El Nino California Swell at Rincon Thursday December 28, 2023
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- Check out www.oldsurfdad... for surf related content. Rincon is the star of the show, but other breaks in the area have some outstanding moments.
The swell starts on the medium large size and quickly escalates and becomes solid throughout the day. Higher tide in the morning also slowed things down, but yeah, it was an epic day to remember.
What do you think? Tell us in the comments below. For up to date info follow us on instagram @oldsurfdad. Thanks for watching!
Nothing brings back my teen and early 20s like Rincon!
The 70s they were some the best sessions with a few friends during school days and the queen doing her thing at 6to8 ft so much fun your knees would ache and you have no breath from hooting by the time you got to the inside ha.
Priceless.
I agree, it’s a great place to surf. Fun wave with no threats, Like a gentle giant.
These are my favorite comments. Surfing stays with you forever.
No annoying music. No unnecessary monologue. Great job!
Thank you
Awesome footy, buddy. HaPpY NeW YeAr!
Thank you
Grew up in Santa Monica canyon in the 50-60's. State Beach was my regular spot, the "Jetty" I discovered w/ a pal ...Malibu was for the summer time and Rincon was our long distance adventure, along w/ Ventura oil pier, Stanley's diner, Refugio/El Capitan. Last time I surfed Rincon was 1962!
These are my favorite comments! Thanks for your memories
Just now came across this. Great footage of Rincon. I was out that day. My elbow still hurts from duck diving and holding onto my board for dear life. Got the best biggest waves ever that day.
Beautiful! Thank you! Perfect video watching the swell and listening to waves' and seagulls (no background music). I realized how much I miss the sea.
I’m glad there’s no background music, but I used to live there and I used to surf in that area and I still can barely identify all the places 6:53 . It would help a little bit with a tiny bit of narration Or annotation. Another lousy video and gets a thumbs down. Not trying to be harsh, but put some effort into it.
@@steveperreira5850 Yeah, I get it. I could have narrated more and/or talked about all the spots and told stories, but then I'd get people that didn't like that either! Ha! Some like music, some don't. Some want no surf spots named, some want labels on each break. What are you gonna do? Btw, I edited this for 12 hours after shooting all day. Woke uo at 4:30am and drove home in the dark that evening. I had hundreds of clips. But I'm not complaining, I enjoyed the heck out of it all. Cheers and thanks for your honesty.
I'm not a surfer but I love nature and photography and I thank you for this film presentation. 👍
Thank you for watching!
Great shots SurfDad... nice to see you up and at it. Hope you're gearing up for Hawaii. Very much looking forward to your take on the Pipe and Sunset segments here in Hawaii next month... Your pre-comp takes are great. Just call me OldSurfFan.
Thank you! Yep, getting stoked for the season. Let’s hope the waves stay like this! 🤙
Thanks you! Looking forward to the season..especially the Hawaii part!
This video so immersive right from the beginning. So many camera angles. Amazing drone perspective, outstanding overview of big Rincon….the low flyover beginning 3:43….followed by high shot over coast hwy….Wow ! Thank you OSD, fine camerawork bro🙏🏼🏄
Thank you !
Excellent perspectives 👍
Rincon looked good!
Very well done video. Thanks.
Escaping Glasgow for 7 minutes, thanks for sharing. Love from Scotland.
This made my day. Appreciate the check in from Glasgow! Thank you!
beautiful shoots ! great photography !
Thank you!
really good camera work. captures the feel of being there..the slow pan that starts at 6:05.. I haven't been to that exact place, but I've been to that feeling.. Mahalo
Thank you for the comment and kind words. That pan is actually from my iphone when I walked down to check it. How good is that wave?! :)
Awesome! I got to surf all these spots on big days in the 80's and 90's, some of my fav waves ever! Wish I'd had a drone back then, when I was a student at Brooks Institute of Photography....
Classic shots of a truly rare swell - great audio!
Excellent, creative coverage of Rincon!
Thanks, much appreciated.
Finally a video that recognizes El Niño
Oh look, a channel that finally posted video of this swell without incorrectly calling it an XXL swell. Good on ya, bud.
Haha! Yeah, I think we save that for Peahi or Mavericks or Waimea or...Thanks for watching.
Waves from above, mesmerizing!
Thanks OSD! I surfed Rincon and Ventura in the '60s. Thanks for the memories. Happy New Year!
Amazing footage. The waves look perfect for the surfers. So evenly spaced.
Thank you!
Amazing how many waves look like they went unridden!
