Swamis - Thursday, December 28th - First Big Swell of El Niño Winter 2023/2024

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6 ай бұрын

Tested out some filming this evening with the Canon R5 and this new 100-500mm RF lens during the biggest swell I've been home for in a while.
Taylor Knox and Joel Tudor were out, along with many others, including some who probably shouldn't have paddled. It was big and west, with a lot of closeouts, but definitely some good ones. Hope you enjoy these raw session videos. I'm going to try and post way more.

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@phillysslydogsly4186 6 ай бұрын

Good to know Swarmi's is just as crowded when it's big as it is when it's small.

@jimmicane 6 ай бұрын

There’s only one solution to swamis crowds: howling onshores (which is when I usually surf it)

@andrewferguson8032 6 ай бұрын

I can’t believe how many sea fleas were on those waves

@Akooks 6 ай бұрын

@@jimmicane Hey man, don’t tell him that 😂 Tell him it’s unsurfable when it’s big and blown out.

@rubenndeanpaulalws1177 6 ай бұрын

I'm your fan!!! I'm your admirer!!! I only have one sadness about you, that you throw your fans away like trash, I'm one of them, but still, I'm your fan!!! I have observed your journeys, trajectories and struggles, I reflect a lot on your strength, nothing is easy, but we need to move for things to happen, even with struggles and difficulties, problems, including: this is our motto: struggles and wars daily, that try to stop us from getting where we want, but we are insistent in everything, so that we can get there... of course, clinging to God, regardless of religious belief, this is the only way we can get there, that's it. It's all good!!! I'm your fan!!! May God bless you so much, always including your family!!! Happy Holidays, my friend from far away!!! Please don't throw me away!!! Here’s to 2024, with many victories and achievements!!! These are the wishes of your friend from afar: Rubenn Dean Paul Alws "Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro" Brazil!!! (Google/KZfaq)

@DSTREETMEDIA 6 ай бұрын

KOOKS ONLY 😂

@jeffhartwig5283 6 ай бұрын

Ah yes! I recall surfing Swamis, me and 70 of my closest friends. Good times. Merry Christmas to all!!

@simrdownmon6431 5 ай бұрын

Those are pretty big waves, especially for so cal surfers.

@jasonjackson5696 6 ай бұрын

Back in the late 70’s we caught it slightly bigger, super clean & top to bottom - a forever memory.

@lukeygooky-_- 6 ай бұрын

wow i cant wait to surf this with the entire population of the US it will be so much fun !

@maaags_ 6 ай бұрын

You and 150 of your best friends 😂

@lukeygooky-_- 6 ай бұрын

@@maaags_ yep!

@skatefulfill 6 ай бұрын

"A full yardsale" made me laugh out loud. Some things never change. I've been there getting hammered on the inside or trying to paddle out on a heavy day. Its sort of a self regulating wave at that point. Swami's where you will get dropped in on by 2 people at once and sort it out on the wave. The only way to surf Swami's is to paddle out while its still dark and get a couple of good ones before the horde shows up and make things really dangerous.

@DanDan-os6hd 6 ай бұрын

Man I could just watch those waves for hours

@ProdigyHighlights 6 ай бұрын

Dang, they are way out there. Paddle out is pretty epic.

@williamhanley7031 6 ай бұрын

I've learned that crowd don't matter. More than half the people won't take off, the others are out of their league and then there maybe like 10 guys that are really in the right spot for position take off.

@averagejoegrows 6 ай бұрын

dude, yes exactly 99% surf like dog shit 1% handle the rest go out to say they were out there

@tui_ruwhiu_wavecomms 6 ай бұрын

What about the 40 guys in your way wrecking your wave?😊

@MrBreakthompson 6 ай бұрын

@@JohnDoe-ko5xl If he was, he wouldn't be saying this...

@DSTREETMEDIA 6 ай бұрын

💯 !!! kooks Paddle Out to watch !!!

@markathanacio9724 6 ай бұрын

Taylor with the strongest turns out there as usual. Crowds and Taylor, some things never change.

@steven871 6 ай бұрын

great footage. What a disaster of a crowd

@MrBreakthompson 6 ай бұрын

Awesome footage my dude and great commentary. That grom was impressive as hell. Ants getting washed was fun too. So much carnage

@jimmicane 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Hyped people like it

@kc72186 6 ай бұрын

Good thing it wasn't crowded 😮

@JOHNCORNING 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, I was on a 5'4" board and got 4 waves. Saw T Knox get punished in a barrel. Was all time out there!

