What It's Like to Score the Swell of a Lifetime on the Great Lakes

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4 ай бұрын

Today video is a Great Lakes tribute showcasing the work & attempts it took for me to finally end up in the right place at the right time for the swell of a lifetime on the Great Lakes. To this day surfing the lakes is one of the most fun & enjoyable types of surf trips I take every year. Looking forward to finding more waves in the future. Thanks to all my friends on the freshwater coastlines & everyone who supports what I do. For the Dream!! - Ben
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@WS_00 4 ай бұрын

3:05 “it looks bigger than it looks man”……this guy is not only a joy to listen to, but he’s smart as well!

@laurenjager297 3 ай бұрын

😂

@joshmason6169 4 ай бұрын

Those lake surfers are the coolest bunch! So much friendliness and stoke💙

@paulforster7746 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the videos Ben! West Michigan surfer here, and heard you had a a fellow Michigander give you crap/localism bs. It’s a shame to hear honestly. I’m always stoked seeing people enjoying the lake.

@dreichert1438 4 ай бұрын

Would love to surf the Great lakes or anywhere different like that. Have to say though, I would have to laugh like hell in that dude's face for that one.

@icysurfer1 4 ай бұрын

Totally. Haha. Big Wave Ben has massive cred. Michigander here who has ridden a few big ones in HI and NorCal. Cheers.

@FrozenBarrels 4 ай бұрын

yewwww paul wsp it’s oglaze

@jaxandjersey5411 4 ай бұрын

Localism bs guy dont get it if worried about localism Pathetic Keep goin Ben

@josiahhuisman3077 4 ай бұрын

Dude the Great Lakes have the aloha spirit! Everyone here is stoked to have people in the water! I’ve almost never had people rude in the lakes and if they are, they don’t belong there.

@fleshandbloody-hm3bc 4 ай бұрын

Just moved to Minnesota from California for my daughter who needed spinal surgery. She was just discharged today after 21 days in the hospital. Minnesota is so cool and people are so nice. Hoping to check out Lake Superior one day and score some surf. Thanks for the video!! 🤙

@laurenjager297 3 ай бұрын

❤

@ampvlogs2320 4 ай бұрын

I LOVE your enthusiasm and appreciation for surfing the Great Lakes. You’re one of us!

@Thenotoriousdll 4 ай бұрын

Never thought I would see waves like this on a lake. So epic

@JMH33SD 4 ай бұрын

Mad respect to the boys who surf the frozen tundra of the Great Lakes...

@litmint9790 4 ай бұрын

There's some girls, too 💃🏄🐣

@peristv5841 4 ай бұрын

one of your best videos I've ever seen, and also 10ft in a lake wtf!! yiuhhhhh🤙🤙🤙

@ConditionZero76 4 ай бұрын

Yes, we'll get 15 to 20 ft plus waves on Lake Erie when the storms are rolling, It's nothing to see 7 to 10 footers 🤙🏼.. my Buddy worked Coast Guard on the ocean for years, then was transferred to Lake Erie. He had never seen the Great Lakes. He said he never imagined in his lifetime how massive the waves are in the great lakes. Its actually terrified him going out on search and rescues for a few years, til he got use to it.. 🤙🏼

@AuRowe 4 ай бұрын

@@ConditionZero76those 15-20s are not clean though right?

@nathanharakos7685 3 ай бұрын

You guys measuring from the face or the back ? cause that’s max 4ft

@AuRowe 3 ай бұрын

@@nathanharakos7685 yup, face, only hawaii measures correctly (imo), from the back

@albertska4582 4 ай бұрын

@bengravy the myth the legend. Can be spotted in any novelty break near you. Keep on grinding...🤙

@toddmurphy523 4 ай бұрын

In the Great Lakes, storms come quickly, fresh water swells rise instantly and fiercely. Love em.....!!!

@johannesdenecke2422 4 ай бұрын

I can relate to the lake surfing scene. We surf the German Baltic Sea (which is smaller than most of the Great Lakes) and the stoke is just really high because it's such a novelty experience. When you score one of the better days it feels like winning in the lottery.