That was cool 😎 seeing the different breaks! Thanks🤙
Wish I woulda checked it out this swell
Great drone shots of Little Rincon, Rincon, C Street to start the video !
Also liked the "Radio chatter background blending with the ever present surf crescendo" really creative !
Cliffhouse "wrap-up" brought back a lot of memories ! Much appreciated the upload brudda !
Liked, subscribed
I'm glad it brought back memories! Thank you for your kind words.
amazing footage! We went and watched C street and it was amazing but I really wanted to see a drone view. Much appreciated.
Thank you!
great footage and vibe. natural. i know this coast intimately, cool to see it like this. great work. bichen swell. perfect soundtrack. cheers.
Thank you!
@@OldSurfDad thank you! fun to see.
Incredible as always!
Thank you
Amazing video!
Was a memorable day! Great Vids!
Happy days and new year surf dad 🤙🍺
Thank you Martin! Back at ya!
AWESOME videography!
Wow! Great to see.
Amazing footage!
Great video! Thank you so much for sharing! Happy New Year!
Thank you! Happy New Year!
Bumpy, storms so close they didn’t smooth out. Wish I coulda been there…
I could hear that poodle in the beginning of the video humming "What a Wonderful World"!
Yep, our doggie lives a great life! haha
I’ll bet Governments is absolutely massive & spooky 😮
Someone capsized a boat up there
Dude .that’s brilliant
Thank you
Nice!
Santa ana was needed for perfection...
Santa Barbara Beauties, thank you
Imagine a stiff offshore on those waves! Wow!
@@OldSurfDad would have been textbook 10's 🙌
Wow! Great job! Epic rights. 😮 Do you have to get a permit for the drone footage?
Thank you. Permit is a good idea, but if you have a smaller Drone and keep it within the limits of the regulation in the area you may be ok, but it always depends...
Very cool.
Unreasonable
1.30. that is matt johnson !
I filmed a lot of surfing, but put that clip in because I liked the way he was stylishly cruising.
Not a big deal. Rincon is the same as surfing Waikiki on large breaks. Unless you are catching the wave at the front point break where you can chose a left or right drop! if you chose to drop left you got big-ups. If you chosose to drop right from the point you have one wall out section to make the long rolling Waikiki stroll. Long may the ride be but not as exciting as dropping in at the point. I lived it. As a newly transplant from Hawaii moving to Santa Barbara surfing the "Con felt like home. Enjoy the moment and most importantly keep an eye out for those that may require your assistance
Be safe out there. Aloha
The Waikiki stroll ✌️
Thank you for your comment and Aloha
great footage. Need some low tide action 😅 Minus-grindus!
Got as big in 1969. Famous photo of Yater surfing on a mini-gun.
Stumbled on this video while watching all the new videos documenting the historic swell that hit California. Beautiful waves, nice drone shots and a nice overview of the Rincon area, but the editing was driving me crazy. It kept switching back and forth between different surf spots. Drone shots were cut mid-flight, to go to land shots, then halfway through that shot, it switched back to another angle at another spot. The shots were not allowed to play out. The great waves and nice camera work was ruined by choppy editing. I felt like someone stole my TV remote control and was flipping the channel every few seconds to screw with me. Let me see the waves!
Thanks for your honesty. I feel you. This is a UA-cam edit. It's actually against my instincts to cut it like this. I like to let shots play out like you said, but I lose people that are used to fast cuts. It's a strange balancing act. I plan on releasing a 'Raw' version that is much longer for those surf stoked people who can handle it! Ha! Now, I just need to find the time! Cheers
This is like every other week on the Gold Coast
Also in France bro (sizewise) and get's easy bigger, we don't have that plenty of typical long period rolling pointbreaks but still...I always taught Cali was super exceptionally good, grow up with that adoration. But with all that internet footage last years ....I prefer to check a bit more south ...Mexico 😂 Still would love to go to Cali.
Ok Boomer !!!!!
@@tonybeatbutcher This is one of the biggest days, not the best. But stay out of CA we wont miss you.
@@TheBroLounge haha wauw bro you should more chill in yr lounge, than maybe you learn some respect, you anklehigh wave pirate.
This is funny. I knew it would be controversial. Hahaha. Sure there's heaps of waves on the Goldie, but we have our moments. This was a good swell.
Welcome to our world.
That's big but not that big for a winter storm. Sure, those are tasty waves, but I've surfed Rincon bigger than that in the early 80s and have photos to back that up. Double overhead at least. I've also seen the SB breakwater at 8+ feet.
