Great White Shark & Big Wave Surfer have an encounter @ Ocean Beach San Francisco Dec2017
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Looking at the full clip, i seems that right at the same time i was starting to paddle for the wave, the Great White Shark came towards me.
I cant remember what it got through my head at that instance, but i remember that my focus was 100% to get that set, until i realise i saw a fin.
I look around to see if i see the fin again, but i really never saw it again.
Then i told to myself there is no point of panicing, yellin
That day the waves where fireing from 12ft to 15ft sets at Ocean Beach.
After, i went paddleing to the next peak where there where a bunch of surfers...
The most terrifying shark encounter I’ve come across....alone,miles of shore and a massive great white lurks in the deep below.
This is the true nightmare.
Truly terrifying but NOT miles from shore. He's surfing not kayaking etc. The shore is 100-200 yards away. You can see it come into view around 1:08
@@FlatEarthLogic
True. That spine tingling characteristic great white dorsal fin cutting through the deep water clouded my judgment!
The time to perform beyond one’s limit…
@@timdixo you should look at the drone footage of paddle boarders going out to see sharks. The channel is the Malibu artist. One of those paddle boarders was coincidentally Orlando Bloom xD not joking
If it was a crocodile though..
Damn it. I'm hundreds of miles from the ocean and still felt afraid when that fin appeared. Sharks are so amazing and soooooo terrifying.
When you are out in the ocean in deep water and knowing how long it takes to go back to shore and you see a fin it's a great motivator to make you swim back to shore as fast as possible then have to somewhat give up because your legs hurt from using the fins and there is nothing you can do to go faster anymore.
thats same as people are afreaid about flying. We are fated to living in the ground. If you meet a tiger, bear, whatever, you can run, throw the rocks, climb to tree ect...but if you meet this thing in hunting mod in deep water, you are done.
Nope
That happened to me once! But i was in doubt If was a shark or a dolfin. It's scary! But i keep surfing.
@@Je1imanek hahahaha if you meet a tiger or bear in hunting mode your fate is just as sealed as if it were a shark. You cant out run or climb tiger or bear, so i dont know wtf ur talkin about m8
The moment at 0:20 when the Great White flashes past with that massive wave looming beyond is truly, seriously terrifying.
was snorkeling off the coast of australia and saw about a 15 ft shark below me just cruising along and i swam towards it and it took off like a rocket--missed my photo
@@dethray1000 Great story dethray1000. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks I couldn't find the shark in this video
After all the drone footage, it's obvious they are there all the time around you. The vastness of the sea around you in that situation is devastating. You are a brave man.
TheMalibuArtist has an awesome channel full of drone footage and a lot of them are near people...usually unaware a big beauty's right near them. The sharks just sus them out from a comfortable distance (for the shark. Probably too close for comfort by the people) and move on.
Edit- my grammar Nazism had to remove a misplaced comma🫠
in cali the whites arent that dangerous they are mostly juveniles who for some reason that scientists don't know are non agressive towards humans when compared to other places like cape town and portugal.
It’s amazing how we only see the fin of the shark but the amount of fear and panic it sets into the surfer is incredible. I’m yet to find a creature that evokes the same amount of anxiety.
The thing is that you dont see the shark. Fear to the unknown. Fear to dont have control of the situation, like when you are in an airplane. The shark can appear in any moment, any place and you wont see it until last moment. I think that is the irrational fear we have when seeing a shark
I'd imagine a Saltwater Croc would evoke this level of fear.
@@chrismanning2433 i was literally about to type the same thing haha il take a shark attack over a croc attack any day
Clearly you have not met the ex wife.
@Chris Manning: if that was a Salt water croc that guy will be dead for sure! A shark is not as agressive
Wet suit for sale, brown stain in rear
Darla & Cody Barber Best comment ever
Darla & Cody Barber. What size is it?
What size, make and mill?
I think Brown Gouge Dry cleaners in Australia might be able to remove stain..
Love it when he looks behind and realizes that was the last wave of the set 😂
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The fact that, in order to get away from a shark while surfing, you have to increase the frequency of your limbs being submerged is such a nightmare
Exactly, makes you look just like a seal to them. I live near the beach and learned long ago I’m well outmatched in that water.
I can deal with the arms, they’re in my peripheral vision, but the feet, all the way back there skimming the dark surface. For me thats’s another matter…
This was an insane encounter. The speed at which the shark was going. You looking under before you saw it. Remaining calm enough to not scream, but camera picks up your heavy breathing after sighting. Missing the 2 waves in.. And the rainbow? None the less you are lucky to be alive. That was a long way in. Can’t believe you remained calm. Glad you’re okay.
