Day 437: still waiting for a hot blond surfergirl to teach me how to surf...

after so much failure of trying to stand up, when you finally do it and ride your first wave even if its a small one, the smile on your face, the adrenaline rush, the feeling of movement over water damn you are hooked for life...

only the most insecure kooks call beginners kooks.

"Kooks are down there, brother" - whether that was a real interaction or a set up for this film, it's amazing how quickly people forget where they started. I've never in my life called someone a kook, just because they are trying to learn something new. I only call myself one, when I miss a section :)

I think not enough nose dives were depicted in this video for it to be an accurate representation of beginner surfing

Haha finally a surf video I can relate to

When I was really young me and my friend took boards out and had no idea what we were doing so we paddled out to an older surfer to ask for help but he was so rude and just ignored us. Don’t be that guy.

The best moment you get besides standing up for the first time on a wave (to me, anyway) is the carving. It feels like the board has a blade attached to it and you are running that blade through soft butter. Feelsgoodfam

I am already a surfer. But this video was awesome Nice beginner representationI think you forgot the part where they stand up too early on 1 million waves

1:06 "Kooks are down there" says the kook that paddles like a kook. Funny video, though. :-)

Did you secretly attach a camera to me for the last month!? I just moved to LA, picked up that exact blue waveform surfboard, and learned to catch waves in Huntington Beach. This is too accurate, except for the surfer lady giving me tips, where was she?

For anyone reading this that’s new to surfing- if you’re at the point where you popping up, but you keep falling down, always look to where you want to go. Resist the urge to look at the position of your feet on your board when you pop up. Keep your eyes trained on where you want to go and trust that your body will handle the rest. If you look down, you go down.

Totally realistic. Excellent investment of time and money, a true depiction of what it‘s like to learn how to surf. Thank you Red Bull.

Started surfing 3 years ago aged 32 with no balance sport experiance...let me tell you learning to surf is no easy task... But i love it so much and all the effort you put in gets you a big payof after a hard start.

This put a smile on my face....taking me back 50 years to my first wave and the incredible high that accompanied me on every surf session afterwards ...

I’ve started to learn surfing 4 weeks ago. I totally understand how he feel. I still think this may not be my thing sometimes… But I keep doing cause I feel great when I catch a wave. Hope I can enjoy more and be happy.

It's rather ironic how skateboarders go through the exact same phases. Particularly giving up in frustration when learning a new move, but you never stop to think about hopping back on your board.

This was a fun video to watch. This is what life is about. Getting out side, trying something new, chasing dreams, and having fun. And being part Samoan, gotta love the ocean and surf.

Im a kid And been surfing a year but never poped up And i still enjoy it Just turned 13yo

Well done. Funny. Kooks are down there? Guess some surfers forget that they were beginners once. Very cool perspective and covers a lot of territory.

Everyone in the water was a beginner at one point. Don’t be intimidated, just jump in. It’s lot of trial and error...not being in the right spot, missed waves, bad pop ups, falling backward, nose in over the front... Then you get that first wave. Unlike any other feeling🤙🏻 Everyone made the same mistakes starting

I'd love to see more of these. It really makes you appreciate where you've come from and really humbles anyone wherever they may be in their sport.

I'm still learning (on my own) and i'm 51. I love it, even though i suck right now. I'm glad i live in Los Angeles now instead of the UK where the water is freezing lol. This video made me laugh, thanks 👍

This is the most powerful surfing ad for redbull I have seen yet

I’ve got my first surf lesson next week and so pumped to learn! My friend taught me a little bit a couple of weeks ago how to pop up but the size of the board was to small for me as she is smaller than I am! Decided to take lessons and so pumped!!

"kooks are down there." This is in huntington beach and he's by smoke stacks which is not really a spot and mainly for beginners or for crowded days. Also "down there" would be southside of the pier which is where all the pros and groms surf when in huntington. Guy has no idea what he is talking about.

