RAGE IN THE HAWAIIAN SEA!!

Todays forecast.
BIGGER THAN NORMAL!!.... 25 to 30 foot waves...Small, HELL NO!!!..
This morning i was eager to see what the reports were saying as there was to be a dramatic swell increase overnight.
To which there was... from 12-15ft to 25-30.


By mid morning the swell dropped to around 18-20ft but it was still big.
The morning swell was unridable as it was breaking from all the way out on the 3rd reef, like 2 kms away!!...
So the beach was just smashed with white wash bombs!.

Waiemea Bay was going nuts!!...
We headed out mid morning to Pipeline to see what it was like...Still way to big!.
Only 2 surfers were out.

By lunch it was still a big size swell. No one game to take it on, until the Brazilian Nuts came along.
Steffan, Paulo and friends went out to charge this swell. A little later Guilherme Tamega joined them.

Steffan caught the first wave and everyone was in cheer!!...


A few waves later, Unfortunately he copped a big wipeout and this is what happened.

Snapped board!!!


Paulo charged some sick waves!!..
HUGE 360 into the Barrel and some nice drop ins!!..

GT ripping up some reverse airs and big waves!




Tamega, A 3 times world champ dropped into a huge wave and had to bail for his life, this is what occured.

From the bottom of the wave he is about 30ft in the air!!!.The leash on his board snapped and he had to swim in 1km out from the beach in these seas... amazing!!!!...

We all watched from the beach in amazement to see these Humans charging Mother Nature, insane i say!!!...

The clouds opened up and we were hit with a beautiful sunset in the afternoon. Gotta Love Hawaii!!!..





More to come tomorrow, up early at 5:30 for a big day surfing at pipe!...Cant wait to film and photograph!!..

Rhyees

Monsters Of Hawaii!!

The Forecasters were definately right for today!!!!..


Alarm goes off at 5:30am this morning. Hermano and I Wake up and are out of bed by 5:50.
Tried waking everyone else up but they were out for the count!.
Felipe arrived at the house at 6AM, grabbed a small breaky for the run and an OJ and it was time to hit Pipeline to see what it was like.

Still dark, sunrise wasnt until 6:40am. We got there and by the time i got to the beach, Hermano was already in the water. Never ever seen this before, but guys were surfing pipeline at 6:15am in the fricken dark!....

UNBELIVABLE!!!...

The Uzmi boys had a great session in the morning. Everyone was moved on as a contest was in place for today. The Backdoor Shootout. Huge waves from 8-12 ft were ripping into Pipeline. Backdoor was unsurfable for most of the day.
Saw some huge wipeouts!!..


Came home, had a big lunch and then hit the beach again to see the swell INCREASING!.
The contest was almost over and some of the guys hit the water to catch these waves.

Mike Stewart, Guilherme Tamega, Hermano Castro, Luis Villar, Paulo Barcellos andToby Player were among the bodyboarders out there.
Brazilian Pipe champ, Steffan was also out there going nuts with a few other big balling surfers!

Waves were awesome, drew a big crowd who were in amazement like myself.


Very tired so only got a small amount of photos that im putting up but a short video to entertain!. Will post quite a few tomorrow.



The swell reports are saying that tomorrow is ment to be DOUBLE in size than today with waves reaching up to 22ft.
Wondering if Pipe will be surfable, definately going to head over to check out Waiamea Bay to see if there is a show on there!.

Ciao!

Rhyees Turns 23 in Hawaii!

Well,

The time has come, another year of wisdom shall we say... hahaha
Today Hawaiian time i officially turned 23.

Sharing this great birthday among many people, Mr Elvis Preseley...The KING!!!

it was at 12:00am on the 8th of Jan that i celebrated my birthday.
Had some friends over for a little gathering. Some drinks, games and a chat. And most of all a Suprise cake from the Uzmi crew..


The Birthday Cake, Took a bite out of it as we couldnt find the knife at first..:D


Was a great feeling. Wasn't expecting anything at all...
I then had my family call me via the mobile to wish me happy birthday.
They sung for years, crazy Australians i say!...hahahaha...
But i loved it, Couldn't of asked for anything better!...

Made me miss home, but im determined to succeed here!!!..



Today we set off early, checked Pipe but no swell around at all.
Went to Wal Mart and Cost Co to stock up on supplies for the month!!...

This was a photo from last night. Imitating Cribs,
WELCOME TO...UZMI CRIBS!!..

Yes Mum, as you can see, we are eating well :D hehehe

Went for a surf this afternoon and stayed on the beach till dark.
Had the most beautiful sunset come my way for my Birthday.. Simply amazing.

Recorded the whole thing on Cam!!..
Here are some photos..