@thedarksurfer. 6 ай бұрын

That new gear is doing you well. Before reading your caption, first thing I thought was "This guys got the right lens." I know that distance well. Native San Diegan here. Mission Hills born n raised. Point Loma HS grad. Lived two streets behind Seasside market before moving out to Oahu about a decade ago. Keep up the good work Jimmy. It's always nice seeing my hometown going off!

@howdy1487 6 ай бұрын

Caught some flak on that one haha. Hey, Keep It To Yourselves Snappaheads.

@jimmicane 6 ай бұрын

Appreciate that! Thanks!

@dagotom6588 29 күн бұрын

I lived on I street in Encinitas 1969/70 and used to surf Swamis with small crowds and surfed Boneyard when it got crowded. The wave is awesome !!

@SterlingSigurdsen 6 ай бұрын

love that wave so mellow to get out, and easy to sweep into. not very top to bottom but can do some big arcing turns.

@rubenndeanpaulalws1177 6 ай бұрын

@aqualung1466 6 ай бұрын

0:48 - who has priority? ALL OF US!

@user-nc9cv5kd3i 6 ай бұрын

Rad video , I like hearing whats going on over music any day. And so many wave seen in a short amount of time was epic. Thanks

@jimmicane 6 ай бұрын

More to come!

@theyoungupstarts1243 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for the footage! Goodnight

@tobysettle8595 6 ай бұрын

So ridiculously crowded!! Remember surfing Swamis in 1963, it would just be a few of us on a weekday, and still relatively chill on weekends. Looks dangerous!

@jeffspicoli2742 6 ай бұрын

If I had a dime for every person that's said ,"I remember surfing such and such in 19 yadayadayada".

@JB-fp5ud 6 ай бұрын

@@jeffspicoli2742 You’d have $2.35 Because 23 and a half people have told you that .

@RP-rq4in 6 ай бұрын

Surfing is dead. Taken over by insane amounts of valley kooks like you and the dorks caught inside in this vid

@tyson9419 6 ай бұрын

I remember surfing Malibu in 1873, just me n my buddy Wyatt ‘Blunt Breath’ Earp.

@jeffspicoli2742 6 ай бұрын

@@tyson9419 hehehehe! 😆

@thomasmcglaughlin1410 6 ай бұрын

That paddle out is too much! Great footage!

@beachthor1 6 ай бұрын

lol the twin fin 5’6” dudes caught a beating

@watours 6 ай бұрын

Wow, that is so crowded, good luck to the peaceful.

@jasonmixon946 6 ай бұрын

Nice long period swell- I remember my Dad -( Wave Dave)- absolutely shacking himself when we lived in San Diego and was at UCSD- Early morning surf checks from the cliff- 🤘🤙

@tyson9419 6 ай бұрын

Looks a lot more manageable than sunset cliffs that day

@justincoterealestatehometo8950 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Jimmy that was epic! Bummed I missed but was fun to watch from the other side of the country.

@jimmicane 6 ай бұрын

Florida Man!

@lilithstribe 6 ай бұрын

Whoa! Thanks so much for posting.

@91945punx 6 ай бұрын

Thanks dude. Looks epic.

@thomasrichardson-ev1wp 6 ай бұрын

My shoulders are tired just thinking about paddling out in that surf.

@KraftyandKranky 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video! I grew up there from 1968 until 1994. Mi=ost similar day was the first El Nino on New Years day 1982. It was a lot like this day but bigger and less than half that crowd... Thanks again!

@rudythebrownbeauty 6 ай бұрын

Epic footage--nice!

@bwhit716 6 ай бұрын

Biggest long period swell at Swamis in two decades ? Anyone see Upper Trestles ? Thanks JW for the footage. Good job bro !

@rwsix5892 5 ай бұрын

@ 2:45 ...The best 2min min. color commentary ever! -LOL ...People just gettin served ! It's holding for sure! ...those sneak sets though, laying waste to everyone

@jimmicane 5 ай бұрын

Haha glad you enjoyed that one

@chrismc.893 6 ай бұрын

Some good legit barrels were had that day wow.

@adloutdoors 6 ай бұрын

Some great falling .... how exciting!

@MrIsomer 6 ай бұрын

Loved the footage of all the carnage!

