What a glorious mushburger! Middle Peak, where mere mortals with a bit of gumption can paddle out and live out their big wave Mavericks fantasies as unsuspecting spectators ooh and aah!
Looks like a few guys getting all the waves they want, and having a good time on a solid day. Also mavericks isn’t like the only place to surf, there’s already more than enough guys on it.
Doing a screen measurement isn't very accurate, but in doing so, it appears that those biggest waves at Mavericks were about 25 to 30 feet, from the bottom of the trough to the top of the wave as it crests.
To be fair. The “ruler” in my thumbnail was anything but scientific lol. Just a graphic I made. The current conditions during the day of shooting was 20-25’ face / 20’ @ 19sec interval. Big day regardless 🤙
Geez Steamers just sucks (for shape). Surfed there a few times in the 90's and between the crappy waves and MORE than hostile local group, all in all a real POS break. Sorry folks for hurting your feelings.
Wow all the locals are out. Lets see...thetres Reef Johnson. Cobblestone McClusky Vince Kahookapiolani LILLY the pt grinder Labia. Scooter Makaha and my pal Gilligan Nebrassky Hoot hoot
During the most recent Vans Pipe Masters contest I was recording video from directly across Pipeline when I took a break and noticed a short, white kid standing about 15 feet away from me staring at me with a smile on his face. I didn’t think any thing of this until several days later when I was watching the contest online and noticed that same short, white kid being interviewed. I believe he’s a pro surfer named Makana Pang, but at the time I caught him staring at me I had no idea who he was.
Everyone in the comments: "Mushburger, non-threatening, etc..." Tell me you've never surfed big waves without telling me. 95 percent of the surfers in California would paddle in (or need to be rescued) after taking just one of those on the head. I could name all of the spots that are gnarlier than this between southern Big Sur and SF (cause I've surfed all of them except for Ghost Tree) but big Middle Peak on a good set will hold you down and beat you like you owed it money.
that is the most non-threatening big wave I've ever seen.
thanks you surfers who give us an other worldy experience!
Middle Peak is photogenic.
Avast there, mateys! Platoons of pompous dingleberries be on tharrr way to tell us how much better the waves they surf arrrrre 🦜
This spot sucks compared to our secret Ohio spot!!
You know what to look for and nice zoom, that's like 1/4 mile! Liked and subscribed.
Thanks! All my motorsports-geared camera gear lend well to surfing too. Thankfully live near good helpings of both!
Whoa! Gonna go watch today
Whoa Thats Crankn right there, Boys are Live'n Large, Nice Stuff!
Great Job, you know in Santa Cruz we get cold, wet, and STOKED.
Hell yeah, I’m a 2-3ft guy personally 😂 but I feel like I can take part in the big stuff behind the camera
That was Richard Schmidt on the yellow board…I’m serious!
What a glorious mushburger! Middle Peak, where mere mortals with a bit of gumption can paddle out and live out their big wave Mavericks fantasies as unsuspecting spectators ooh and aah!
Looks like a few guys getting all the waves they want, and having a good time on a solid day. Also mavericks isn’t like the only place to surf, there’s already more than enough guys on it.
Thanks for that enthralling bit of insight, Kelly Hater 🤙
Pancake peaks😊
These are bigger waves, so it’s best to outrun the white water.
The keyboard big wave guru shares his wisdom with the masses!
Pancake peaks 😊
Giant mushburgers.
Epic!!!
mavs little brother
It definitely looked like it at this size
Looks like a poor man's bunny hill version of waimea
Doing a screen measurement isn't very accurate, but in doing so, it appears that those biggest waves at Mavericks were about 25 to 30 feet, from the bottom of the trough to the top of the wave as it crests.
To be fair. The “ruler” in my thumbnail was anything but scientific lol. Just a graphic I made. The current conditions during the day of shooting was 20-25’ face / 20’ @ 19sec interval. Big day regardless 🤙
2:28
How was it at low tide?
Cleaner inside and the outside waves seemed a little more consistent. Still pretty nutty though
That's pretty accurate
Any coverage up at Bonnie Dunes?
I haven’t been up there, but heard this swell created some action up there
Burgerry
I woulda thought a much bigger lineup
😂
It was an absolute washing machine out there. Spot seemed way overloaded to get too many out.
If you want to say the wave has a 20 ft FACE, that’s acceptable. Those are about 12ft waves - measure from the back.
I listen to what the locals say.
I guess we don't call that 'buttery' conditions?
Mashed potato conditions
Lol, kooks
Never seen such big junky mushburgers.
Geez Steamers just sucks (for shape). Surfed there a few times in the 90's and between the crappy waves and MORE than hostile local group, all in all a real POS break. Sorry folks for hurting your feelings.
🤣
Nah man.
Looks like NorCal waimaya bay
Looks like total garbage conditions compared to Ventura yesterday
I watched a video of Ventura and it looked super smooth.
Good, stay south.
Mushball middles. Telephoto compresses the long slope at the base of the wave. Might look 20 feet on film (and that's a stretch) but I'd call it 8-10.
lol
That’s all mush.
mushh huh....?
Hate to tell you, but that’s not 20 feet!
In other words steamers lane can't handle that size surf and turns into a mushburger
20ft 😂 half the size
Wow all the locals are out. Lets see...thetres Reef Johnson. Cobblestone McClusky
Vince Kahookapiolani
LILLY the pt grinder Labia.
Scooter Makaha and my pal Gilligan Nebrassky
Hoot hoot
During the most recent Vans Pipe Masters contest I was recording video from directly across Pipeline when I took a break and noticed a short, white kid standing about 15 feet away from me staring at me with a smile on his face. I didn’t think any thing of this until several days later when I was watching the contest online and noticed that same short, white kid being interviewed. I believe he’s a pro surfer named Makana Pang, but at the time I caught him staring at me I had no idea who he was.
Garbage wave.
Crap
Middle peak is such a mushy pile of crap wave
Everyone in the comments: "Mushburger, non-threatening, etc..." Tell me you've never surfed big waves without telling me. 95 percent of the surfers in California would paddle in (or need to be rescued) after taking just one of those on the head. I could name all of the spots that are gnarlier than this between southern Big Sur and SF (cause I've surfed all of them except for Ghost Tree) but big Middle Peak on a good set will hold you down and beat you like you owed it money.