Heading to bed now because we are due for a MASSIVE swell at the Glorious Pipeline tomorrow. Up to 22ft!.
So we are at the beach on Sunrise to capture the action!.


Thank You to Everyone for a great Birthday!!..

Love you Wedes Clan!!..


Rhyees

Croc's Day Off!!

A Day off today from the waves...
usual morning....except this time NO WAVES!!...
Like 1ft rolls, nothing to surf on..

So today was a day to relax and regenerate!!...
Getting ready for a BIG party. Turning 23 tomorrow in Hawaii, but Today in AUS!!..

Thank you to all of you who sent me birthday wishes.
And many thanks to my family for supporting me and helping me through!!!..
Much love to you all!!!..

I have officially been nicknamed by these Brazilian Nuts in Hawaii..
They call me
"Croc"
"Crocodile"
"The Hunter"
"Freak Dancer"

Why you ask...???

I wore these kick ass shoes on NYE and they said they look like crocodile skin. Which they do and because i was dancing like JT i was named the Freak Dancer.. lol.....I thought these Brazilians could dance!...

Hermano entered into a big online Poker tournament of 700 people. $6 entry, winner takes $400.. He placed 97 out of 700. Made $7.70.. :P..

Not too bad!!..

I finally met up with my Aussie mate Justin who is over here.. Havnt seen him for ages, thought he was on his way home, but he rocked up to our place..Wow!...great to see you dude!!....

A nice sunny day today as well, so i thought i'd take some random photos and post!..




The highway in and out of the North Shore!!...

Below is the house we are staying in. It is seperated into 2 parts, we are in one side and some others are in another.


We are due for some big swell late tomorrow afternoon and wednesday.

Scheduled 10ft @ Pipe is hopefully voming...
Cannot wait to film and photograph!!.. This is what i came here for!!

Not much else to say except a Bourbon and Coke is waiting for me :D...
See you on the flipside!!

Blessed With Sun Again!!...

Another day of great Sun!!!!...

The usual morning process, slept in a lil till 8 this morning.
But didnt miss anything really. Waves started to peak around 8:30am.

By lunch time it was time to get the session started.
The typical Hawaiian sunday as well. Sun out, Blue skies, reef showing and beaches and waves packed with people!!..



Had some fun shooting today but it was hard to get a decent shot in. Waves were alot smaller in size than 2 days ago.
But that didnt stop Hermano from pulling ARS after ARS!!
But its all good, we are apparently due for a 12ft Pipeline swell on Tuesday.
Pray to god this comes so i can shoot some front cover mag style pics!...





All in all, a good day was had!....Lots of sun and temps were around the 28-30 degrees mark.
Wind was offshore and barrels were laying around!



Got home and had something to eat and then everyone was feeling a little exhausted from the big day of surfing and the sun.



We were then all invited to Lucas' house for a BBQ...
Stopped off at Foodland, picked up some munchies, top sirloin, sausages and some drinks and we were headed up to the top of Pupukea again!.



Had a great night and just recently got back.
Off to bed now, up early for some more sun and fun waves!.

Take care and enjoy the rest of your week!

Clean Waves Of The Hawaiian Arvo!

I'm back again...

Had a great day today. Not alot of time was spent at the beach as once again we were dabbed with rain for the first few hours of the day. We hit the water around 2ish.
First few hours of the day were the usual, up at 7am, check the reports and the swell. But since it was raining there didnt seem to be any sort of waves happening!. Played poker for a few hours, read a few magazines and surfed the web. The usual!..

Luis cooked an awesome lunch and then we were off after it settled in the stomaches!.
We got a call that Off The Wall was working, checked Rocky Lefts and then went to OTW.
OTW wasnt the best so we headed back to Rocky Point to grab those clean lefts!..

It was my first time in the water in Hawaii and i must say they have KICKASS beaches!.
Water was so so clean and the sand is beautiful.
I was quite nervous heading into the water being that usually back home most things i have surfed are beach breaks and the odd point and sharkies trip out for a paddle, but this was totally different. Waves breaking in half a foot of water. OH MY GOD!!..

And at this time i was pumped to get in there, fear was gone and ready to rock with the underwater housing!!..
Away we went, walking onto the rocks to get out, then it was for me to swim.. So i did.
Swimming out, duck diving the sets coming in and then fighting the current. Alot of fun to be had!!..

Got some ok footage, could be better but just learning the break to find the best position to be in.
Wasnt so bad after all i said to myself. That was until this bomb set came and i started paddling for my life. Duck Dived the wave to see that i was in about 2 and a half foot of water with this nice 5footer crashing on my head. Got through the first part of the wave and then it just picked me up, backflipped and then onto the rocks and reef.
Come up for a breath and i was like whoah...Ahh well i said, nothing to bad!.

