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what a a dream session we are so fortunate!! to be able to relax in barrels that big because conditions are so clean feels like a once in a lifetime moment! thank you all for watching and coming along the ride! i still cant believe this went so good! ill remember this day for the rest of my life and that incredible vision standing in the back of that tube
Standing barrel go pro in the running for best content ever. Would go good as a short.
Great film of an all time day. The music was spot on too. The segment with Nate coming out of the heaving barrel with the sun above is too much for words. 👏
It's a shame John and Ivan couldn't make this trip with you. I would have loved to have seen the three of you out there. Nature at it's best, scary and beautiful. Cheers mate!
Dam
Mean Sesh!!! World Class Lefts...
No ones putting out high end cinematic content like this dude. Watching your vids are like going to the movies. Each one has a soundtrack and multiple angles of the same shot. Its something to be proud of you guys. You've created the new gold standard for surf content.
Right on. I have to compare this channel with NIC van "froth". And despite NIC being a amazing all around surfer, when I see this channel and his it is difficult not to compare, since Nathan's is less talk and more into the surfing we want to see. Less about thanking "the boys" and giving high fives to the camera and more about surfing. You see Nathan's is not really caring about location, angle while the little talk that is going on...but whe it comes to surfing it is just another level. That is what all want to see.
thank you!
You know Iwas going to say all that before I saw this, but now you've put a nail in it. Not just the swell of a lifetime, but one of the best videos we will ever see. Thanks so much for putting this together and sharing it with us, mahalo brother. @@NathanFlorence
Yea and no ridiculous edits/ songs
@bobsmith8124 Yeah, that's one of things that led me to subscribe. No bullshit just some good music and some of the best waves and surfing we will ever see.
Standing tall barrel was insane ! Wave of a lifetime. Go pro clip is bad ass. That stand ups tube deserves a spot on the wall
Got chills on that one no doubt
One of the best surfing visions of all time
Most barrels are chaotic and breath-holding moments - when you got enough time to take a breath and claim it, nothing else like it
Meanwhile, WSL judges: could've been one board length deeper, 4 out of 10 points. :P
@@ChristofferFlensburgOh he woulda probably got a 2
THAT STAND UP BARREL + THE LOOK BACK AT IT!!!
11:54 Kemper took a Huge wipeout there. DAMN!!!
That stand up barrel was insane!
coolest moment being able to relax in there
Best wave of your life?@@NathanFlorence
18:03 might be the coolest frame ever recorded...Amazing Nate!!
I was thinking the same thing.
sistine chapel vibe
65 year old from socal here, you sir are the best surf vloger out there and I follow most of them. Thank you for all the epic content. 🍻
@17:45 incredible footage and editing. The sun being revealed between Nate’s arms is surreal.
Like a revelation mate! Surreal indeed
Deluxe! That stand up pit is an all time, ageless, stunning, wall poster. Reaches an audience beyond surfing. It must have been an amazing experience, all your incredible, chosen experiences culminating in standing completely open and relaxed, so totally at home, totally belonging in the centre of infinitely amazing nature’s beauty and power. Completely confident, and completely open to that, fully absorbing and soaking the whole moment up. You are a resistance free filament in a cosmic light bulb, radiating and reflecting something beyond words. No fighting it, just combining, enhancing and reflecting nature at its best. That one will be forever a part of you, what a buzz! The eye of the perfect storm. Thanks for the view!
Lots of people post videos that make me think “I wish I was there!” but you post videos that make me glad I’m on the couch, watching others. Maximum respect.
I'm with ya!😆🤣
this
I soooo wish I was there 😊
Has to be the greatest bit of surfing footage I’ve ever had the privilege of watching. Especially eerie and terrifying when I surfed cloudbreak 6 weeks ago @2ft and glassy. Impossible to imagine it this size. You’re all nuts but this is phenomenal
I think that stand up barrel, turn around and watch the lip shot is one of the most insane/iconic shots I've ever seen. Video of the year so far.
You know its a Nate video when its heavy barrels and heavy tribal drums and chanting 🤘🤘
Yeah, any idea what that opening track was?
