Close Encounter with Great White Shark in Southern California Yesterday Mike Durand was out on his paddleboard at El Porto surf break in Manhattan Beach, California yesterday when an 8-foot juvenile great white shark swam up to him and directly under his board. This isn’t too uncommon a sighting in SoCal as great whites are thought to have their babies in Southern California each year. […] Surf SwellBrains | October 18, 2013 1 Comment
Swell Saturday: Big Barrels, Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California This video shows Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California at it’s finest. I don’t thing there is another major city on Earth with surf within its city limits that is this good. During winter 2012, big swells, offshore conditions, and big barrels plagued Ocean Beach. This vid shows us two days of Twiggy and the Long brothers getting it good. Ocean Beach Info: Ocean Beach is a beach that runs along the west coast of San Francisco, California, United States, at the Pacific Ocean. It is adjacent …] Surf SwellBrains | October 12, 2013 0 Comments
9-Foot Great White Shark Attacks California Surfer on Sunday An approximately 9-foot Great White Shark attacked a 45-year-old surfer on Sunday morning, October 6th, 2013 near Humboldt Bay in Northern California. Jay Scrivner had been surfing for over 2 hours when the large shark struck this upper leg and surfboard at Samoa Peninsula near Humboldt Bay, CA.. “Sometimes you have a feeling that the water is weird […] Surf SwellBrains | October 9, 2013 2 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Quiksilver Pro France Day 1 & 2 Highlight Videos & Results http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiHrmQluAUU Quiksilver Pro France Day 1 Highlights The Quiksilver Pro France has been going down the past few days in the town of Seignosse in Southwest France. The got through the first two rounds and now they’ll likely be waiting for a few days for bigger swell next week. Gabriel Medina pulled off a perfect, big 360 on day two […] Surf SnowBrains | September 28, 2013 0 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Hurley Pro @ Lower Trestles, CA Finals Highlight Video & Results We don’t think we’ve ever seen small waves ripped this hard. This event is generally the most humbling because we all have access to waves like this and we certainly don’t […] Surf SwellBrains | September 21, 2013 0 Comments
Hurley Pro @ Lower Trestles, CA Video Highlights & Results Hurley Pro Day 1 highlights from September 15th, 2013. Watch Hurley’s highlight reel from Day 1 here: Hurley Day 1 Video. It was quite the day down at Lowers, with top seeds advancing in, at times, epic Lowers. The heat of the day undeniably went to Heat 11 of Round 1 which saw Julian Wilson, Miguel Pupo and John John […] Surf SnowBrains | September 17, 2013 1 Comment
Swell Saturday: Jordy Smith’s Movie Trailer for “Now Now” Jordy Smith’s latest film “NOW NOW” is unadulterated surf porn. It’s less about the editors artistic impression, and all about what one of the most relevant surfers in the world is doing between dawn and dusk. Jordy Smith stormed onto the World Tour in 2008 with no apologies and no prisoners. Since first pulling on a ‘Smith’ jersey, he’s brought […] Surf SwellBrains | September 14, 2013 0 Comments
Swell Saturdays: GIGANTIC Barrels at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA Damien Hobgood and Matt Lopez sniff out treats as mighty as the Golden Gate itself. Damo’s is deep and steep, and he exhibits the kind of skill exclusive to WCT surfers. Matt’s is long and wild — he disappears even though the camera angle is looking into the tube. Both waves are modern marvels. Now feast your eyes and cast your vote. […] Surf SwellBrains | September 7, 2013 2 Comments
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