Absolutely Pro --- I’ll side with you on that..dang..
Absolutely Pro sharks are harmless lol people only sometimes get hurt due to misidentifcation because the board looks like the siloette of the seal, it was even worse that he moved and paddled fast away as that would of simulated panic and would've drawn more attention best bet is to stay still and calm.
harm·less
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adjective
not able or likely to cause harm.
"the venom of most spiders is harmless to humans"
Just stop T Fal...Just stop...or go give that misunderstood shark a hug :(
oRaGaMi 1337 👏👏👏 well said. I want to see someone teach a shark the difference between a man and seal/fish. Its a torpedo with teeth and its dangerous. End of story.
Absolutely Pro Actually if the shark wanted to eat him it would. There's nothing that could stop it. But (great white) sharks don't eat humans. We don't have enough fat for their taste. Some injuries can happen if a human expresses dominace over shark (don't do that) or they're interested what we are, but they only have their mouth which is unfortunate for us.
That shark ws NOT coasting! It was making a statement, " I could have you, anytime...."
Ya if the shark wanted to he wouldn’t even see the shark coming
I saw a big Shark swimming deep off the coast of Plettenberg bay in South Africa there was 4 of us in the water about 75 metres off shore, I almost went into shock as I have always been terrified of Sharks. The calmness you show here is quite impressive, I couldn't even move for a few minutes. I can remember thinking I wish the Shark would just eat me as the fear and apprehension of not being able to see it anymore was paralyzing. Truly a terrifying experience knowing you are completely out of your element with a prehistoric super predator. The moment I got to shore I had a proper weep, that was maybe 15 years ago and I have never swam that deep again.
Man I can't fathom experiencing that.. were you swimming or surfing?
I have a question for you if you don't mind. Did you poop in the water , or on the beach ?
That comment made my day 🤣🤣🤣
how close did the shark get to u ? did it look like it saw u and did u and ur friends swim str8 back to shore wen u saw it?
75 metres, offshore and south africa are not things that dont go together.
I’ve been surfing and saw a shark and I can promise you the feeling of missing those two waves immediately after seeing the shark is a worse feeling than seeing it in the first place. Seeing two opportunities to get away pass you by sucks balls.
Bet it was a little baby socal shark
Soon as he saw the fin his chest tightened up so much with anxiety. Immediate thought is get to shore, and he missed the last 2 of the set... Fuck. Would've been utterly terrifying to be out in the middle of the ocean while stalked by a shark with no where to go.
@@hospagalief I've seen some 20+ footers in Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz and in the bay near San Fran. Tons of Great Whites all in there. There's nothing tiny or baby about them haha. They love the cold deep water there. I've seen them annihilate massive ass elephant seals and sea lions.
@@jeremydubeck4439 that's not socal
@@hospagalief Yea I know. I was just talking Cali in general. There's some massive world record level whites lurking out there.
imagine having to put your hands back into the water to paddle after seeing that ... I think id faint.
That thing ain’t going for a nibble on yours hands anyway. He’s gonna bite you in half.
Your hands?
I mean…. His legs are already in the water so ..
Part of the game and tbh its oddly satisfying
I think the sheer pressure from the shit that would fly out would be enough to propel you to shore 🤣
Bad time to be wearing a seal costume 😐😂
Lmaoo
Yeah my comment was similar 😱 LOL
I mean is that the only color
Seriously
@mikebalko no way really lmfao
So we just gonna ignore the fact that the conditions are perfect and he’s there by himeself
He really wasn’t by himself. I’m betting he was wishing for more surfers or less dorsal fins
This gUys am anti vaxer
not that special
That often happens at ocean beach, because its a massive beach and the paddle-outs are brutal.
@@stevobcn35 cool, me too
Floating in the ocean on a surfboard is a bit like walking through the serengeti dressed as a zebra...
😂😂
I dont understand people who do water sports in waters occupied by sharks.
only a surfer knows the feeling.
Because they are the smartest people in the world of course
My friend saw a shark in the water before paddling out. We still considered hopping in. Idk what it is either...
First Name Last Name It has nothing to do with fear,you are just a bunch of fucking idiots who want to die!!
uncle ruckus not all waters have sharks but it's pretty nuts to go in shark infested waters
0:20 for the impatient. That's it.
