Okinawa Bowl

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OkiWild
OkiWild
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120 posts
25 Jan 2021 11:40am
A short clip of one of my local haunts. A short, fast, very hollow bowl on the northeast coast of Okinawa. When I was shortboarding, this wave is almost a 100% barrel and make for me. On a SUP, I mostly get smashed, and on a 10' longboard it's almost an unmakable drop, even at head high. There's another wave way inside that I was on this day, but 15, or so pronies showed up, all at the same time, for a single peak wave... So I paddle the 1km out to this spot, and had loads of fun. I'm mentoring the grom on the shortboard that goes over the falls on the second wave


cantSUPenough
cantSUPenough
VIC
2131 posts
VIC, 2131 posts
25 Jan 2021 3:26pm
Wow, how cool is that! How beautiful is that! How gutsy was that!

The reef is beautiful, but I would not want to see it so close up in those cicumstances!
surfinJ
surfinJ
674 posts
674 posts
25 Jan 2021 4:21pm
What a beautiful spot. The low tide on oki is definitely a factor. That I something how the water magnifies the bottom making it seem even more shallow.
Tardy
Tardy
5337 posts
5337 posts
27 Jan 2021 9:35am
Nice bowl ..oki ,I'm guessing it can get wild at times .
Souwester
Souwester
WA
1267 posts
WA, 1267 posts
27 Jan 2021 12:55pm
Too much fun Oki!

Backdoor on a reefy bowl on a sup - madman!

You lost much/any skin there?

Water color looks awesome.
Souwester
Souwester
WA
1267 posts
WA, 1267 posts
27 Jan 2021 12:55pm
Too much fun Oki!

Backdoor on a reefy bowl on a sup - madman!

You lost much/any skin there?

Water color looks awesome.
Souwester
Souwester
WA
1267 posts
WA, 1267 posts
27 Jan 2021 12:55pm
Too much fun Oki!

Backdoor on a reefy bowl on a sup - madman!

You lost much/any skin there?

Water color looks awesome.
Gboots
Gboots
NSW
1321 posts
NSW, 1321 posts
27 Jan 2021 4:02pm
Reefs freak me out ......even a small reef cut can kill you . Imagine hitting that
supthecreek
supthecreek
2760 posts
2760 posts
28 Jan 2021 12:57pm
Love the crystal water!!!!
Nice secret spot
You just need longer videos
OkiWild
OkiWild
120 posts
120 posts
29 Jan 2021 7:41pm
supthecreek said..
Love the crystal water!!!!
Nice secret spot
You just need longer videos


Working on it. I just hate the camera, and no one else to shoot... Like day before yesterday I got two full-cover barrels in head and a half surf. Did I get those on video? Nope, but I got the 10 shots of eating it
OkiWild
OkiWild
120 posts
120 posts
29 Jan 2021 7:43pm
Souwester said..
Too much fun Oki!

Backdoor on a reefy bowl on a sup - madman!

You lost much/any skin there?

Water color looks awesome.


LOL, oh yea. Plenty of skin left on the reef here in the last 30 some years Took a long time before I was brave enough to ride it on a SUP.
OkiWild
OkiWild
120 posts
120 posts
29 Jan 2021 7:48pm
Gboots said..
Reefs freak me out ......even a small reef cut can kill you . Imagine hitting that


No need to imaging, I'm pretty intimate with the reef here :-) As long as you take care of it, you're good, and it happens a lot less than people would think. I'm pretty vigilant about scrubbing it out and keeping antibiotic ointment on cuts for the duration.
surfinJ
surfinJ
674 posts
674 posts
29 Jan 2021 9:52pm
And the urchin spines?
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