Kelly Slater Saves Baby From Rogue Wave on Hawaii Wednesday Kelly Slater is the best surfer in history.ย He’s won 11-World Titles.ย He’s the man and he saves babies, obviously. Yesterday, waves were enormous on Oahu’s north shore.ย 30-foot faces. Slater tried to paddle out at Waimea and got denied by the huge waves.ย It was so big, he couldn’t get outside the waves. But, maybe that’s the way fate […] Industry News SwellBrains | January 29, 2016 0 Comments
WATCH: The Gnarliest Wipe Out We’ve Ever Seen… ย “This is the gnarliest wipe out we’ve ever seen.” – SwellBrains.com “This might be one of the craziest wipeouts we’ve ever seen. ” – Surfing Magazine “I figure conservatively it’s 30 feet from the tip of his board to his ankle. He lands mid face which would tack on another 20 feet… all totaled: a big fucking […] Surf SwellBrains | January 28, 2016 0 Comments
Northern California Surfer Missing Since Yesterday | RIP Dan Dafoe San Rafael surfer Dan Dafoe, 40, has been missing since Wednesday afternoon.ย He was surfing at Fort Cronkhite, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge in California when he went missing. This is very heavy news as we currently have a skier and surfer missing in northern California. It was low tide, with 10-foot waves in the water when Dafoe […] Industry News SwellBrains | January 21, 2016 1 Comment
VIDEO: The Biggest Wave Ever Paddled Into… Wow what a day, @therealaarongold this was crazy!! Can't wait to go thru the rest of the footage @mysurftv #peahi A video posted by Lachlan McKinnon (@lachlanmckinnon) on Jan 15, 2016 at 9:39pm PST Aaron Gold paddled into this monster at Jaws (Peahi) on Maui on Friday.ย It’s being considered the biggest wave ever paddled into. โThe underground hellman threw […] Surf SwellBrains | January 17, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: California Perfection Last Week at Sandspit in Santa Barabara Real California Perfection (Full Video) Last week, a certain California wave went off and it did so in a way that only the ocean can. It was raw and it was real. It was a very honest form of perfection. The type a wave pool could never know. The type that makes us love surfing so very much. Posted by […] Surf SwellBrains | January 12, 2016 1 Comment
VIDEO: Hawaiian Surfer has Arm Dis-Attached from Shoulder on 50-Foot Mavericks, CA Wave Yesterday Hawaiian Garrett McNamara took a vicious fall on a huge wave at Mavericks in northern California yesterday.ย He broke his arm and tore his arm from his shoulder in the wipe out.ย Here is what his brother Liam had to say about it today: “Just wanted to update everyone! My brother @mcnamara flew to California to surf Mavericks! He […] Surf SwellBrains | January 8, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Kelly Slater Just Made the World’s Best Man-Made Wave Kelly Slater just made the world’s best man made wave.ย It’s a 6-foot barrel with turn sections that goes for a long way.ย It’s unreal.ย It looks like head high Rincon, CA! This might really change surfing.ย If someone can surf this wave everyday, all day long…ย just image how good they could get and how fast. Kelly says the […] Surf SwellBrains | December 18, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Paddleboarder Nearly Swallowed by Whale in Santa Cruz, CA Last Month That was a close one.ย This paddleboarder is nearly swallowed by a Humpback whale just off the coast of Santa Cruz, CA last month on November 22nd.ย These whales were way in close to shore. Warning, you might want to put the video on mute… Sunday morning was anything but ordinary. A beautiful morning and glassy waters were the stage […] Surf SwellBrains | December 6, 2015 1 Comment