Surfers dig a channel thru the sand, releasing the Waimea river water trapped behind the beach. They surf the resulting standing waves for several hours.
This is actually a stationary wave. The wave form stays in one place. In a standing wave, the surface goes up and down at the crest/peak position and stays the same at the nodes.
This is the real deal in Standing Wave Surfing.. Only in the North Shore of O'ahu when they remove the sand to let the Waimea river empty out to the ocean.. Unlike those water park versions this one you gotta evade the other surfers/body boarders. Thanks for the upload.
Awesome, I remember seeing this happen in 94 and I think it became illegal after that to artificially open the river ???? Can't stop kids having fun though. Wish I was out there with ya's.
I grew up in this town. The river only does this occasionally. I wish it was all the time. Still a lot of fun when it does. And yes the water from the river is pretty dirty but some times you have to risk a little staff for a good time.
Thanks for the positive feedback guys. The songs are "Come Around" by Collie Buddz and "Why I'm Hot" by Cham and Jr. Reid. They're also listed at the end of the video. You can buy "Come Around" on iTunes. I'm not sure about "Why I'm Hot". Peace
@yamflak thank you for refreshing my primary school science lessons man. However you cannot deny the fact that this afternoon of fun absolutely ruined the beach, and that the process of evaporation will not compensate the amount of lost fresh water before a long time.
Yeah a couple times a year. The waves wash up a new sandbar that blocks the river. The water builds up behind it, then you dig a channel through the sandbar again.
Science Lesson: River builds up behind sand berm at High-Tide level (at many rivers around the world), you wait until low-tide and breach that sand berm and allow the river to resume flowing and then surf! Next high-tide rebuilds the sand berm/beach, and river backs up again. No environmental damage, no ruining of beaches, no wasting of fresh water or diluting salt water. Just letting the stagnant river flow again. chill dudes... :)
@Thespotrocksthehouse This actually happens all the time, its a natural process because sometimes the river leaks into the ocean by itself and the tide fixes it by itself, this time the surfers just did it by themselves
@Thespotrocksthehouse actually, water is evaporated from the ocean leaving the salt behind, therefore creating freshwater. what, you think it rained saltwater in the ocean?
Not only does the north shore get probably the best surf in the world but there's a good standing wave too?! We'd kill for something like that round here!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!ilario surf de varias maneiras..........mas sempre com o respeito a natureza....porqua sem sla nada disso seria possivel...surf ao extremo do prazer........uhu............
whats with all the hating on kayaks and bodyboarders? I'm a surfer, and sure, we all get annoying everynow again, but surfing, kayaking and bodyboarding is all about the elements and nature, dont go arguing about it.
how sick would that be if you could make a standing barrel??? i know, they have those in some water parks, but that would be awesome if you could make one at a rivermouth deal...
That shit is maaad illy!! SICK! Its normally not like that...... that river most of the time is just a trickle.. and the song name is in the description my friends!
@truecrime80 This actually happens all the time, its a natural process because sometimes the river leaks into the ocean by itself and the tide fixes it by itself, this time the surfers just did it by themselves
where's the longer video? it shows them actually digging the sand to release the floodwater... miss that one when you all start out by walking down to the shore :(
whats the song??? the only thing about this is that, the sand was brought to hawaii, just take sand from places in the northern hemisphere were no one plays on the beach and bring it there
@RAQUELandCRYSTAL There is a place called Massagua's River (laguinho) in Caragua, Brazil. Exactly like Waimea River. But, a lot of localism. It's a secret point of Brazil.
its a river upstream which is 20 feet higher than the ocean when the water gets free of the collection obviously it has a gravitational pull moving down the river to the mouth of the ocean and goes over the banks cuasing these "waves"
@2121pooper you have to dig it out when the river is close to the ocean you take a shovel and dig it out and then the rushing water creates little like dunes and the water runs over them and you can ride the waves and it goes away aver a little bit it only last like one day but you cant do it just any day
i live in australia, only started surfing last summer and all the body-boarders just drop in on me all the time and wont even give me a chance at a wave...so sometimes i paddle out and sit in front of them lol
@Taino656 no when the water level gets high all u gotta to is make a like foot wide little path then the water builds like a 30 foot wide one on its own ahhaa but this wave only lasts like 2 hours or so
@blackwaterboy2 When I lived there 20 years ago I saw many local news and documentaries about beach erosion.They showed photos of the shrinking beach thru time. I noticed how much sand washed into the ocean on this video and cringed a little. I would like to return someday and still see the beach there.
that 1st guy looked like ''larry bertleman'' ...my all time fave surfer from the 80's
that guy was a freak!