@mikthe2004 4 ай бұрын

I'm an Estonian, born and living in Australia, but when I visited Estonia, I saw the possibility of surf there. Having just searched youtube, I see it's possible, and at times pretty good!! I live on the beach at Golden Bay Western Australia, and we don't get surf that good very often!!

@zoeymelf8924 4 ай бұрын

Hello from the great lakes! Surfing in Germany sounds super fun!

@laurenjager297 3 ай бұрын

Like brrr!! Das kalt! Props 🌊🤙❤🍻

@wojpm2000 4 ай бұрын

Wow!!! That is some Killer Shit, I live just approximately 20 miles away from Lake Michigan, grew up in Milwaukee, WI and never thought I would see waves like that in my neck of the woods.

@ArthurFellig 4 ай бұрын

Tons of great waves in Wisconsin. Hit up one ot the awesome shops down there and get out in that water! Shoutout EOS Surf Shop, Boardshack, Lake Effect.

@feanorwerm 4 ай бұрын

THAT WAS SO SICK! The glassy, freshwater lines being torn to pieces at the end was all time. Some awesome turns out there man.

@xXNoodlePandaXx 4 ай бұрын

Yewwww thanks for showing love to the GREAT LAKES 🤙🏼❤ Freshwater Fantasy for the dream!

@picklesthecat177 4 ай бұрын

Ben Gravy for President 2024!

@sarahandbillysmith4504 4 ай бұрын

It's not easy to keep level 10 positivity all the time, kindness to others and smile on your face. Well done. Oh yeah and pretty good surfer too 😂 , respect from NY !

@johnbernstein1127 4 ай бұрын

The shot of you surfing with the club in your hand was downright anthropological my man!!!!!!

@surferduck420 4 ай бұрын

How come no one is trunking it 😂😂

@nathanielradford7482 4 ай бұрын

we need some more props to my man and a lot more likes pressing a button can help him out so much it literally takes 3 seconds so why not PRESS IT love you ben, keep the drive and passion you have for surfing up!! :)

@gregheller6706 4 ай бұрын

Man I remember Surfer's rendition of that trip to the Great Lakes. Easily a Top 5 rendition of a Great Lakes trip ever printed. Just a really solid rendition, very true to the original.

@justinhousman7760 4 ай бұрын

I wrote that piece!

@brianhill62 4 ай бұрын

started surfing OHIO with 4 other guys in 1986- the water was always brown but we were always stoked .

@luiso.is0 4 ай бұрын

Your videos is what about surfing is, passion, search, and having fun whatever conditions are. Thanks for create this awesome vids. Hi to the hardcore Lake surfers, keep the spirit🔥

@donamcgowan1587 4 ай бұрын

Did anybody see the shark sized lake sturgeon in the wave at 15:02 next to Ben!!!! 😮

@strikerJAG 4 ай бұрын

thats a person duckdiving the wave...

@Kahuna54 4 ай бұрын

So cool to see a fish being surfed still! I started surfing a twin fin fish back with David Nueva in the late 60s! I rode twins until my 3rd back surgery and was never able to surf again. Had 10 back surgeries to date!

@sticks2478 4 ай бұрын

Soooooo sick... Love from Australia

@30yearoldgrom 4 ай бұрын

Burton aka Kellyslaker is a one in a million legend!!! He's so stoked🤙 You manifested this many moons ago when you claimed 'show up blow up', dude scored, is an understatement 🤙💯🍍

@thejarrettsjourney 4 ай бұрын

Yewww!!! Great Lakes are where it's at. It's a different feel in more ways than one, and all of us here are stoked for anything rideable. Many of us won't wait for the perfect wave, because we'd be waiting a lifetime. We take what we can get, sometimes amazing, sometimes not, but love the vibe that lake surfing brings. 🤙

@mattcorley4622 4 ай бұрын

Pure joy are a group of surfers catching ultra rare, once a decade swell. Nothing like it on earth.