Chester Finecat its 20 seconds idiot
kyle ward i can’t stand UA-cam people like you that are rude for no reason
More like 0:22
Ooh helll nooo😂😂😂😂
Thanks I was looking for this comment
That was always my scariest nightmare surfing. In Mexico my friend yelled to me that he saw a huge shark fin. I panicked catching a wave and wiped out and fumbled to shore.
For anyone with an imagination, that’s one of the scariest videos I’ve ever seen.
He pulled out the camera cause he knew the “cameraman never dies”
Knowing that place as well as I do, it has to be a lonely feeling knowing the distance to the beach after catching a glimpse of what has been shadowing you.
Even at the end of the vid he is like 1/4 mile out
Where is that??
@@myplcrew San Francisco. I've been there myself, and you do sometimes end up 1/4 mile out to catch the waves where they're still smooth.
@@robroberts2064 you'd never ever find me in those waters 1/4 miles out. Torso deep feel risky enough.
@@chrisr.6638 Torso deep is still so dangerous. I've even heard of fatal attacks in waist deep water...
"I'm gonna need a bigger board."
Bahaaaa good one lolol
Amazing, I was in the water twice a day hours on end for over 10 years and never saw anything like this. Backline, shore break, bad weather, good weather, brown water, blue water you name it. Iv had things bump into me and big swirls of water near me sitting out there, never saw what it was...but you always have this in the back of your mind. If the shark wanted us for food, it would have it no doubt.
was snorkeling off the coast of australia and saw about a 15 ft shark below me just cruising along and i swam towards it and it took off like a rocket--missed my photo
I can guarantee that the bump was a curious shark. Not all sharks always bite to investigate. Some will bump you once or twice before they bite
Oh, they’ve been very near you if you go out that often- no doubt about it.
I had an shark encounter when I was visiting my mate in Australia. We went surfing in Surfers Paradise. I don´t what shark it was, but for me, living in the center of Germany, it was big and it was just 2-3 meters away. It recalls the fear I had and triggers the moment where I had the most intense flash of adrenaline. The way back to the beach, the missing of getting a wave (I´m such a bad surfer) and the paddling, where I was thinking all the time, that the shark will attack. Sheere horror. Back at the beach my knees were shaking out of control. Hopefully it will remain as a once in a lifetime experience.
Australia has the big boys. 20 footers all day
I live here and jet ski around surfers paradise - could have been a tiger shark which are known to be around these waters
@@dmbjj1956 Thanks. I wonder, if Iwould get back in the waters there. The Aussie guys told us to stay away from the canals and don‘t swim or fall in due to the bull sharks. And in the bakyard of my mates flat was a bucket with some red back spiders. And we walked by a red bellied black snake and told by a loval to stay away. The most dangerous animal over here are wild boars, in particular the females when they have piglets. Just seen a piglet last week when I was running but not the mother. I miss Australia but not the animal world. Take care.
Wow you almost filmed your own death.
And there would still be dislikes. 😂
@Jesus Amores you’re probably right
Your life is going in slow motion right now.
Shark be like: sir we've been trying to reach you for surfing extended warranty
I love how shallow his paddle is for that wave to get in, it’s like he wants to get that wave and get the hell out of there but doesn’t want to dig down deep and paddle. That’s some scary shit
When "this is so great being out here"
turns into
"WTF AM I DOING OUT HERE!!!!"
Damn dude, that will get your heart racing real quick. Scary shit indeed.
It’s amazing to think about how scary waves like Ocean Beach and Mavericks are by themselves, just to remember that there are actually tons of white Sharks in the area too. Big OB is probably the scariest wave in the world to me . Such a rugged break
Tons? Great Whites typically don’t like hunting in packs and tend to stay spread out. Likely you have a few out there at any given time, but definitely not “tons.”
@@OneBiasedOpinion What if they were 20-footers?
I am without a shadow of a doubt a land dweller, and it’s precisely reasons like this that make me so.
You’re surfing alone, way outside, at Ocean Beach (a place known for big Great Whites), you’re in the Red Triangle. You’re lucky to be alive.
The end is near
That works both ways. There are plenty of people in the area that surf and spend more time on the water than in cars.
Yes, it could have easily taken his leg off but didn’t and normally don’t. Not to mention how many times we don’t even see them. Saying it’s dangerous and sharks are killing people left and right is hyperbole at best and bullshit at worst. It doesn’t change the odds, either.
The end is near
Also, going out at OB is risky. The attack numbers are readily available and they’re not high considering how many people surf there.
