Skeeta Derham, one incredible wave at Nias - video

Stu Nettle (stunet)

Swellnet Dispatch

Wednesday, 23 July 2014

Victorian Skeeta Derham makes a barrel so late and so deep that it brings to mind some CGI trickery. Turn the volume up for hoots from the gallery.

Comments

wayneoz Wednesday, 23 Jul 2014 at 05:59 pm new

That is epic!

udo Wednesday, 23 Jul 2014 at 06:02 pm new

Skeeta gold medal to you son that was bullshit I want to see it from the channel angle...FUCK.

zenagain Wednesday, 23 Jul 2014 at 06:22 pm new

Yew!!

Nice.

kerry1 Wednesday, 23 Jul 2014 at 06:41 pm new

who said you can't go deep at Nias. Just make the drop! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Tooo good.

goofyfoot Wednesday, 23 Jul 2014 at 06:57 pm new

The Peninsulas biggest ever charger! Yeww logdick

floyd Wednesday, 23 Jul 2014 at 07:05 pm new

On a Mick Pierce shape?

goofyfoot Thursday, 24 Jul 2014 at 08:00 am new

Mick has some pics of some beautiful guns he has shaped for Skeet on his instagram page @easternlight.

yocal Thursday, 24 Jul 2014 at 08:40 am new

awesome drop he must have had it on rail as soon as he hit the trough to get under that!

anglesurf Thursday, 24 Jul 2014 at 09:22 am new

That is insane!!!! Full on airdrop to Barrel. That wave was sooo thick too! Go Skeeta!

waxer Thursday, 24 Jul 2014 at 02:00 pm new

I was fortunate enough to have Nias to MYSELF for a total of 16 days with the swell around 4-7 foot. It was however around 1972, so not many people even knew the place existed. Getting there was half the experience.

udo Thursday, 24 Jul 2014 at 02:05 pm new

Waxer so you were possibly the first to surf lagundri ? ?
check your dates there waxer what about Lovett and Giesel ?

stunet Thursday, 24 Jul 2014 at 02:02 pm new

So you discovered it Waxer? Nice one...

stunet Thursday, 24 Jul 2014 at 02:03 pm new

Jeez you're quick Udo.

udo Thursday, 24 Jul 2014 at 02:06 pm new

Be even quicker if I wasn't a 1 finger typist

zenagain Thursday, 24 Jul 2014 at 02:26 pm new

Me too if I didn't have to type with a pencil in my mouth.

udo Thursday, 24 Jul 2014 at 02:30 pm new

MR Zen ,that is cruel of you to make fun of my disability.

zenagain Thursday, 24 Jul 2014 at 02:38 pm new

Sorry Udo, that was a bit base.

Nice packet of shiny HB's on the way.

Craig Thursday, 24 Jul 2014 at 02:41 pm new

Ha!

simple-ben Thursday, 24 Jul 2014 at 07:14 pm new

Only Micks sticks can get you that pitted!!
Coconuts Skeeta!!!

udo Thursday, 24 Jul 2014 at 07:28 pm new

Eh waxer tell us more of lagundri in 1972 !

happyasS Thursday, 24 Jul 2014 at 08:31 pm new

watch the slow motion version on youtube. you can just spot him slapping his hand hard into the face to keep himself from keeling over ...unbelievable control.

goofyfoot Thursday, 24 Jul 2014 at 08:46 pm new

Skeeeettaaaaa

mehollywood Thursday, 24 Jul 2014 at 10:49 pm new

I can confirm Waxers story . I saw him arrive and got out of there before he saw me . Thought it was getting too crowded.

udo Friday, 25 Jul 2014 at 11:19 am new

This wave is better than Nic Lambs at Puerto.

waxer Friday, 25 Jul 2014 at 02:03 pm new

Yea it was pretty awesome back then. I know Rob Wright (as in Owen's Dad) surfed it before me. We are forever giving each other shit about who surfed it first. I got there via a boat that we were using to just cruise the islands, and found it by luck really. I mean there just so many magic places over there, where do you start and stop?
I used to ride the wave to the beach. and it stayed absolutely PERFECT down to a tiny ripple that stopped on the shore. Then you just walk around the back of the takeoff area, and jump in and do it again and again. I may still have some pics hanging around of what it was like back then. I'll see what i can dig up?

udo Friday, 25 Jul 2014 at 02:56 pm new

So it was 1972 yeh ?
Shit Nias was a long wave back then.......longer than the superbank .

waxer Saturday, 26 Jul 2014 at 01:07 pm new

I wouldn't say longer than superbank, but yea it went for awhile. Still looking for those pics. I used to take land shots of Kirra back in Marty Tullimans day (if anyone remembers him?) I had a 1,00-5,000 zoom lens which allowed me to sit on the top of the hill at Kirra, and pick up the freckles of someone taking off at Snapper. Got some amazing into the tube shots of the middle of Greenmount from that location. My ex unfortunately, had a hissy fit when we broke up, and literally destroyed as many as she could, but i managed to hide some of the better ones.

udo Saturday, 26 Jul 2014 at 01:14 pm new

Waxer if you were certain you were surfing there in 1972 ........could you edit the Nias lagundri Wikapedia page
You are about to change a bit of surfing history ?
Marty T top lensman.