You are right, I thought it may have even been bigger, but the late afternoon saw some huge sets at Rincon. Every swell that is an anomaly is often overhyped. This one was good and a nice direction, but I think I have seen bigger as well.
Nice work Dave, being an Aussie whos never travelled to the states I'm guessing a swell like that has to be W or NW to get in behind the Channel islands? Also presuming r a swell like that would be way to big for Trestles????
Yes, you are right, needs to be NW or West. This swell had West in it and a lot of spots in the area like that direction. South swells generally get blocked especially in Santa Barbara. Strangely, I've surfed Rincon super fun in the summer. Trestles catches this at a weird angle and it seems to stretch it out more, but still has walls and is fun (and crowded Haha)! I checked it when I went to shoot Blacks on the second day of the swell and it looked good, but there were plenty of other spots that handled the swell better.
Wow that's crazy! Nice job filming, what town is that pier going out to an island?
It's all part of Ventura County
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❤ #805
how long does the ninio last
Just until the end of the winter and early spring
As a former homeowner at Rincon Point I hated big wave days. The behavior of the surfer crowd and how they treated homeowners and residents was unacceptable. Destruction of the gate to the private community by surfers just to save walk of a few feet was out of control
If I lived in such a beautiful world renown surf spot I would leave the gate open for the surfers. Access to the ocean in California is supposed to be for all anyway.
It’s a quiet estuary with birds posted up undisturbed. Not really cool tromping through the delicate tule’s to save a 1/3 mile walk on one of the paths.
Yep. After the late 90's, behavior went to shit. I grew up surfing that whole area in the 70's-90, and that kind of crap was rare and usually addressed by the local crew.
Sorry to hear this. While I do see the point made by another commenter of access, I've always just walked around to surf Rincon. Considered it part of the experience to check the waves and feel the rocks on my feet walking up the point. I would hope not to be judged by the small minority, when the large percentage of surfers, especially at Rincon, are respectful.
Where did Curren surf?
Didn't see him and I was looking!
@@OldSurfDad Maybe he was at Cortez Bank with Parson's and crew? Lol. I'm dying to know what that place was like.
What is last locations Name I've never ever seen this place before tripping me out ...
Its called None Ya.
Dude theres a giant pier and island.... figure it out
I believe Nunya’s is the proper spelling.
@@latentsea That's it. Dang auto correct. :-)
The '69 swell was MUCH bigger ~
Did no one film Supertubes? Or better yet Cortez? Just wtf guys.
Amazing to see all those CA waves rolling in empty... a shame!
Every swell I see a lot of waves go unridden. I just mind surf them with my camera! Ha!
@@OldSurfDad I just watched a video of Swamies…. There looked to be a hundred in the pack. Cleanup sets did give them a good washing! In the 80’s on clean days we would have at least 5 catching the big rideable ones. Got too crowded for me! Dang.
give me a break
The sound was horrible. Had to watch it with music myself good stuff.
I get it. Everyone has their preference. Some people don't like my music selection, so I'll often put the ocean noise in there. Thanks for watching and good idea putting your own soundtrack!
what a shit hole with all those freeways next to such a beautiful waves
Yes, this shit hole is the fourth largest economy on the planet. And 70% of America's gross domestic product comes from democratic states. Have another cigarette on your couch and enjoy your Fox News programming.
It was nicer back in the day before the expansion and widening of the 101 freeway.
Yes I am sorry for being so crude about it - it is the harsh reality of a car centric society - we suffer the same in Australia@@csleclerc57
Well you obviously haven't spent much time here. I stay off the freeway and it's one of the most beautiful places to live in the world. Great jobs, great beaches, beautiful women and excellent schools. You sound bitter. That's sad
Why is it always blamed on El Niño? Dude gets a bad rap 😂
El Nino California Swell at Rincon Thursday December 28, 2023 1318pm 31.12.23 el nino..... nothing majorly gaia-esque about it re: the end times or the earth having a frombie (ie: a tantrum at fossil fuel use)......
Huh? Try just typical 7 year storms! You need to stop wearing a mask and quit listening to the climate change cult!
Petroleum (not fossil related) is a renewable resource. Clean energy.
@@TheBroLounge !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Im surprised this state hasn't sent prison inmates to fill sand bags as coastal protection for private incarceration profits
looks good long and fat
Ventura and Santa Barbara cannot handle Los Angeles crowds. KeepLA100milesaway. Go home.
The crowds never let up from Thursday to Sunday. Relentless.