You have a far better chance at drowning than even seeing a white shark. It’s risky, but not because of the shark.
MacyLouWho
Hahaha. I am chill and I'm not asking anyone to get in the water, not sure where you got that. If sharks are what is keeping you out of it, that's an unrealistic fear. It's like telling somebody who goes out in the rain "go ahead and get your ass struck by lightning!" It's silly. Just kind of tired of people who don't know the ocean, surfing and sharks make comments that are ill-informed at best and stupid or ignorant at worst. Surfing is not making yourself a dinner. You're entitled to your own opinions, just not your own facts. By all means, look up how many people were attacked and injured at that spot or in CA as a whole. It's remarkably low. You have a better chance of being killed by a dog walking around your neighborhood than being bit or "made dinner" by a shark in the ocean. If you believe differently, you don't know what you're talking about or have watched too much Shark Week. Surfers don't have a death wish, they don't want to become dinner and almost never do.
Mark Kudra it’s not like it’s gonna kill u it’s very unlikely it will attack
There has been one attack in history there and it was non fatal.
Dude!! You missed TWO rides in!! LOL!
He wasn't at the break yet. he was paddling into it when the shark appeared.
LOL Dude!! He didn't!!
That wave wasnt peaking yet for him to catch the wave in . when that shark passed him I was hoping that the wave would peak up enough for him to catch the wave and get the hell outta there . I was out surfing in north myrtle one year in december and I was paddling over a way and I saw a huge tiger passing by and I froze up I couldnt move because the shark was so big and I was the only person out and nobody was on the beach . thank god that I didnt have to shit when I saw him because I wouldve shitted myself for sure . its always best to just be still when you see a shark . you was crazy for even paddling after he passed you . next time just stay still until your wave comes then get the hell out
Just Saying it'll make your heart skip a beat for sure being out there with a shark . I been surfing for 20+ years and I've seen a few in my times being out there . its best to be still out there and I always paddle easy without making much noise
I would've dropped that camera and made sure I caught that first wave in!!!
Seeing the fin is more frightening than seeing the shark itself 🦈
I don't know what's creepier the shark encounter or the face at the end.
Deep water is one of my all time fears. Never will I experience something like this and I don't mind at all 😌
I’ll go in a cage as long as it’s not in the middle of the ocean where it’s so deep but I will never go out like this
Happened to me surfing in Ponce Inlet (New Smyrna) Florida...bumped off my board by a Bullshark circled back came at me and then went under and disappeared. Never been the same since that day. Lost most of my confidence in the water but still surf. When something sizes you up it really does something primal to you.
YOU CAN HAVE DAYTONA BEACH AREA BEACHES, I HAVE HEARD THAT THEY ARE ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS BEACHES FOR BULL SHARKS WHICH ARE WORSE THAN GREAT WHITES, I WILL STICK TO MY 9 IRON ON THE GOLF COURSE
I don’t know you man, but am glad you walked away from that, good luck;)
MY SOLUTION WOULD BE TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND TAKE UP A SPORT LIKE GOLF WHERE YOU WONT ENCOUNTER SHARKS AND THAT IS A STONE COLD FACT. AND SPEAKING OF GOLF I AM DUE ON THE BACK 9 IN 10 MIN, AND THERE WONT BE ANY SHARKS THERE EITHER HA HA.
bannanapancake It was a sketchy event for sure. Friends bolted for the beach after they saw me get bumped. It hit me so hard that my skin on my right leg looked like sandpaper had been rubbed across it like road rash.
Ducati Drew yeah it wakes up your survival instincts
Yeah, that’s why it’s called “The Red Triangle” off Ocean Beach in San Francisco. I’d call it a no go zone.
I've had a similar experience with a GW. Absolutely terrifying. Brought back my anxiety.
That is the scariest and most frightening video I've ever seen. You really are all on your own out there, and that water is dark and creepy. No way in a billion years I'd surf there.
1 billion years??? surely ud be tempted if u lived there for 1 billion years ???
@@halld3460 I’d probably twerk on a rattle snake before I’d surf there
@@infinitybomb53 LMFAOO
Stay home, sitting on couch using your phone and Gamble Money$ you can’t afford to lose on Online Casinos and Sports. IF you want an adrenaline rush. No need to go out in nature fucking with Animals
@@infinitybomb53 🤣🤣🤣
I don't know why ..but this is the scariest shark video I've ever seen. The speed of the shark tells me it's in predatory mode. Great video!