This was everything we deserved. The editing, the momentum of the music and chanting, the swell of a lifetime all culminating into Nate’s perfect ride. 👏👏👏 I’m watching this and I’m wondering when we will see a feature length documentary .
thank you!
Why..what did we do to deserve anything??? Bitch and complain???
Excellent choice for the soundtrack Caught Cloud Break in '87 and it was comparable... Restaurants was insane. As folks have said, the "Look Back" ? PRIMO ! Where's my Fiji Bitter ? Sitting at the bar listening to BBC Asia ? Priceless !
This is one of the best surf videos I’ve watched everything was so perfectly aligned
Where mastery and art meet bravery and adrenaline! I literally got teary-eyed watching that. Just amazing.
Thundercloud is absolutely one of the best waves on the planet 👍👍👍🤟🌊
That sunrise! Tasty. That standup barrel at the end! Epic. Mental conditions. 18:01 the magic moment
Epic surfing, epic cinematography, epic soundtrack. These blokes simply get it.
Probably the only place on earth where a triple overhead 20+ second top to bottom Barrel is even possible ! That was truly epic footage and the music was spot on for adding tension ! Great job !
Was the period over 20s ?
I swear those brothers(coffin)are the most down guys in the water. They surf the beach I live at and are respectful and make sure the locals get ours. So it's so sweet to see them living their dream. Nate and his brothers seem the same way. Thx for the videos we love them. 🤙🏼
63 and surfing before I could walk and never seen anything as epic as 18.01.... Congrats mate.
Deepest respect Nate for posting these absolutely mental videos!
You were channeling Poseidon's energy in that stand up barrel looking back into it. Absolutely epic waves , loved the whole video
That drone shot starting at about 19:21 is pretty amazing. I admire the skill and guts of all these guys.
The Perma-grin at the ending on Nathan and Benji's faces says it all! I was just as surprised as the crew when they pulled up! It looked kind of victory at sea/morning sickness, but once the first set hit and it cleaned up the chop it was on. I could see in Nathans immediate preparation he was going out. regardless of what anyone else was doing, no questions asked, and just wow, every wave was as good as it gets, shape, size, glass, off shore breeze, the turquoise water, just a day of day's! Props as usual, to Nathan, and the whole crew, this was a banger, I was glued to my seat from start to finish! Aloha and Blessings boyz!
Amazing edit. Nate's wave of the day felt like a spiritual experience. Thanks for sharing!
You truly are the man. Bravo big dog - we love you. Inspired to go and miss 3ft barrel paddle ins now, but at least i’ll try 😂❤
Dream ledge from the gods..man what a day! I can’t stop watching it✊🏼
That was unreal epic! The stoke was high.... Thanks for taking us along, felt like was out there with you guys. So cool!
Music choice and editing of the waves is masterful. Love it!
Mate..so sick.. Big cloudbreak is so heavy, and you guys know how sharp that reef can be. The push when you get caught inside can be frightening. The sweep off the reef can leave you with a 600m paddle back.respect lads
Glad to see Billy is still with us after that wipeout. He's indestructible, mostly.
Epic ass session!!! The slow-mow is epic, but it doesn't allow to see the speed of the surfer and of the wave and how fast they need to make those drops and moves!... Insane
You know some epic shit's going down when that tribal music starts. Zoard and Nate just doing what no one else is. 🤙🏽 Love the looks on all the boys faces at the end. All smiling like they just busted a nut. 😄
What was that, that I just witnessed on my rectangle of entertainment! So incredibly epic. The swell, surfing, cinematography & edit/music. So freaking psyched after watching this!!!
18:01 still frame sums up Nathan's current run to the pinnacle of big wave paddle. Kid is truly blessed by something bigger than all of us.
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO
Mate some superb cinematography here - and an epic edit! (and firing tunes) Loving your work
This has to win the award for Most Beautiful Wave!!!