First time standing up: ok But first time carving down the line: best feeling ever!! (And then of course first barrel is like wtf)

I had an amazing session yesterday right before noon and I got out in the water the waves were very slow between sets and i got a few rides, but before I was about to get out of the water the waves started to come in full force wave after wave I got 4 waves in a matter of ten minutes and the rush through my body was electrifying. Just getting a couple of waves really brightens your day. Just that feeling of gliding over the water looking down the line knowing your are gonna be able to ride that is amazing.....

What a great format, would be cool to see more stuff like that!!!

So recognizable, started 2 months ago, at age 54. Did sports all my life, but really want to learn this. Still perfecting my pop ups, and, lower stance ha ha ha

This will be me....the first time is coming. Soooo excited😇Blessings of the feeling of the first 🏄‍♀️ surf!

Love this film...awesome :)

Love these kind of video’s

I felt this. Days of learning how to surf is so frustrating but liberating when you finally get it 🤙

💓 cheers and have fun 💓

MY FAVOURITE CHANNEL RED BULL . I LOVE THIS CHANNEL . A BIG LOVE FROM NEPAL .

It's gotta be the best feeling in the world to finally be able to stand on your board- I've never surfed before, but am dying to get into it! Hopefully I can learn sometime soon!

Hahaha this is great. I just started surfing like a month ago and the struggle is real, but it's so fun! I'm having lots of laughs at myself out there on the water and the best of times!

That was cool, I'm a beginner-intermediate surfer. I've been surfing whenever I can and it's so cool, I love it. Learning from my experience, I need to do my take-off a little bit later, as you tell us in the video. I dream that we had the surfing season in my country, the sea water is so calmed here in winter. There's very few days when the waves are in order, but those days are so cool. Thank you RB! Aloha! 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾

OMG this made my day. So creative.

Love the editing!

That stoke and frustration the first time surfing😍 here I am 6 years in and still always stoked and frustrated 😂

thats what i am doing this summer!!! great video

No matter how many times you get slammed or don’t catch one. Just that one little wave you stand up on for like 5 seconds makes it worth it .

More videos pleasssseee 💕

Awesome brother! Love it!

super accurate! reminded me some great memories..of last year lol (I'm still learning) experienced surfer : -the waves are not good for me. Want me to help you one-on-one? me beginner, feeling embarassed but super grateful : -heu yeah..of course..well if you have nothing else to do, thanks! Incredible the people you meet this way :)

Barely able to lie on his board wearing a wife beater 'kooks are down there brother' lmao

Well done. This was me six years ago. Same spots in HB, and the same Wavestorm. Six years later i'm mediocre, but it's still just as fun.

Perfect video! I visually 🤜🏻

It is the BESTT feeling ever it feels as if you’re going straight down on a roller coaster,you’re scared but excited and after you’ll want to do it alll over again :)

This was awesome!

I really want to surf so badly if I had a chance in the near future, I’ll go for it for sure. Thank you for the video 🏄🏻‍♀️🤍

My familie lives in our beautiful country of South Africa but we stay at leats 900km(560mi) from the neatest coast , i got my self a vintage town and country 4 fine baord at n pawn shop when inwas 8 and learned myself surfing in our swimming pool , i waited 10 years for the opportunity to surf for the fist time .We when to whats the pro's surf at jeffreys bay in 2019 june - july season , got myself a 9 ft log and just around the corner of kitchens corner down at the main beach on my second attempt i stood up with that wide stands for at least 10 seconds ... seeing this video it takes me back , wat an experience to surf no other sport that gives you this type of freedom that i know of yet

I’ll never forget the first wave I ever rode. It was a left hander surfing my backhand, it was in the evening and the sun was glistening on all the perfect curves of the wave as it was peeling.

Surfing is totally on my bucket list. I hope to live somewhere I can surf in the future

Really enjoy this video bro 🏄🏽‍♂️🏄🏽‍♂️🏄🏾‍♂️🏄🏾‍♀️🏄🏾‍♀️🏄🏾‍♀️

Woah I just started learning how to surf two weeks ago and this video is 100% accurate to that horrible learning curve beginners face. Learned to eat waves, found Kanoa, now I want my own board :)

that feeling when you pop up for the first time on your own, and ride the wave until the end, nothing compares

'Kooks are down there brotha" lol as he lies spread eagle with his feet in the water

I have a big fear of the ocean but slowly learning how to surf is helping me get over that fear

I remember my truest time. I learned on the hard way. On a short board (it was a hand me down). I took about 4 months of going to the beach everyday day. In loved since.