I love sharks. I don't get in the ocean and I'm nowhere near the ocean, but my legs are literally crawling with fear as I watch this one lol. None of the other videos scared me like this. And yes I've watched the amazing drone footage of how close they often are without us knowing (making them less scary!). I think this one in particular just sets off that primal fear of the unknown, and it's filmed from his POV and you can see all of the open water. Really cool video!
You know it's here, underneath you somewhere, and you still have to paddle back to the beach. I'll always respect guys from US and Australia for surfing places where sharks are a real threat. To non-surfers, this should be the proof surfing is the most enjoyable sport in the world. It is so good that Great White Sharks are not scary enough to keep you away from it. THAT fucking good.
Speak for yourself Dud...I will never enter a sea that can have a white shark in it.
@@Gabrielnobre Me either bro.
Ya I fully agree you brothers that surf in Australia got my vote when it comes to having the Guts, Nuts, call it what you like, doing something that you love to do and at the same time knowing there’s a lot of big badass white sharks out there in a very close proximity to you, massive Respect for all of you.
Love the ocean….used to have a boogie board Used to go way out…now? No fing way….
I stay out of the ocean nowadays. Haven't been in it for a long time now.
I just can't imagine the adrenaline rush and raw fear of seeing that fin. You only have a small board to help you survive, and you know he's spotted you. It went down underneath.....somewhere.
All of you guys are wrong.. that is clearly a sea turtle looking to mate.
Mike Jones no it was a snork
Shawn Stover umm wtf is a snork??
Mike Jones it’s a cartoon species look up the snorks
Mike Jones I think it was Sharkie, the legendary half-man half-shark. He must have taken a liking to the boy there surfing. Most people don’t survive an encounter with Sharkie.
Mike Jones?
Being from Florida I've swam in the ocean countless times without a thought or care in the world & this gives me a level of anxiety I can't wrap my head around
I had to rewatch that around 20 times. a few seconds of a fin, and it could change your life completely.
I've heard divers talk about how silent it is under the sea.
all that silence and then being face to face with a shark
Momma always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun. But momma, that's where the fun is.
itscork bro wtf are you talking about if that’s suppose to be funny it’s not
Some brimstone baritone
Anticyclone rolling stone
Preacher from the east
Says, "Dethrone the dictaphone.
Hit it in its funny bone.
That's where they expect it least."
And some new mown chaperone
Was standing in the corner
Watching the young girls dance
And some fresh-sown moonstone
Was messing with his frozen zone
Reminding him of romance.
I get it lol don't worry about these guys
Madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
(With a boulder on my shoulder feelin' kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing the calliope crashed to the ground)
(And now Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand
And some bloodshot forget-me-not whispers daddy's within earshot save the buckshot turn up the band.)
(Some silicone sister with her manager mister told me I got what it takes
She said I'll turn you on sonny to something strong)
Daniel Lopez you're blinded by the light...
My soul left my body! That’s insanely scary, he is a mile from shore and has no chance if that thing wants a taste
Well, if you punch the shark’s nose It will be desheveled and u will have an escape chance
Damn, you're pretty far out! From the video, it looks like you're on the south side of ocean beach near Sloat. I'm glad you handled that as calm as you did, seeing that you were out there solo. Ocean Beach has always been sketchy to me! Be safe out there
I don't understand how these guys can go out that deep. When you're out that far you're almost guaranteed to have sharks around you...Big ones too!. It's crazy how most shark attacks end with you either losing a limb or an ankle and alot of the time you bleed out way before you go to the hospital. I seen a man die on the beach from one when i was younger. I also seen another man die on the beach from choking/drowning because he sucked in his tongue and choked on it after getting stung by a Portuguese man-o-war and the pain was so bad he went to breath in so hard to scream he choked on his tongue 😔
Rumor has it he's still swimming back to shore.
Is he still swimming back
Barry Allen still swimming back in 2020
That specific beach has hella undertows a lot of people drown there.
2021 still swimmin
takes a special kind of character to do stuff like that and even staying calm. i would die of a heartattack.
This video gives me the heebie-jeebies every time I watch. It’s not just the initial sighting of the shark but then looking out into the black ocean having no idea where that thing could’ve gone and being out there alone
I've surf for 32years of my life saw alot of sharks. The number one rule don't panicked just chill even when they bump you. I feel at peace when I surf so I don't care if I die out there. At least I know I die doing something I love ever much. It's the passion for surfers. To get out there just for a big wave knowing what's out there and what can happen out there. 🤙🏄♂️🏄♀️🏄
Ya all that sounds mainly and heroic but god forbid it ever did happen to you the level of utter fucking fear that must go threw a person to me is unimaginable and I’ve Ben in and out of the water for 49 yrs never had a shark bump me for that matter I’ve never even seen a shark and the time I have left on this earth I hope I never see 1 in the water when I’m out there, bottom line is they allow me to have a great time in there waters.
