Apparently SoCal wasn't the only region that got lit up with surf last week...our bros up North in Santa Cruz scored too! All photos by Dave "Nelly" Nelson.

Episode #5 of Nelly's Magic Moments takes us to the beautiful island of Tahiti with Vans team riders Dane, Pat, and Tanner Gudauskas as well as Nate Yeomans, Manoa Drollet, and Tyler Smith.

This month's episode of Nelly's Magic Moments Presented By Vans takes us to Central America with a frothing crew of rippers and Nelly's crazy camera setup.

The Vans surf team scores an under-the-radar south swell at an undisclosed Mexican beach break while the rest of California waits out a flat spell/frost advisory combo. The highlight of the trip was an amazing flip pulled off by Pat Gudauskas. Check the sequence for proof...Viva Mexico!

Presented by Vans, Nelly's Magic Moments is a monthly video clip that longtime TransWorld SURF Senior Photographer Dave "Nelly" Nelson shoots at the same time he's in the water shooting stills...a complicated setup, but worth it's weight in gold at the end of the day.