Humbling 🤙🏽

Facts ✌🏼🙌🏼🤙🏼

That is funny ... I have gone through every single stage!! So true.... We stick with it and surfing becomes an addiction worth having...

Yup I just started learning this sums it up. It totally sucks at first. Today I caught my first real good wave......all the way to shore. Took me long enough.

That's how I started. Bought me 1st board, went to the tourist breaks, watch the big kids too and spent the next 7 hours trying to stand, which happensed in the last 30 minutes of my day. When mom got there to pick me up I had rode maybe 2 or 3 slush faced waves 2 footers. Best summer ever!

“Kooks are down there brother “ I felt attacked 😂

thank you red bull

Best feeling

Nice.. you got it.

I am 49 and just decided I am going to Costa Rica and learn how to surf. I live in Tampa FL so I want to practice here before heading over there but I can’t seem to figure out how to pop up so I have lots of work to do before my adventure. Wish me luck!

Awesome cool funny entertaining and very true to life what you have to do to learn how to surf or anything for that matter... What's best about this video is that if you're willing to learn and practice practice practice practice and not give up you can achieve your goal whether it is surfing or something else... Awesome pointers and takeaways that people can use not only from a motivational standpoint but actual tips you can use in the ocean... Most important is to never never give up and any goal is achievable... Happy surfing from Virginia Beach! :-) Kyle

I like the little things in this video, like how in the beginning he was carrying the board the wrong way and getting wax all over him, and at the end of the video he’s holding it the right way

I've been bodyboarding since I was 4 years old and my brother and I would try to pop up on the board so i never really had the struggle of learning the pop up i started surfing 4 years ago (im 14 now) and i really like it i go surfing almost every vacation because my parents like it too

can relate

1:09 *At state beach just floundering around*

First time being able to pump down the line was the best

Watching this in the middle of a New Hampshire winter... damn I think I'm in the wrong habitat

I love how he just sees Kanoa and is like ready to give his all 😂

What a great video guys! :)

As someone learning atm I have just past the apologetic retrieval of the wetsuit from bin (metaphorically speaking) went back out only to suck for 1 hour and then eventually I stood up and surfed one wave. Once I had done that I popped up and surfed multiple waves over the next 2 hours having an absolute ball. Just keep practising 👍I'm almost 42.

Great and interesting video :)

Wow, this is incredibly original

awesome video!

Is anyone going to talk about the length of the video? 😂😂

Ugh, I can’t wait for the Oregon coast to stop storming 🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️

I felt like I was in a video game, this was amazing!

Cool vid, it's easy to forget what it's like to be a beginner. For the record, I suck at surfing

😂😂😂😂😂 Day 1 made me laugh so hard!

Bought a foamie off the used market. I was finally able to stand and ride in my first wave in today! I'm officially a surfer :)

2:20 most accurate one used to happen to me all the time 😂😂

So accurate

nice movie

I only call my friend kooks out in the water as a joke 😂

Wave storm for the win

nice job Barney

I got thallasophobia so Im just like, yall have fun! Imma stay here on good ol' Mama Terra

As 'training', when I was 9, my surfing instructor took us 1 by 1 out when it was rough, made us paddle out, and lifted us over 10 ft waves and then dropped us. It seems quite nasty but it actually really prepares you for the shocks you get when you wipe out unexpectedly. It seemed horrible of him at the time though.

Oh surfing in one of the best experiences yall will ever have i swear the first time i did it i was so pumped i did it so many times and yes it is super tiring but really fun tho i got super sore the next day i even had some bruises bcs the board would hit me but it was worth it i am super excited for this summer i miss surfing so much ah!! Btw i was self taught i watched sum KZfaq videos and i already know how to swim cause again self taught;)