Classic video from the Saturday before Mavericks. A cigarette boat got a little too close to shore and got surprised by an outside set. A good reminder to keep your eyes toward the swell on big days - even if you're in a motor boat!

"i feel like i have seen this before....."

"I've seen that icon before....crazy!"

"looks familiar somehow ..."

"Thought I saw a boat in the line up. Sun reflection and driving down the road. Sure did no ..."

"I was pokin' around in the boater forums to see what happened to that guy. According to so ..."

"Bay Area surfers who own smart phones and tablets have been using tide apps for years. But now there's also a new current app that gives real-time and predicted info on surface currents within the Bay, and as far south as Half Moon Bay, sourced from the Coastal Ocean Currents Monitoring Program in Northern California (COCMP-NC). The data is provided by radiowave-emitting sensors.

Pretty slick footage of a break at Byron Bay in Australia. And I guess dropping in on your mates is allowed there? See what you think...

Just posted these under the surf report for yesterday. Email me if you want higher res copies or other shots from this chain... Cheers!

"Didn't realize Ocean Beach was a secret surf spot. Just trying to get the pics to the rig ..."

"Look, this ain't Fiji, it's Ocean Beach. Everyone with a car has seen people surfing ther ..."

"3eag1es: great pictures. Thanks for posting. sfob isn't a secret spot and posting pictures ..."

"Good stuff for sure.......for future reference the oceans horizon is flat.....just saying. ..."

"Actually, according to Mr. Columbus, the world is round. This of course makes the horizon ..."