Nathan Florence is truly a rare beast in the surfing world. As opposed to his big brother, he took the freesurfer route over the competition-surfing path. In recent years, Nate has doubled down on bringing the magical world of the North Shore of Oahu just a little bit closer to all of us through his POV videos. With a GoPro clenched between his teeth, Nate has taken us all behind the curtain (literally and figuratively) at Pipeline and other waves around the world like Jaws and Teahupo’o, presenting a view of places most of us will never paddle out at.
Among all of his videos, some of our favorites are these breakdown edits, where Nate takes the time after a session to sit down with the video footage and chat about what’s going through his head as he’s paddling out, catching a wave, or taking one on the head. Despite the fact that he’s surfing waves most of us will never surf, there are plenty of tips and tricks Nate shares that can be applied to any wave in the world that you might find yourself at.