I give you a ton of credit for staying as calm as you were. The moment you saw the fin you can hear your breathing got a little heavier but it honestly only sounded heavier because you started to paddle a bit. It didn't look like one of those massive 18' sharks but it def looked like a full grown 14' adult. It's crazy how your literally filming the perfect scenario of a no chop huge day under the sun with relative clear water and that abruptly changed the moment that fin popped up. It looked like it was going for you but realized you weren't food at the last moment. You think that's what it was? Or do you think it was going after some unseen prey?
It was curious and checking him out. These sort of close encounters are extremely common, except usually the surfer doesn't see or notice the shark at all and it goes on its way.
@@Tracker947 he was coming in hot, did you see the rooster tail on the dorsal fin. He pulled off the attack at the last second. When they are curious it is slow and methodical.
It blows my mind to think about a meat eating fish with perfect chompers that is bigger than the length of my living room... 💀
@William James The majority of sharks don't "pull off the attack at the last second". If it was coming in to attack, it would have been blind, with its eyes rolled to the back of the head and/or protected by its eye membrane depending on the species. And this surfer would be missing limbs right now.
No clearly the shark was trying to ride that wave but the human guy was already dropping in so he had to bail out.
I will just continue mountainbiking, no way i would ever go in shark infested waters
What about bears or mountain lions?
Ben Helten we dont have bears and mountain lions in holland 😂🤣😂
How can water be shark infested? Its their home
Kwame Brown not everywhere is their home. I mean i would never go somewhere where great whites or any dangerous shark could be in a potential hotspot
I AM WITH YOU RICHARD, I WILL STICK TO MY 9 IRON ON THE GOLF COURSE AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT LOSING A LIMB ON THE GOLF COURSE
As scary as that must have been, that fin slicing through the water was dope!
I wonder how long he has been tailing you and making decisions inside his head about what he should do. You’re literally the only surfer I see within 20 yards or more and that is beyond dangerous. At least with other surfers, it’s Eenie Minnie Minny Moe. Shark grabs your toe and leaves me alone.
Bit freaky to know that from the start of the video you know the shark is circling somewhere below eyeing him up
At 22 seconds you can pause and do a frame by frame, get an upclose look at the old rugged Dorsal Fin of the huge Great White. ..There are chunks taken out of it near the top as commonly seen on mature Sharks.Notice how wide it is right below the chunk... Which makes it even scarier, almost Jaws like. That may not have been the first Surfer that Shark has eyed up, and possibly with better accuracy in the past.....
"May not have been"? I'd say its a guarantee that Mature great white sharks that move along the california coast (or south africa, or australia) have eyed up thousands of surfers throughout the course of their lives
....most of the time, they just don't bother to do anything about it.
Probably didn’t realize it’s wasn’t prey or it’s typical prey until the last moment and then decided to cruise past McDonald’s for In-N-Out up the beach.
If it was trying to actually nibble him, it would've come up from below
Thank you, I missed that!
It's usually the older sharks that are less keen on taking investigatory bites as their teeth are more fragile and they grow back less often. The younger ones usually like to chomp on stuff to get a feel for food. This shark seemed to have been eyeing you up as a territorial thing. If he wanted to bite you you wouldn't see it coming.
One time a dolphin swam under me and it was on its side so it's tail moved like a shark's would when looking from above. For a split second I thought it was a shark and it scared me so badly I thought my heart might stop. I know that they very rarely attack, but they're still scary AF. They're literal sea monsters
I can’t imagine how I would feel the moment I see that fin.
That is actually terrifying
Used to surf Dana Point to OB. I became so afraid of sharks I couldn't stand to be in the water.
My worst nightmare right there.
They should invent 9mm water proof pistols strap to shoulder to ward off great whites sharks
@@davidortega357 ye ward off sharks from their home,just stfu
@@davidortega357 they’re already screwed enough from drag netting and other forms of destructive commercialized fishing AKA all of commercialized fishing.
"Thats a 20 footer."
"25. 3 tons on him."