This is actually a stationary wave. The wave form stays in one place. In a standing wave, the surface goes up and down at the crest/peak position and stays the same at the nodes.
This is the real deal in Standing Wave Surfing..
Only in the North Shore of O'ahu when they remove the sand to let the Waimea river empty out to the ocean..
Unlike those water park versions this one you gotta evade the other surfers/body boarders.
Thanks for the upload.
Awesome, I remember seeing this happen in 94 and I think it became illegal after that to artificially open the river ????
Can't stop kids having fun though. Wish I was out there with ya's.
this is amazing. i have never seen anything like this
paradise i have found :) and the second tune is godly >>> peace to all txs uploader
omg this looks so fun i wanna go there, nice music btw.
I grew up in this town. The river only does this occasionally. I wish it was all the time. Still a lot of fun when it does. And yes the water from the river is pretty dirty but some times you have to risk a little staff for a good time.
i could watch this stuff allday
Thanks for the positive feedback guys. The songs are "Come Around" by Collie Buddz and "Why I'm Hot" by Cham and Jr. Reid. They're also listed at the end of the video. You can buy "Come Around" on iTunes. I'm not sure about "Why I'm Hot".
Peace
men..waimea was my favorite spot when i was there..for two years..never got to see these baby waves and ride 'em....damnn!
who cares man, this only comes once or twice a year.. this is surfing paradise.
This video been here since UA-cam beginning, please save this part of history 👌Peace - 2008 / 2021
Q iradoo man...
Jeito diferente de surfar...
Jah Bless...
Maior viagem! Show de bola!!! Forte do abço do Brasil!!!
@yamflak thank you for refreshing my primary school science lessons man. However you cannot deny the fact that this afternoon of fun absolutely ruined the beach, and that the process of evaporation will not compensate the amount of lost fresh water before a long time.
i wish i had that when i first started surfing --almost the same consistent face....damn that looks like a blast when its flat.
Yeah a couple times a year. The waves wash up a new sandbar that blocks the river. The water builds up behind it, then you dig a channel through the sandbar again.
it happens every now and then but mostly when there are floods up in the mountains and it comes down for everyone to enjoy:D its amazing man
Science Lesson: River builds up behind sand berm at High-Tide level (at many rivers around the world), you wait until low-tide and breach that sand berm and allow the river to resume flowing and then surf!
Next high-tide rebuilds the sand berm/beach, and river backs up again.
No environmental damage, no ruining of beaches, no wasting of fresh water or diluting salt water. Just letting the stagnant river flow again. chill dudes... :)
@ecollins92 the river has to be a certain height and you have to actually dig a channel from the river to the ocean for it to form
DAYM thanx man, wish i could go there.
@Thespotrocksthehouse This actually happens all the time, its a natural process because sometimes the river leaks into the ocean by itself and the tide fixes it by itself, this time the surfers just did it by themselves
aw man that looks like a hell of a time!
endless waves! way cool!
Looks great for beginners learning to surf.
omg u know iam liveing in NZ in north shoer but i didn't know this place iam in NZ for studying ,, thank u bro ,, i will be go there in the summer
@Thespotrocksthehouse actually, water is evaporated from the ocean leaving the salt behind, therefore creating freshwater. what, you think it rained saltwater in the ocean?
Not only does the north shore get probably the best surf in the world but there's a good standing wave too?! We'd kill for something like that round here!
Just watched a video of a standing wave at Waimea from this past winter and crazy to see how different the scene looks.. if you know what I mean
No, it only lasts an hour or two before the water that's been building up behind the sandbar flows out
thats pretty cool. i didnt know waimea did that. never got to see that when i lived there. does this happen right after heavy rain or something?
It is Hawaiian truly!
River
but a level -- it is high.
It is wonderful ability wholly.
awesome song man! Love Collie Buddz
but where is all the water coming from, i know from a river but like that must be one hell of a river to be flowing for that long
!!!!!!!!!!!!!ilario surf de varias maneiras..........mas sempre com o respeito a natureza....porqua sem sla nada disso seria possivel...surf ao extremo do prazer........uhu............
i like it.
who decides who goes in next?
ho brah i miss being there when they release it! always off at school now when they do
The dude at the end has some mad skills. :)
@Taino656 don't need to, u just have to dig a small one to start it up then the rushing water will do the rest
Big tune Big video. respect
@Gabereal3 this is only opened up once a year, every winter. All other 364 days out of the year the ocean is seperated from the river by sand.
whats with all the hating on kayaks and bodyboarders? I'm a surfer, and sure, we all get annoying everynow again, but surfing, kayaking and bodyboarding is all about the elements and nature, dont go arguing about it.
love this song & video
how sick would that be if you could make a standing barrel??? i know, they have those in some water parks, but that would be awesome if you could make one at a rivermouth deal...