@timsmith6772 4 ай бұрын

That's insane....I could live there, stoke !!!😊❤

@shaundmyszewicz658 4 ай бұрын

That’s was legendary!!!! Stoked you scored it on the Nut!😆 Thanks for making what we do on the lakes legitimate! safe travels and continued success. I hope our paths meet up again soon! Yeeeww🤙🏻

@DannyMargagliano 4 ай бұрын

Hey Ben. I'm claiming this is your best video ever! Possibly the best surf video ever! I literally had to pick up my jaw off the ground while watching this. Amazing story and waves. Living the life!

@BenGravyy 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@gordonquigg9389 4 ай бұрын

Ben Gravy, youre an animal. Ive heard about this all my life but never seen it. Thanks for bringing it to us.

@widowedhen4998 17 күн бұрын

it's so funny hearing the surfer dude voice mixed with midwestern accents 🤣 this is one of the best surf videos ever

@tom.northshore 4 ай бұрын

Much love from your local Lake Superior surfer 🤙

@sk8punk720 4 ай бұрын

You scored all-time Stoney. Your stoked!

@charlessmileyvideo 4 ай бұрын

Ben you are living the dream, smiling and ripping too! Not to many people have that combo!

@mnmgreen 4 ай бұрын

Ben! Thanks again for charging, exploring. and keeping us stoked with your pure hearted enthusiasm! Thanks to the camera team as well! You guys are bringing the stoke and helping the rest of us keep the dream alive! Mahalo!

@caseykoch3205 4 ай бұрын

Lake Erie Erie Pa local here!! There are many things to love about our lake surfing! No fear of sharks, and regular cold plunging are two of my favorites!! We appreciate you Ben!

@SurfTechChannel 4 ай бұрын

Great points, what about killer sturgeon though??

@carstentietge5758 4 ай бұрын

Can't imagine surfing those waves in fresh water

@LooktheOceanSD 4 ай бұрын

dang, crazy footage would of never believed it.

@HoStevie 4 ай бұрын

4:08 such an epic clip 🔥

@lanceneuman9528 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Ben

@Seawolfaka 4 ай бұрын

You guys are having so much fun your stoke is on fire and on point 👍👍🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

@TheDAVE858 4 ай бұрын

So awesome!

@briotalex6097 4 ай бұрын

Amazing !!!

@marticon9286 4 ай бұрын

Awesome Ben and very inspiring. Gonna get the wetsuit out !🇬🇧

@krustysurfer 4 ай бұрын

Epic #freshwaterfantasy ! 🫶 The great lakes are such a stokemachine especially the big pond 😉 Glad you scored Nub nation crew⭐🔥🙌 aloha Timothy

@donnapeterson7684 4 ай бұрын

As a California native, I get asked( by one person always) if the lakes can be ridden. I sent him this video. It outta shut him up 🤣🤣

@farmerkevin 4 ай бұрын

Yeah! Keep them coming.

@jeffspicoli2643 4 ай бұрын

You're a force... mind blown Ben Gravy.

@sspikeable 4 ай бұрын

starting surfing North Topsail Beach, NC, Murtle Beach SC then hopped to California, Huntington, at the pier, and the cliffs, Bosa Chica, Trestles, Old mans, Newport, Surfside, ANderson and at the Jetties Seal Beach, Blacks Beach, CA., Santa Cruz, San Onofre, at nudes trail 6, Manhatten Beach, Lajolla, Bodega Bay, Baja, Rosarita MX, Lincohn ,Oregon in a springer w/ water about 42 degrees, and a few others here and there... but never in the lakes.... that water looks hard and heavy and a blast!

@joedirt8625 4 ай бұрын

Unreal. Wow

@joachimcoonan6255 4 ай бұрын

That was legendary brother!!! You scored, big time!!🤙😎 Mad as bro!!!

@ghus528hz 4 ай бұрын

Great video. Minnesota Pipeline, love it.

@reddiver7293 4 ай бұрын

OK, those are best, biggest lake waves I have ever seen! Thanks for the video.

@caiorochasantos4241 4 ай бұрын

Such a incredible video, amazing surf trips bro !!!!

@johnhaugie4555 4 ай бұрын

Wow! What a difference in your surfing!! Especially on the fiberglass! You were in a "state of flow". You are an inspiration Ben. Keep it up!!