Darth Caedus 22 footer nope 25 footer actually lol
Do you think the shark could go under with 3 barrels on him?
In my mind I heard the background music while reading that.
This very thing happened to me in the outside break off of Jacksonville Beach FL when I was a teenager, but the fin was much larger and stayed above surface for nearly 10 full seconds pulling a small tagged bouy.
Jeez I was just swimming there 😬
In 89 I was sent to school in Petaluma CA. I grew up in the south and learned to surf in the Gulf of Mexico. I had been to Mex a few times but when I moved to Northern Cal I had no idea about White Sharks. I surfed a ton while I lived there. Pacifica, Salmon Creek, Santa Cruz and many spots in between by myself many times. Years later when I began to learn about White Sharks there is no F...ing way I would surf there now. I don't care what the odds are..
I swear to god if I could be a shark for one day..I'd scare the living shit out of some surfer
Lmao same😂
I’d eat someone
@@braxtonandrews4047 thts a weird desire
@@matth22 any desire is a weird desire
I'd eat all the fat people
This gave me the worst panic attack. I love sharks, and I’m spending my life studying and trying to save them, but I know too much and I’ve seen too much! I can’t bring myself to go in the water past my hips at the beach. But I do have the balls to free dive with sharks. It’s different. ANYWAYS, this video was crazy. The shark was definitely in hunt mode, he was moving wayyy to fast to just be checking you out. My heart beat matched your tense breathing. Also, that rainbow towards the end was beautiful. And maybe a sign that someone was looking out for you right then! Great capture! Save the sharks!!!
If you know so much you’d know that sharks barely pose a threat to humans. Seems like you need to study harder lol
@@idrissb9742 are you stupid or?
@@Idekreally nope
@@idrissb9742 agreed bro.. plus that rainbow always shows up from the wave water splashing lol .. she needs to hit them books harder haha 😂
save the sharks from what exactly lol
The speed that shark was flying past him. Much less THE SIZE of that dorsal fin that was one helluva big shark. Man are you DAMN DAMN lucky.
I tensed up when I saw him paddling with his hands in the ocean.
That San Fran water is cooold. Plus, that guy is really far out there. No thx
I PLAY GOLF WHICH IS A LAND SPORT AND NO SHARKS THEIR AND THE ONES I DO SEE ON LAND, I HAVE MY CCW PERMIT AND CAN SHOOT TO KILL IF I FEEL MY LIFE IS TO THREATENED SO I HAVE A SENSE OF SAFETY ON THAT NOTE.
OBAMA HATER cool story.
If it were cold the shark wouldn’t be in it.
Slaver have you been to San Francisco? It is freezing
Slaver i guess that would be your little secret then huh stupid.
Very scary! Between the choppy waves, and when I seen that big fin go by, I was like time to go back on shore! Lol.
That's the thing about that spot--as heavy as the waves get, the "landlord" is much heavier.
True....big ass surf big ass shark.
The longest paddle back to shore this dude has ever had
Lmao the face reveal at the end
Nathaniel Berry long nose
The shark was hungry, but last time he ate one of the board people, it couldn't swim straight for 3 weeks.
The Unindicted Coconspirator hahahaha dope shark
Awesome
Thanks
Much respect from an East Coast want-to-be.
We go out in search of a thing ... a feeling ... something indescribable
and then one day IT finds you.
We NEED the Ocean to make us appreciate the Land.
There is no scarier feeling then when you're out there alone and the men in grey suits come to say hello. You feel so helpless and vulnerable. Your heart goes straight into your chest and that sinking feeling.. just the worst lol
Was there ever really a danger? You were in shark homeland. Well handled. I've had similar encounters, and catching any wave becomes the only goal you have in life. Props on your composure.
I love sharks and all but I fell off my couch watching that 😂😂
Yikes! After seeying that fin then how far you're from land it must have been the longest swim back to shore you've ever done followed by the best feeling after your feet touching that sand. I would have sold my board after that.
🤣🤣🤣
My sphincter just puckered! That whole stretch of coast looks both beautiful and terrifying simultaneously! 🦈
I would have released my ink cloud in that water and swam for safety...
joseph guidry what’s ink cloud?
Lmao
I laughed out loud at that one!
