.

Learned a ton. Thank you.

Great video and explanation. Thank you for taking the time to break this video down. That’s why you are a true waterman.

The day you posted the original video I had woken up after a nightmare of you drowning in this very scenario, although i hadn't realised it was a dream, as i woke up in the dream and started seeing all the tributes online and i couldn't believe it, it was like inception, then i ACTUALLY woke up absolutely devastated, and somehow convinced myself it must be real as i was so shaken. Logged online and was so happy when i realised it was a damn nightmare. Stay safe brother, we need you doing this for many more years to come!

Nathan...these type of vids really help! Even less experienced surfers in smaller waves get into these type of situations. Just talking about it and sharing tips helps. Regards from Curacao!

Nathan, you just explained me how to go out of a situation that i've been through last year here in Florianópolis - BR. This kind of tips are really nice for us amateurs! Really apreciate!! Peace broo

Love these analysis videos. Learn so much from them. Keep them coming!

Such great work Nathan! So much knowledge in this video thank you 🙌🏾

Thank you for this video Nathan!

Thank you for making safety videos out to the public, these can save lives !!

Thanks for making these Nathan! They are great, keep em coming.

Amazing!! One of the most important and influential videos that could easily save your life as a surfer also a potent podcast esc combo from Nathan, he dropped us all into the situations

Thanks for sharing Nathan! This is really interesting!

I love your commentary, very entertaining, but also such important knowledge to have. Thanks!

Great job Nate, ...keep sharing and doing this kind of analysis!

This guy is a natural teacher. Awesome video!

These videos are so helpful, I've learned a ton from them, thanks Nathan

Such valuable information, thank you Nathan ! Keep them coming 🙌

Great content, thanks Nate. Stay safe out there!

Love these videos talking through situations I never enjoy being in. Great stuff!

Nathan, thanks for sharing. Your experience can help others for sure.

Nathan you are awesome. Shared this with all my surf boys. Thanks for all the content!

Wish I had learned to surf much earlier but your videos like these are invaluable to my progression. Thank you! 🤙🏽

I love these play by play breakdowns. Keep em coming. Super informative for people like me who want to progress up to bigger surf.

Thanks for the insight on how scary backdoor can get by just falling or kicking out of a wave! It would be awesome to see you do the same breakdown at other big waves like Puerto, Jaws, or Mavs.

This is great content and different from all the usual vlogers. Cool to see what goes through everyone’s head in these various situations and tips. 🙌

Great stuff. It really helps for us who don't get into the super heavy sessions like you have but we still manage to get in similar trouble. Thanks

These videos are really valuable and could save someone's life. Thanks Nath 💚

Great video! Even the small waves can get scary but these are nuts! Keep up the good work

I got reccomended this after snapping my leggy out the back at a local beach today. Luckily I was with some mates and they helped me get my board back after hanging for a few sets. You filled in a lot of the "what if's" that I was left sitting with. Thanks so much!

This was so interesting and insightful. I was glued to my seat the whole video. Thank you

Thank you for sharing this information Nathan.

Bro these videos will save lives. Thank you!

sick vid, appreciate the thoughtful breakdown and your intention of helping folks get better safer!

love this format thanks for sharing

This is a great resource. Thank you!

Really interesting video. Your a very respectful person Nathan. Kudos to you for the analysis, suggestions and kind words.

Intelligent conversation for those of us who need to know the specifics of the rips, topography actual comments of someone like you who lives on these brakes therefore have a more broad perspective of how it's going down kudos to you Nate