Watch: Big Wave Surfer Mark Healey Paddles Out at 'Wild' Pipeline

Jade Eckardt
·2 min read

Late season North Shore is kind of the dream.

The WSL has left town, taking the photo hungry pros and all of the fans with it. Lineups are a little less crowded, the waves a little smaller, and it's peaceful.

Two days ago Pipe was firing on all cylinders as a solid swell hit the North Shore, with local legends and pros scoring all day long. Nathan Fletcher got the wave of the day, and a bunch of other pros like Nathan Florence, Michael Ho, and Zeke Lau got their fair share too. Even big wave surfer Mark Healey rolled out of bed for a session in the video below.

Related: Video: Pipeline Went Bonkers Yesterday and Nathan Fletcher Got a Good One

Healey captioned the video above:

"March 25, 2024 - Late Season Pipeline Turns ON!!

"Mark Healey surfs some late season Pipeline for one of the last swells of the season on March 25, 2024!!!"

Before he paddles out, Healey says:

"Alright, we finally got a Pipe day, there's a couple Second Reefers. It's been such a slow winter for Pipeline, I think I've only surfed it twice this whole winter. So we've got this late season swell, couple bombs.

"I'm gonna finally get to use this 8'1, WRV Ron Meeks, I have this magic 8'6 and I got just the shorter version made and I'm gonna try to find a big one out there."

Down on the beach, it's like a ghost town.

But he sees  promise in the water.

"Woohoo, it's wild out there. Oh my god, wow," he says.

After that, in Healey's words, "It's on."

Press play to watch.

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