Im sure it can get a bit scary out there in bigger surf, but hey i was filming in Hawaiian waters with waves. What more can i ask for!. A bit more confidence to sit in the shallow waters and film those barrels and airs. Thats about it!.

Rained whilst we were out there, then sunshine and then no wind.. Weird conditions!.
Stayed in the water for a few hours, swimming and paddling against the current tires the hell out of you. Time to get fit!... By the time i get home i will be swimming Bass straight!! :P

Finally got to watch my first Hawaiian sunset over the point. Was great, shame there were a few clouds around but i know its going to get better!

Below is some unedited footage i thought i would just show to show you what it is like.
the brown kinda things under the water is the rocks and reef. yes i know very close indeed!..



Take care everyone.

Veja-o!!

BLUE SKIES HAVE CHECKED INTO THE NORTH SHORE!!!

Even know i have only been here for 5 days. Today was a day of relief!.
Blue skies and sunshine!.. Obrigado

Morning wasn't the best with waves, did the usual. Checked the reports at 7am, went back to sleep till 8. Got up ad had some breakfast and we were on our way walking to Rocky Point when Tony passed by. He decided to stop and vooom, we all jump into the back of the pickup and grab a lift to R.P!....Aloha Tony, Much Appreciated!!!



Rocky Point was getting better as we sat down to watch a few sets. It was time for Uzmi to get out there and have a run!.

Well, not much else to say today except i was finally able to shoot some great photos.
Surfers were out hitting aerial manouvers like crazy!!...
HC, LG, PB and others were onto it as well grabbing some nice barrels and decent air.









Captured my best image so far of Marcus Jorge hitting it upside down off a nice lip.




Early surf tomorrow.
Taking the Video Water Housing out for a run!.
Will let you know how it goes!!..



Ciao!

Wet & Dry Today

Firstly i'll start off with the latest news from yesterday.
A swell apparently was due to arrive today on Jan 3.

Funny enough it did!!.. You will see below.
We were pretty bored and annoyed with all this miserable weather, rain, wind and no sunshine.
So Hermano decided that he needed a haircut. Mowhawk here we come.






Woke up around 6am to miserable weather once again.
This time there was a slight break of blue sky a few miles down the beach to which we were praying would come our way.
Did the usual, check surfline, check the cams and the forecasts, but nothing to show at all.
We got a call around 9am, Rocky Point was working!!... FINALLY

Samanta gave us a ride to Rocky Point and it was time to check it out in person.
Walk down the walkway and we arrive to some decent 5 footers, but slightly messy because of the trade winds.



SUNSHINE!!!!!...

But Not for long.
Soon enough, typical Hawaiian weather at the moment, it was raining.
So Happy this backpack has a dry cover built in. :D
Managed to capture this nice rainbow above the sets rolling in.



Hermano, Linda and Felipe decided to head into the water. Fighting against the current and the bomb sets, they managed to get out back and have a run on a few waves.. nothing too special at this point in time.
The Next Hour goes like this.

SUN, RAIN, RAIN, SUN, RAIN, SUN, RAIN, RAIN, RAIN, SUN, SUN, RAIN, SUN....





All im asking for is some nice sunshine, some good barrels so i can get some good shots in.
As the day progressed it got better.
More surfers hit the water and appears the only female apparently so far to ride Waiema when it is big!.



Day moves on, gets better and better, then drops off in a matter of 5 minutes.
Its amazing how this place can have waves and then 5 minutes later none and then 10 minutes later have heaps.
Bit of creativity kicking in.



Around 12ish, Hermano decided to hop out and i said to him, get back in the water cause i didnt have any real decent shots and then we waited and waited and waited and BOOOOM!!!!...Wave of the day came!





Day is finished and then back home to the rain again. Managed to stay dry whilst we walked home.
Tomorrow is ment to be working so once again, up early to check and hopefully have something worth while with some good weather for the day!.

Just got back from an Adventurous drive. Picked up another Brazilian from the airport. Luis Villar. Another Uzmi boy here in Hawaii.. WELCOME!..
The traffic was HERENDOUS on the opposite way home, so Hermano decided we go for a drive to Waikiki and then come back.
Well, what an idea that was... hahaha

He got lost in Waikiki. So funny, totally different to the North Shore, Civilization!, Highrise everywhere.
I managed to get us home, was pretty simple, just stick to the coast and find the Highway 10!. All sorted!.

Back in the room now, Raining again. Signing off for the night!.
MAY THERE BE WAVES TOMORROW!!!!! :D