Close Encounter with Great White Shark in Southern California Yesterday Mike Durand was out on his paddleboard at El Porto surf break in Manhattan Beach, California yesterday when an 8-foot juvenile great white shark swam up to him and directly under his board. This isn’t too uncommon a sighting in SoCal as great whites are thought to have their babies in Southern California each year. […] Surf SwellBrains | October 18, 2013 1 Comment
Swell Saturday: Big Barrels, Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California This video shows Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California at it’s finest. I don’t thing there is another major city on Earth with surf within its city limits that is this good. During winter 2012, big swells, offshore conditions, and big barrels plagued Ocean Beach. This vid shows us two days of Twiggy and the Long brothers getting it good. Ocean Beach Info: Ocean Beach is a beach that runs along the west coast of San Francisco, California, United States, at the Pacific Ocean. It is adjacent …] Surf SwellBrains | October 12, 2013 0 Comments
9-Foot Great White Shark Attacks California Surfer on Sunday An approximately 9-foot Great White Shark attacked a 45-year-old surfer on Sunday morning, October 6th, 2013 near Humboldt Bay in Northern California. Jay Scrivner had been surfing for over 2 hours when the large shark struck this upper leg and surfboard at Samoa Peninsula near Humboldt Bay, CA.. “Sometimes you have a feeling that the water is weird […] Surf SwellBrains | October 9, 2013 2 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Hurley Pro @ Lower Trestles, CA Finals Highlight Video & Results We don’t think we’ve ever seen small waves ripped this hard. This event is generally the most humbling because we all have access to waves like this and we certainly don’t […] Surf SwellBrains | September 21, 2013 0 Comments
Swell Saturday: Jordy Smith’s Movie Trailer for “Now Now” Jordy Smith’s latest film “NOW NOW” is unadulterated surf porn. It’s less about the editors artistic impression, and all about what one of the most relevant surfers in the world is doing between dawn and dusk. Jordy Smith stormed onto the World Tour in 2008 with no apologies and no prisoners. Since first pulling on a ‘Smith’ jersey, he’s brought […] Surf SwellBrains | September 14, 2013 0 Comments
Swell Saturdays: GIGANTIC Barrels at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA Damien Hobgood and Matt Lopez sniff out treats as mighty as the Golden Gate itself. Damo’s is deep and steep, and he exhibits the kind of skill exclusive to WCT surfers. Matt’s is long and wild — he disappears even though the camera angle is looking into the tube. Both waves are modern marvels. Now feast your eyes and cast your vote. […] Surf SwellBrains | September 7, 2013 2 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Amazing Aerial Footage of Surfing Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, CA This footage was shot on July 21st, 2013 from a remote control DJI Phantom quadcopter mounted with a GoPro at Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz, CA. It’s very cool to see what Steamer looks like from the sky. This guy is good with the heli. He’s able to follow a few rides and get some great shots. We need to get […] Surf SwellBrains | August 31, 2013 1 Comment
Swell Saturdays: Jet Surfboard Designed by Formula 1 Engineers This is something to see. You might not be chomping at the bit to hop on one of these, but if there was one laying around the yard, you know you’d be on it in a hot second. Especially if it was a flat day. How fun does this thing look? Yeah, if there are waves, we’d rather just surf […] Surf SwellBrains | August 24, 2013 4 Comments
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