VIDEO: California Perfection Last Week at Sandspit in Santa Barabara Real California Perfection (Full Video) Last week, a certain California wave went off and it did so in a way that only the ocean can. It was raw and it was real. It was a very honest form of perfection. The type a wave pool could never know. The type that makes us love surfing so very much. Posted by […] Surf SwellBrains | January 12, 2016 1 Comment
VIDEO: Hawaiian Surfer has Arm Dis-Attached from Shoulder on 50-Foot Mavericks, CA Wave Yesterday Hawaiian Garrett McNamara took a vicious fall on a huge wave at Mavericks in northern California yesterday. He broke his arm and tore his arm from his shoulder in the wipe out. Here is what his brother Liam had to say about it today: “Just wanted to update everyone! My brother @mcnamara flew to California to surf Mavericks! He […] Surf SwellBrains | January 8, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Kelly Slater Just Made the World’s Best Man-Made Wave Kelly Slater just made the world’s best man made wave. It’s a 6-foot barrel with turn sections that goes for a long way. It’s unreal. It looks like head high Rincon, CA! This might really change surfing. If someone can surf this wave everyday, all day long… just image how good they could get and how fast. Kelly says the […] Surf SwellBrains | December 18, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Paddleboarder Nearly Swallowed by Whale in Santa Cruz, CA Last Month That was a close one. This paddleboarder is nearly swallowed by a Humpback whale just off the coast of Santa Cruz, CA last month on November 22nd. These whales were way in close to shore. Warning, you might want to put the video on mute… Sunday morning was anything but ordinary. A beautiful morning and glassy waters were the stage […] Surf SwellBrains | December 6, 2015 1 Comment
VIDEO: Huge, World-Class Surf in San Francisco, California Today Ocean Beach in San Francisco, California has been going off for the past 4 days in a row with large, world class surf. Even World Surf League competitor and surfing legend Damian Hobgood has been getting after it all day everyday this week. Perfect A-frames, spitting barrels, steep walls. Ocean Beach shines like a diamond in September, October, and November […] Surf SwellBrains | November 30, 2015 3 Comments
8-Foot Hammerhead Shark Sighting CLOSES 2-Miles of Newport Beach, CA Today Surfers and swimmers were called out of the El Nino heated 70ºF waters of Newport Beach, California today after an 8-foot Hammerhead Shark was spotted from the Newport pier. This was the second Hammerhead Shark sighting in southern California in the last month. Newport Beach, CA is home to the infamous “Wedge” surfing wave that kicks the heck outta body […] Industry News SwellBrains | October 19, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Great White Shark LEAPS Completely Out of the Water to Kill Seal at Alcatraz, CA Earlier this week, we reported on a Great White Shark eating a seal in a video by a family near the famous isle of Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay. Today we have video of that same 10-foot-long Great White Shark leaping completely out of the water to grab and kill a seal or sea lion at Alcatraz. We’re nearly positive […] Surf SwellBrains | October 14, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Great White Shark Eating a Seal at Alcatraz Yes, the waters surrounding Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay do have Great White Sharks. Ever been kitesurfing, windsurfing, swimming, or kayaking in the bay? You may have been very close to one of these big guys. This video was recording 2 days ago on October 10th, 2015. Kinda cool… Kinda scary… The San Francisco Chronicle is saying this was the […] Surf SwellBrains | October 12, 2015 1 Comment