@SpencerLikins just because you can't do a 360 with a bodyboard on a wave like that doesn't mean you have to hate on him.
@blackwaterboy2 I have no idea.I haven't been there in 20 years. We don't get much news about Hawaii on the mainland.
I see that often at a river near-ish me, maybe to surf it would be fun!
15 anos depois, estou aqui de volta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Esse vídeo nunca pode morrer!
On a side note, I have never actually seen fresh water coming into contact with the ocean. Pretty cool.
this is crazy lookin its like a fast flowing river into da ocean?
that must be amazing practice....!!! anytime you want!! great id love it 5 stars *****
good choice of music :D
i hate bodyboarders, but at 3:46 , this guy gains my respect
lol, thats tight, never seen aything like that, i wonder what time of year that is
crazy bass keep it up.
wow thats cool wheres the water come from? is it river?
yea awsome vid and sick beats bro
this is amazing.
I hope i get to ride it some day :)
Did you ?
That shit is maaad illy!! SICK!
Its normally not like that...... that river most of the time is just a trickle..
and the song name is in the description my friends!
I feel a SUP river surf session comin on!
@truecrime80 This actually happens all the time, its a natural process because sometimes the river leaks into the ocean by itself and the tide fixes it by itself, this time the surfers just did it by themselves
I've heard about that before I wish thy had that in California all of the"rivers" are sewage drains but they do make a sationary wave
thats crazy cool. how often does the wave occur?
that's such nice waves man
that looks so sick
do you need to go at a certain time of the year or is it like that all year (
im going to looks sick)
we've got this in the netherlands as well... only not natural XD i loove it..
where's the longer video? it shows them actually digging the sand to release the floodwater... miss that one when you all start out by walking down to the shore :(
whats the song??? the only thing about this is that, the sand was brought to hawaii, just take sand from places in the northern hemisphere were no one plays on the beach and bring it there
@RAQUELandCRYSTAL There is a place called Massagua's River (laguinho) in Caragua, Brazil. Exactly like Waimea River. But, a lot of localism. It's a secret point of Brazil.
songs are collie buddz - come around, and mims - this is why im hot, sick video!
is it like this all the time or do you need certain conditions
dude that is sick!!!!
This,wave look so smooth
what a great way to spend earths fresh water..
its a river upstream which is 20 feet higher than the ocean when the water gets free of the collection obviously it has a gravitational pull moving down the river to the mouth of the ocean and goes over the banks cuasing these "waves"
@2121pooper you have to dig it out when the river is close to the ocean you take a shovel and dig it out and then the rushing water creates little like dunes and the water runs over them and you can ride the waves and it goes away aver a little bit it only last like one day but you cant do it just any day
i live in australia, only started surfing last summer and all the body-boarders just drop in on me all the time and wont even give me a chance at a wave...so sometimes i paddle out and sit in front of them lol
nice songs
How long to make this it would be so fun
what the crap? that looks frickin legit
@Taino656 no when the water level gets high all u gotta to is make a like foot wide little path then the water builds like a 30 foot wide one on its own ahhaa but this wave only lasts like 2 hours or so
guapisimo, donde hacen esto?
COLLIE BUDDZ!!!!!!!! nice vid!
Such a unique spot
lol those who fail, sharks will be waiting at the end xD
can sb tell me the song?
It was one of the reasons why I gave this video 5 stars.
This is beastly where is this?
is that naturally made or human made! like for the river to do those waves?????
looks like a real good time don't worry about sharks their chill
finally you dont have to worry about sharks while surfing :P
@Thespotrocksthehouse On my planet the rivers flow into the Ocean. What planet do you live on?
How do you know what you're putting in the comment section if you can't read? It's plainly and simply stated in the description.
soo is there a line you have to stand in for this? or is it just a free for all... gotta respect each other to do this..
No line, just look around and see which kids have been out or not. :)
I want to try that, look amazingly fun Waimea Bay HI
Best beach in the world!
@blackwaterboy2 When I lived there 20 years ago I saw many local news and documentaries about beach erosion.They showed photos of the shrinking beach thru time. I noticed how much sand washed into the ocean on this video and cringed a little. I would like to return someday and still see the beach there.
do they have to shape ramps to form the waves or do they just form themselves??
They make it. They clear out sand at river and the current makes it like that. I need to go visit my uncle and do this!!!!