Nathan Florence's POV session clips rely on a wonderfully simple premise -- most of us will never paddle out at some of the scariest waves on the planet. He's taken us along for the ride at Pipe, Jaws and now, in the latest edition in the series we get to experience exactly what it's like to surf big Waimea, on Oahu's North Shore.
Waimea -- site of the historic Eddie Aikau events -- looms large in surfing culture, and has been a proving ground for big wave surfers for decades.
"For reference on size this day was about 18ft-20ft! 40ft faces on the bombs! Waimea isnt as long as jaws but the drops are more critical and steep," Florence says.
So, go along for the ride as Nathan paddles through the shorebreak, makes it out the back and then muscles into some bombs.
The Closest Most People Will Come To Surfing Big Waimea
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Nathan Florence's POV session clips rely on a wonderfully simple premise -- most of us will never paddle out at some of the scariest waves on the planet. He's taken us along for the ride at Pipe, Jaws and now, in the latest edition in the series we get to experience exactly what it's like to surf big Waimea, on Oahu's North Shore.
Waimea -- site of the historic Eddie Aikau events -- looms large in surfing culture, and has been a proving ground for big wave surfers for decades.
"For reference on size this day was about 18ft-20ft! 40ft faces on the bombs! Waimea isnt as long as jaws but the drops are more critical and steep," Florence says.
So, go along for the ride as Nathan paddles through the shorebreak, makes it out the back and then muscles into some bombs.
Nathan Florence
From the start of the day to the last horn, the fabulous Florence boys were just too good on an epic Finals day at Pipeline.
2021 Men's Performer Of The Year Nominees: Kai Lenny, Peter Mel, Conor Maguire, Grant Baker, Sebastian Steudner, Ian Walsh, Nathan
2021 Men's Biggest Tow Nathan Florence at Jaws on January 16, 2021. Video from Carlo Carbajal.
2021 Men's Biggest Paddle Nominee: Nathan Florence At Jaws on December 2, 2020. Video by Marcus Rodrigues.
With scores still waiting to drop, Nathan Florence and Zoë Mcdougall lead the Triple Crown, but anything can, and probably will, happen.
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