It is said that these are known to incite behavior, so unpredictable and the natives have a word for it. But good luck finding out what it is, because they won't tell us. Never dispute the mysterious power of the Golden Wave. That's all we're sayin'.

As captured by the amazing surf photographer and waterman Dave "Nelly" Nelson. Nelly is the man with the right talents, shooting locally and globally, and expanding his focus from East Side/West Side to all hemispheres and the seven oceans, shooting the best surfers in the best surf, around the world. Don Nelly's golden imagery on these cotton-blend socks