Charlotte Haggerty hahah his diaareah or yellow as banana piss
sharks love the smell of urine and poop though 😅.. they would eat you more
People who do not surf dont understand why anyone would be out there. For me as a surfer, there's no other place Id rather be. It is my place of zen. Its a humbling/spiritual experience. I am completely at peace when Im out there on my board. Nothing else matters except for me and the next wave and if I see a dolphin or anything thats awesome. Its also fun as hell 🤙🏼
Whatever man you won't be in zen when you're getting dismembered by a giant fish
@c.h.u.d right, and if that happens, it's my time. So far, it's been 27 years every week, and that hasn't happened. I know 75 year old who's surfed his whole life. Not your thing? Cool. Scared of the ocean? Cool. Don't hate people who love it. I wouldn't sky dive, but some people love it.
The fact that the wave flattened out and wasn’t catchable would’ve been even more nerve racking
That shark was literally coming to eat him and decided at the last second to change its mind. One lucky dude.
Before that fin appeared this was truly the surfers wet dream. Amazing waves with zero chop and clean waters
Perfect day to surf for sure!
Actually, no. It was messier than it looks and the water was on the opaque side for here. I looked at it and passed that day.
At 1:12 the rainbow clearly shows that God was with you
That next wave couldn't come fast enough .. what an adrenaline rush ..just watching and imagining gets my heart pounding
That's probably the most terrifying thing to see out there. All alone out in the ocean and no back up and a Great White comes across the bow on your board!🌊 🏄🦈
Good capture man. Despite the encounter, that view is incredible.
That’s that nonsense right there. I’d look like a duck running on water if I saw that. Adios! Lol
North Country Boyz: thrashing the water to a foam and throwing women and children behind me haha
Jeremy 'Darkeag1e' 'Darkeag1e' 😂😂. This is why when I visit anyplace with ocean...only my toes touch the water....from shore! Lol.
North Country Boyz you'd leave a cartoonish puff of smoke behind you that said something like "I'm outta here!".
Andy Ward my biggest fear...being eaten alive and nothing I can do about it. Shark, bear, or wolf. So I stay out of the oceans and I never go into the woods without an Arsenal 😂
Lucky it didn’t come up from underneath you like they normally attack 😬 result would have been deadly
Bro saw the fin, looked back and saw that it was time until another wave came 😂 damn bro.
I’m sure this was terrifying for the surfer BUT, all I could think of was that shark coasting by going “waves are killer today bro! hang loose bud!”
Also, I grew up surfing in OB and now live outside of LA and surf the waters out here and up near SLO, in my 20 years of surfing, especially the time spent being a stupid kid in the OB waters; I’ve seen five white sharks, the OB had three of the largest girls I’ve ever seen and ONCE one got just a tad too close for my 16 year old self and friends to be cool with and our laughing stopped while everyone slowly pulled their legs up out of the water and waited for her to pass us, which she did after about ten long minutes of circling, disappearing, more circling etc. the other two I spotted here in socal and were definitely dumb teenagers going after an ice cream floatie someone abandoned and another just seemed to enjoy harassing tourists by swimming too close and then ditching out, for those of us who are used to seeing him (we named him Gerald), we warned tourists we’d see on their way out at sunset that he hung around, they’d never believe us until that fin popped up.
Moral of the ramble is; those who choose to surf are well aware of what lurks beneath and around us, we know when we should/shouldn’t be out on the water and for about thirty seconds every so often we go “f*ck is that a shark?” in our minds when we see a shadow, but ultimately we surf for the thrill and it’s the sharks home, 99% of them have been pretty inviting to us.
Melissa Krimsky Dude, yep.... Haha. I always worry about sharks every time I surf until I paddle for my first wave, then I forget. Lol. Even some kelp brushing my foot, and I’m like “shit! Motherf****, you better not (grumble grumble scaredtheshitoutame)...” heeeheee!
I agree! Anyone who surfs, and loves the ocean, are all well aware of sharks and other creatures below the surface... It comes with the territory. :)
I've been surfing my entire life and only seen a few sharks swimming with me. They rarely bother humans.
I appreciate your comment because you are right!!!
Surfers should be smart about what they are doing, but venturing into any ocean will pose a small threat in which we all take.
All the best girl :)
Thanks for bringing a positive and logical awareness to surfing.
I love you
I go diving with sharks and they’re calm tolerant motherfuckers
That shark turned at the last second it seemed because it probably sensed you weren't a seal. He was coming for you and turned at the last second. That's terrifying. And yes it only gets scarier after cause you have no idea where it is. And your a half mile from the same shore.
Your comment made my heart drop. Horrifying.
It turned and was still going fast 😱
Your face at the end says it all. Sharks are terrifying.
I died of laughter when the guy showed his face of pure terror at the end