Nathan...1st the incredible sunrise was to bless you with what the day ahead holds for you...then the epic swell and barrels...and then your fantastic stand up tubes rides were like a "dream coming true" ...just hands-down the best ever tube rides I have ever seen you get so relaxed and in total control ...you and the ocean were "one" in unison......You guys are so blessed to be there in that moment of time...
watching this with this soundtrack made me think... They aren't surfers, they're knights marching to battle. Absolutely stunning. Tks for sharing
Thanks for taking us along on the ride!
Nate, you looking back and giving a tribute kiss gave me chills. Just a spiritual event on the water. Thank you for letting us tag along for the ride. You guys are the best. Zorn amazing g job.
Mental waves and conditions but getting to share them with some of your best friends and a crew of good people is what really makes days like that special. Absolutely insane video!
Love the contrast on the boat between the guys who aren't surfing, chatting away, and the ones gearing up, quietly focused and preparing for the bombs. Insane wave Nathan!
Great clip of you standing straight up in a big turquoise barrel. That is simply amazing. I am now 67, make sure you keep it somewhere permanent to show your kids and grandkids.
Wow, that was beautiful. I love the variety of shots, including wide-angle drone shots that show the whole huge playing field. And epic music.
Epic session captured by boat, board, water and air, insane coverage!
Best surf film ever. I would like to hear Nate discuss his decision to go with a thruster gun vs a quad set up, which seems to be preferred on guns, even Nate's boards. I think I have an idea why, but I think it would be cool to hear Nate talk about it. Maybe on a Nate & Koa podcast. I hope Koa is doing well.
Wow! Amazing! Thanks for letting us be apart of this journey ❤
The way you read your waves is incredible! @10:20 and 17:20... not just dropping in and hanging on, but having such a feel for what the wave is doing and anticipating/ reacting to it. Years of experience right there! Awesome🤙🤟
Yeah 17:10, big section coming up, but Nate knows he'll make it and hits the brake to get deeper, and gets rewarded with a contender for wave of the year!
killa! Nathan has been holding that torch and the most prolific surfer ever since he broke his back last year, amazing!
Brought the dream alive. Every composition notebook of my school days had sketches I intended to look like that wave. Absolutely beautiful
Too fn radical. Perfect Cloudbreak....Got it occasionally like that through the 80's with Funk & Clark - and no one else there. Thx for taking me back and ruling the day Nate. You are the Man
That sunrise was pure god like 🙌🏽 couldn't imagine what it was like in person!
17:30, probably a memorable wave till the end of your days. I myself felt it. Congratulations ❤
Hands down my favorite KZhead surf channel around.
Good job, guys. I was so Bless just watching everyone Get such good waves
So many epic waves. Everyone was gettin some. My fav was at 18 minutes. Stand up barrel, reaching up and looking back into the belly of the beast with the sun over your head. It was like a perfect surfing moment.
Stoked to see Nate getting those waves.
That barrel where you stand.. 17:12 EPIC I watched it 5 times already. One of the best surf video I've seen. Freakin goosebumps. Had my first DOH left barrel that same day in Indo. One day I'll get a big mama like that too
Epic backside surfing by Nate, always so reliable in big lefts. And to the film crew that was amazing camera work to get such steady shots out in the ocean like that. So good to see Cloudbreak so big and clean
Killer session Nate!! Thanks for the journey. Loved the Soul Surfer stance in the barrel!!
One great video after another. It’s just keeps getting better. thank you for these videos.
3:00 watching again and again. What just happened?🤪 Best surf film ever! Thank you so much for bringing this to my house. Thanks to you Nathan and your crew for your content. 🙏 17:07 wow it’s just loaded.
The perfect wave being perfectly ridden! Superb video. Excellent!
Beautiful video and so beautiful music. The waves are so perfect end clean. I hope no one's hurted when they felt.
From 17.06, the same wave shot from the water/board/drone, it's so epic it almost transcends 'a ride'. Nate looks up and back raising his arm, and especially from the board there are a few holy moments in there with him embracing the sun suddenly between him and the spinning lip turning into mist...so intense. Outrageous. Art.
