The ocean has always matched my own mental rhythm. I grew up on Cape Cod, my house is 800' ft from salt water, and I can STILL spend all day just staring at the waves.
I didn't notice the surfers at first. I was just watching the waves being all majestic and shit and appreciating how a whole bunch of people were hanging out watching it irl.
Nazare in Portugal, yes. The cliffs are angled just right so two waves interact with each other to create a single double sized wave. The place is nuts.
Highly recommend the documentary about this on HBO, 100 Foot Wave. It's about Garrett McNamara and the history of Nazare as a big wave destination. Doesn't matter if you don't care for sports/surfing at all. It's just fascinating.
yes - Look for the white water trails right at 16 seconds. You can see the surfer break from the tow in from the waverunner who then proceeds to climb the wave and ride the shoulder. They keep an eye for the surfer to rescue them in case they wipeout. You'll see the surfer ride the face of the wave and out to the shoulder. They're more clearly visible as a black dot over the white water in the final seconds of the vid.
etox24
Shouldn't CNN have a reporter standing on the beach saying stuff like: "Look there are big waves".
stupidbastardinutah
Eddie would go.
cuddleskunk
The ocean cannot greet us with a "Hello!"...it just waves.
TheBeardedRhino
The sea was angry that day my friends
SpiderTrike2000
Is that Vangelis I hear ??
pr3viso
Portugal or Southern France?
battleofhastings1066
(Trips over untied shoelace and tumbles slowly, apologizing, into the surf)
paulhollywood9
Since LOTR, every time I see a huge wave I expect them to turn horse shaped..
Enlightenment123
salunatics
Nazare, Portugal prominently featured in the Netflix documentary the 100 foot wave.
wienerdogsftw
i love the sound of the falling wave impacting the water again. boof
monkeyfett8
I miss living by the ocean so much.
Sebastopol140
cojerk
The sea was angry that day, my friends!
Betterbecauseofthem
I bet that place would great for sleeping
FundamentallyFlawed
Each wave is at least 7 glasses of water.
nojustsayitdont
5000 washing machines or 150 olympic pools.
Bam906
Wow the Detroit River has changed
DamnedIfYouDo
The ocean has always matched my own mental rhythm. I grew up on Cape Cod, my house is 800' ft from salt water, and I can STILL spend all day just staring at the waves.
vigojones
So many people
dizzyturtle
There is a good documentary about this place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znCNT-9k_Ws
AdmiralTugmutton
joe6paques
If you ever wondered how the Pacific Ocean got its name, it was from someone who was comparing it to this.
TheCriticsWereConciseItOnlyTookFourLines
I thought it was the response to someone demanding "Name an ocean, and be specific!"
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
My son calls it the specific ocean and it's adorable. Lately he's been occasionally dropping the s, so he's getting there. :)
Rystefn
I didn't notice the surfers at first. I was just watching the waves being all majestic and shit and appreciating how a whole bunch of people were hanging out watching it irl.
pandemicpolemic
I watched for awhile in wonder and then said to myself “some idiot has probably tried to surf that” and HOLY HELL are those little dots surfers..?!
TurboPuns21
Surfers and wave runners who toe them in. At least 5 or 6 from what I can see There looks to be a RHIB too close by
Canofminus
There’s only one surfer that can handle a wave like that!
Sixsystems
The Humunga Cowabunga from Down Unda?
dpmb69
Bludabeagle
Vangelis......... lives on!!!!
BleachItsWhatsForDinner
Is this the end of Point Break?
CrabbyBlueberry
No I have not ever fired my gun up into the air and gone aaaahhh.
cgt9803
"Vaya con dios"
tallyhoho
Btw if your haven't seen this movie in the last 20 years, go watch it. It really holds up well
UtahGimm3Tw0
“That's Bodhi....they call him the Bodhisattva.”
stvgrc
NOT the remake. Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, and Gary fucking Busey.
KiddR78
It made no sense to remake a gem like this. Same with Toto’s Africa, Weezer.
stvgrc
Weazer made Africa worse. Like We are the World worse.
joepineapplesindrag
"We'll get him when he comes back in!"
(worst australian accent ever)
skunkaway2000
He's not coming back.
banjak
The camera makes them look a lot bigger than normal waves because they are scary fucking ginormous compared to normal waves.
Rockafella83
PinkyTheUnicorn2
Had me in the first half
TeelMoobeel
maybe this is in Portugal? something about a seasonal swell combined with a unique beach topography...
localsurfer
Nazare in Portugal, yes. The cliffs are angled just right so two waves interact with each other to create a single double sized wave. The place is nuts.
Makerofthingsmasherofstuff
Are the large waves bigger than a large boulder the size of a large boulder?
Mmbear
Large waves are about 15 washing machines tall.
Noahbalboa82
KiddR78
Only if it’s been soaking in boulder.
Myowngrampa
And done by a man named Einstein
FrozenSTi
holy hell, people are surfing that
aclarko
Highly recommend the documentary about this on HBO, 100 Foot Wave. It's about Garrett McNamara and the history of Nazare as a big wave destination. Doesn't matter if you don't care for sports/surfing at all. It's just fascinating.
OhIfIMust
Bitchin' gnarl, bra.
dpmb69
Would have been surprised if people weren’t surfing that.
ItTookMeAGoodWhileToComeUpWithAUsername
Each and every year. It’s quite a big event in the surf scene :)
sharK11
nazare, biggest in the world
PlanetForScale
86’ is the record there! 29 washing machines! 172 bananas!
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
Are there surfers on it in the video? I'm on my phone and I guess they're too small to see.
TurboPuns21
yes - Look for the white water trails right at 16 seconds. You can see the surfer break from the tow in from the waverunner who then proceeds to climb the wave and ride the shoulder. They keep an eye for the surfer to rescue them in case they wipeout. You'll see the surfer ride the face of the wave and out to the shoulder. They're more clearly visible as a black dot over the white water in the final seconds of the vid.
AnnieAimee
Yeah I’m on my phone too, they’re hard to see. The tops of the wave before it crashes, they surf left to right because this is above the equator.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
Thanks, I'll watch it on my laptop when I get a chance!
WhatTheFrog
You know that not all waves break in the same direction just because they're above or below the equator, right?
AnnieAimee
I was making a very lame joke.
WhatTheFrog
My bad for taking it at face value (in my defence, I've met people who actually thought it true)