If you haven’t had a chance to watch this movie…I definitely recommend it. If you liked the dog town documentary…you’ll love this.

“Shaun Tomson: born on August 21, 1955 in Durban, South Africa is a professional surfer and former world champion, environmentalist, actor, author and businessman. He learned to surf in the beachbreaks in and around Durban under the watchful eye of his father Ernie, and alongside older cousin Michael Tomson.Shaun attended school in Durban – Clifton Preparatory and Carmel College. Shaun went on to dominate amateur surfing competition in South Africa and began venturing over to Hawaii in the late 60′s, courtesy of a barmitzvah present from his father. It was on one of these trips that an awestruck 14 year old Tomson eyewitnessed the so-called “Biggest Wave Ever Known” by Californian Greg Noll at Makaha in 1969. Hawaii’s surf proved to be a daunting challenge for Shaun, but he continued to mature and train in South Africa’s hollow waves, such as Cave Rock, the Bay Of Plenty, and Jeffrey’s Bay.

The Landscape Altered webisode, the first in a four-part series which follows Mitch Coleborn, Clay Marzo, Jay Davies, Josh Kerr and Chippa Wilson on a boat trip through Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands on a mission to film the winning wave of the 2010 Kustom Air Strike. The winner of Kustom Airstrike receives a US$50,000 cash bounty, the richest single-move prize in world surfing.

Fastforward to 1:23 !

Highlights :

2:21- Yeah he pulls that..

2:45 – BOOM.

3:37- 540 air? Savage.

4:04- Take it easy..

These guys are on another level.

With 80 degree weather and multiple swells lined up for the next few days you cant ask for much more. There is a fun mix of NW swell hitting South Los Angeles right now, which for me is great because I get in the car and drive 10 minutes and I’m surfing perfect lefts with nobody out. As for this weekend since a good size south swell should be hitting South OC. You can probably catch me and a few other members of the Regime surfing Lowers.

Ill be heading down to surf this left in about an hour.

Lowers going bonkers with a minimal crowd. Which is a very rare site.

This is more like the lowers crowd we all know.

Dane Reynolds killing it in Italy.

Highlights

0:43- Sick rodeo flip.

1:07- Baby air.

1:23- BOOM!

A huge ocean wave has been filmed from beneath the surface, revealing features never before captured on camera. The below video by BBC shows a spectacular monster wave filmed from beneath in slow motion.

As you’ve noticed, I have been documenting the swell that has been going on at the Redondo beach break wall. Yesterday I went back to break-wall with high hopes and wishful thinking. I did my normal routine…I parked the car, got out and ran toward the guarding brick wall which surrounds the beach. To my surprise I looked out and saw what I, and many others have been waiting for. Today was the day!!  Waves that resembled  small mountains were rolling in at  20 ft on the face. Only the more daring surfers walked the warrior path into the water to challenge mother nature. Some were victorious… Some weren’t so lucky…

James Luhrsen “Sarge”… Local at this beach for over 30 years. Still charging! If you look closely at the nose of his board he has a sergeant badge to show who’s boss in the water. Don’t mess with Sarge…

Jude Luhrsen…another  local with seniority, and a known ”enforcer”… walks the path to face the giants.

I don’t know if there will be another swell like this in the year 2010…but if there is…I’ll be there..till next time…see ya.