@robinlathim8221 4 ай бұрын

This was awesome Ben, and those guys looked like alot of fun. Good for you! ❤

@mattpiepenburg8769 4 ай бұрын

Ol Ben… just landed today from a South African trip- surfed most of the world, but some of my best memories was surfing Lake Michigan as a little punk in Stevensville MI in the 80’s- we had real stoke (and a lot of patience :)

@BenBike 4 ай бұрын

If you didn't film it I wouldn't have believed it! So epic, love these documentary style vids so awesome

@jordanverni243 4 ай бұрын

what a wild trip!

@beachboyq501 4 ай бұрын

one love! nice!

@BillyHosking 23 күн бұрын

so awesome

@zackthomas1031 4 ай бұрын

For the dream indeed! Those were some beauties!!! I've been in North Carolina for a year now and I haven't seen waves that good here even! What a score!

@erikvaldur3334 4 ай бұрын

Epic sesh Mr. Gravy. Epic

@daneledlow 4 ай бұрын

Just truly spectacular Ben!!!!🤙🤙

@theambiguoustruth8167 4 ай бұрын

More lakes I love ben as the novelty king! Keep going where other surfers don't! River waves are also fun.

@deanagewasteland6658 4 ай бұрын

Super rad!!!

@jmjaeger80 4 ай бұрын

Hey Ben, praying everything with your health turns out okay. It took a bit but I was finally able to get sober and it was largely due to your influence. Thank you most graciously. Stoked to be living the dream at last! Tons of love and well wishes! ❤❤❤

@dl6225 4 ай бұрын

That was as good as most waves I've seen you surfing on here this year! Classic!!

@ReidSwanson_Outside 2 ай бұрын

Burts a legend, never met him but follow his socials and hes so sick hahah

@adamsmith5825 Ай бұрын

Epic! Nice job boys!

@freshwatervibe 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your journey with lake surfing over the years. Your feedback as a well rounded ocean surfer and eternal stoker has shown people how legit it can be! It’s a true passion for me bro wish you all the best 🚀

@midliferising 4 ай бұрын

AWESOME VIDEO!!! Love to see where else you go!!

@samuelfleming5914 4 ай бұрын

This is awesome 👏

@RocketDog73 4 ай бұрын

Epic - if I did not see you doing it I would not have believed it 🤙

@MrIsomer 4 ай бұрын

Your dedication and perseverance is admirable - plus you can rip! Great video.

@markkendrick7547 4 ай бұрын

Niiiice....Insane lake wave......🌊🔥💪👊

@kennykotecki7285 4 ай бұрын

So cool! Great video Ben.😁

@50yroldgrom 4 ай бұрын

Barrels and ice cream headaches! Pretty sick turns , amazing waves. Who knew, right on the nut for the dream!

@daleschroeder232 4 ай бұрын

The first waves I ever surfed were on Lake Superior. I was 15 and camping on the Keweenaw peninsula of Upper Michigan near 5 Mile Point. It was a rare day. Jello swells onto a pebble bar at sunrise.

@joshwells4020 4 ай бұрын

Cool video! Erik is a great dude! I saw you signed a moose board. He's a good dude too! Taught himself how to shape boards because it's to expensive to ship them to MN. I was bummed I missed that swell, but I was surfing in Hawaii that week.

@dxvegas4412 4 ай бұрын

Bruhh that looked SO COLD!! hahah Legendary missions 🤙🥇

@damiangreen3510 4 ай бұрын

Doubling down gentlemen, That not only made me smile and really happy but makes me love the stoke of surfing full stop. You must be fit as bro after that in the freshwater. Mean . Thank you,very inspiring. South island NZ but not freshwater. Good shit Cuzzy.

@built4lifeministryleadersh410 4 ай бұрын

Aloha Ben, Thank you for taking me with you all these years. God bless you.

@stormsurfin 4 ай бұрын

EPIC!

@davecalneggia6285 4 ай бұрын

... Solid lake wave .. nice Benno .. for the dream 🍍

@garyhryko8984 4 ай бұрын

1972, I lived in Rincon PR, at a place called the Alamo. With 2 guys from the Great Lakes. One guy was named Jack. Good guys. If your still out there. GOD BLESS!