@floetee 6 ай бұрын

love the commentary. good night, indeed. mo', please!

@kimberlycarter1541 6 ай бұрын

Wow. I don't surf, admire those who do. This was great filming. Thank you.

@mightychild1057 5 ай бұрын

El Nino swell,I got a be out there😍♓👑

@Wynne-oz2ws 6 ай бұрын

Very CooL. Thanks .

@kevinsargeant6651 6 ай бұрын

Love the commentary!!

@mashdatrashvideos2831 6 ай бұрын

Swamis is such a workout

@taylormcc 5 ай бұрын

Epic video, bro. What chaos.

@LizardMan420 6 ай бұрын

Sick footage Jimmy! 👍

@BN-wl7il 6 ай бұрын

The people/ surfers pedaling in the water look like birds or seals in the water. Humans are just another species on the planet. We're all in this together.

@solagbrando 6 ай бұрын

Truly legendary commentator who made me laugh as hard as I could when describing those caught inside

@jimmicane 6 ай бұрын

Haha epic! Tomorrow’s video is even better

@JammaLamma 6 ай бұрын

Wonder if Salispuedes lit up. Good stuff I never did surf Swamis, pretty much everywhere else from South Garbage to DMJs as an OC guy. Anyway thanks for posting curious how many spots were even surfable and what Blacks is doing.

@Piratedavessaltylife 6 ай бұрын

Swami's is one of the coolest spots in San Diego County. My parents took me in the 70s, and it has always been a favorite.

@birdzbeeztreez4248 6 ай бұрын

Just Subscribed!!!Thank You!!!Great Work Mate!!!

@jimmicane 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Trying to reach the amount to hopefully make a little money off these. The game has changed but I still love it

@user-wt8qc6jn2x 12 күн бұрын

My scariest surf session was at Swamis way back when , being farthest outside when a cleanup set came in, scratching out made it over three then the fourth caught me and got pounded by two more. That was was the end of my big wave career

@brianwalsh8972 5 ай бұрын

Made me think of my friends at the ragpile. Hope you guys are well.

@southvaron757 5 ай бұрын

When I used to visit SD, my buddy from CV loved to surf at The Campground. After subs in Carlsbad, on the way back South, we'd stop in the median at Swami's, to watch a few sets if there was a swell. Even when it was this good, I don't remember many solo rides. Either things have changed there a bit, or my brain damage is acting up again.

@TravelingwithKristin 6 ай бұрын

Jimmicane commentary is the best 😆🙌

@missinglinq 6 ай бұрын

Great video

@screenarts 6 ай бұрын

Big and very close together. Ventura is insane today too. Keep an eye on your crew!

@dannybui3542 6 ай бұрын

That paddle out is psycho.Thanks for the epic capture

@lloydchristmas1086 6 ай бұрын

isnt therr a slight channel?

@eyecyou8511 6 ай бұрын

They went from wholly fuck to Jesus Christ once those sets started rolling through.Total RESPECT for everyone that paddled !!!

@tnkmch 4 ай бұрын

HOLY Sh$t I don't know who that was at 4:42, but that off-the lip was absolutely pro level

@sunsensational 6 ай бұрын

No way to avoid crowds, even when it’s big

@ryancuda45 6 ай бұрын

i was the only one out at my spot and it was pumping. i got smoked though. luckily i choose a good one before i tried to paddle back out and just took the rogue on the head lol

@brandonr4243 6 ай бұрын

Surfer of the year award goes to my buddy Steve, when nobody was watching

@skatepark1ful 6 ай бұрын

I REMEMBER when that was 'normal swamis' wave size u can't tell me the ocean is not changing FOR EVER "BIG WEDNESDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2005!!!!!!!!!! December 21, 2005 !!!!!!! Easy 15' and big 18'-20' AND HUGE 20' to 25" cheers to all good people

@user-wt8qc6jn2x 5 ай бұрын

The biggest surf I ever was in was at Swamis , I was the farthest outside when I saw this massive set coming, made it over the first two then caught two on the head. Scariest session for me ever

@1974mazdarx3sedan 5 ай бұрын

good stuff. looks like a lot of locals can handle it sizey, some nice big carves and bottom turns. crowd getting caught by the sets would be frustrating if you're trying to catch those sets. assume they are picking off the mid size waves that have some shape.