Hell yeah Nate, I'm not even a surfer and love your vids so much. Killed it again!
I love the group of guys you surrounded yourself with, true talent and positive-happy boys.
Wow. Just the most perfect wave, so beautiful! Steep drops are intense. LOVE the music, the whole thing is so unearthly.
wave at 17:17 -- maybe one of my favs I've seen in a long time. such a monster. so stood up. finger the lip on the exit an looking back in wonder. Sooooo Gooood!
That POV from behind is really something. I don’t comment much but had to. 🏄♂️ 👏🏼 Thanks for letting me hold onto the back of your board, Nathan. 💚🌊
Sick shit Nate. Hopefully one day I’ll see you out there. Love from nz. (Be great to see John get in on this, screw the WSL)
Legend. so fitting music. massive battle. modern day gladiators
Much respect guys, including Zoard. Maybe the best video yet. Would be interesting to hear in what way the wave of the day was different than most others. Looked to be standing up and staying open way more. Looking forward to a recap on the podcast 😬.
WOW! One of the best documented session at cloud break IMO. For real, Nate your approach seams so effortless. All the sessions you’ve had in past couple years, the slabs, the solo sessions, the monsters swells (or at least all the sessions you have filmed and uploaded for the masses lol) have really put you in a comfort level seldomly seen. Thank you for the stoke and keep uploading your awe inspiring journey cementing yourself in the books
Soli’s barrel might have been the wave of the day tho 😂
So much surfing perfection and excitement packed into a few minutes.. ..".......Thank you all time everyone everywhere.." Thank you, Nate!
That sunrise said it all - got something special for you lads
Beautiful wave, awesome video and music! It was a swell swell. lol.
Last 30 seconds, it's one of the best surfing days of our lives. Or just flat out, best days of our lives........ I know the feeling. I miss being out there. The ocean is my heaven. I know how it feels. Just gotta get back on it. If I can, as I'm aging.
Filming out of this world. Absolutely spectacular!
Absolutely amazing record of a truly profound event. Well done to all concerned. My your memories of this occasion be as fresh as the moment they began for the rest of your lives. Thank you so much for sharing.
God I wanted this to be an hour long so bad. Legendary
For research and development of surf shorts that can contain the massive bawlz of these watermen 🫡 Been a fan my whole life out here in Hawaii watching you guys as a grom - the whole Florence clan some of Hawaii's finest representing us well 🤙 Sons of the North Shore, braddahs are blessed by Ocean herself to conquer these waves 🌊 cheeeeeeeehuuuu keep the vibes pumpin 🙌
17:58 shows how far up the wave they are, with the canopy above that is epic. Psyched!
With the GoPro clipped on the tail, you can see how intricate your big wave surfing style is. So many little shuffles, adjustments and little turns that put you in the perfect position. True class mate
Great music choices too, pls link them?
The camera shots at 10:36, 13:28 and especially 17:42 - SO CRAZY AWESOME!! And the 13:09 footage - ❤❤❤ The chill ride at 17:24 - INCREDIBLE footage. 💙🌊💙 I had to quit watching after Kemper's second wipeout (and those going over the falls...😬😔) I have missed this. I pray you all are kept safe and well out there!! 🙏
Tavarua is the most beautiful island I've ever been to. 1992..I was 16 when I surfed cloud and restaurant's. Crazy good waves.
15:54 thats perfection
Dang!! Sooo good! Ive watched it 4 times in a row!
Cloudbreak, while the main event hands down. I do believe that Restaurants was epic as well as The Right. Having been there when all 3 are going off their nut is in itself the surfing experience of a lifetime. Hope they make a full length movie of this using multiple angles of the same 🐝uteeful bombs featured in Nate’s short.
The set of three waves starting at 16:25 is amazing. A stack of perfect waves.
When they were first watching the waves and Billy & Nate in the boat were just LOCKING IN 🔒 🧠. That was crazy 🔥.
The type of video that wakes you up inside! God, I miss surfing and nature.
Thank you so much for your efforts Nathan and Co.
Feelin fortunate to see this footage. Absolutely stunning