@clarkewi 6 ай бұрын

Gorgeous

@nick8841 6 ай бұрын

So glad I didn't try move to Cali with how many surfers are there. Good lord

@johnhaden 6 ай бұрын

Commentary is gold! 🤣👏

@darelltreadway6445 6 ай бұрын

Good stuff

@user-lu4jh6pn2r 5 ай бұрын

Loved the commentary- wonder who the little scrappy guy is getting lots of waves in the clip

@Joneshing 6 ай бұрын

3:01 they wouldn't have even lasted 5 minutes at OB in SF 🤣🤣🤣

@longlife_surf 6 ай бұрын

Nice Video brother, alohaaaa

@apzzpa 6 ай бұрын

"People getting cleansed" some genius beat poet shit. Also, no thank you. Half the wave is done by the time you navigated the other duckies.

@Tscaperock 6 ай бұрын

In the days of my youth I would surf there everyday.

@markdinkel-uh2je 6 ай бұрын

Nice backdoor cut backs

@michaelwendell7771 6 ай бұрын

The fleas are scrambling.....😮🍃

@rubenmecado7337 6 ай бұрын

They give you a sticker for your board. It says been here. Best collection gets a hug.

@glenbradley1046 6 ай бұрын

Ahhh yes …. The great SWAMII right hand 🌊 one of the great rights on California’s coast….. to the great Jimmy Mahoney the PREZ back in the90’s of it club….??? Where are you my brother…..???? Great wave…., but even a better GUY, hi Suzanne❤️

@kennymorris6329 6 ай бұрын

Yeah Jimmy!

@user-we1bu1pg6t 6 ай бұрын

thx bro. uppers same time very junked out and slightly smaller............

@kellymahoney3847 6 ай бұрын

Why I left SD

@EdwinLap 6 ай бұрын

"When in doubt, dont go out" - so many people should have stayed in. simple.

@erikbender1 6 ай бұрын

Good 2 see

@kirrasdad 6 ай бұрын

Yup, surfed it in the 90s, the locals boxed everybody else out. Great view from SRF though

@andrewmarshall360 6 ай бұрын

Looks like the freeway

@johnbrown1851 6 ай бұрын

OMG, what are all those black dots in the water???

@KrispyChicken7 6 ай бұрын

Bro fuck surfing waves this size when it’s that packed

@peedrowchan-man102 6 ай бұрын

Right Rippin shooosh!

@michaelmcconnell7302 6 ай бұрын

man... NJ's big swell put ours to shame

@laffta6727 6 ай бұрын

It’s a full yard sale in Encinitas- oh yea!

@Willsurf 6 ай бұрын

Yew! what camera do you recommend for filming distant shots like that!? I am looking for a DSLR cam that records 4k and has good zoom with digital stabling. If possible is their cheaper ones in the 500-700 that do what i am looking for!?

@jimmicane 6 ай бұрын

They’re all so good these days but I love the R5 and 100-500

@Willsurf 6 ай бұрын

😄@@jimmicane

@chrisleeds4460 6 ай бұрын

Probably 75% should not have paddled out.

@drewcover2864 6 ай бұрын

11:00 people out on a 6' fish, wow 😢

@jameshinton429 6 ай бұрын

2:30 is great.

@hopespringseternal2624 6 ай бұрын

Wow, you did a great job with this. Earned a subscriber. Is it me or does it seem like those waves coming in were really close together?

@jimmicane 6 ай бұрын

A lot of shelves in the reef so it’s kids all over the place for sure. Thanks!!

@surfnOB 6 ай бұрын

Swamis maxin. CA just pumping North to South. Winter Rules

@user-do7up9eu9i 6 ай бұрын

I was out there watching them. To old to surf these days...

@illt3ck 6 ай бұрын

The commentary is the best part 😆 Did you get a look @ Cardiff Reef on this swell? Any good?

@jimmicane 6 ай бұрын

I didn’t get a good look in the evening but I bet there were some crazy bombs

@andrewlewins6482 6 ай бұрын

Looks like pumping Mitchell’s Cove

@roycefincher 6 ай бұрын

Can't even surf the wave too many KOOKS out!!!

@qualudia1 6 ай бұрын

Your perspective was a good one. Where were you posted up? It shows the size better, cause your shooting into the barrel.

@tnkmch 6 ай бұрын

Sheesh…crowds make it more like a slalom course down a mountain than surfing a wave.