Watch incredible moment YouTuber surfs with 'Derek the dolphin' under Forth Road Bridge
Lloyd filmed the video last year and uploaded it to his YouTube channel last week
A YouTuber has caught the moment that he surfed with a lone dolphin under the Forth Road Bridge on camera.
Lloyd, who runs a YouTube channel dedicated to his love of nature and his efoil waterboard, shared with his subscribers the moment that he met the lone dolphin in the Firth of Forth.
In the video, available on Lloyd’s YouTube channel, the keen surfer revealed that he has had regular meetings with the adorable animal.
Following previous run-ins, Lloyd revealed that he had affectionately named him ‘Derek’.
He said: “I met "Derek" the Dolphin in 2024 when he was just a baby. Now he's a good sized dolphin.
“I try to get down once every couple of months to see him. Usually, as soon as he hears my eFoil, he'll come say hi.”
The video was filmed on Boxing Day in 2025 but only uploaded to YouTube on June 2.
In the clip, Lloyd, who has almost 9,000 subscribers, explained that the clever dolphin even helped him during his ride on the eFoil board.
An eFoil board is an electronic surfboard featuring a large fin on the bottom.
While directly underneath the Forth Road Bridge, Lloyd explained: “Wow, that’s so smart. I’ve never hit the bottom here, ever.
“I just hit it there I think, and he knows that and he’s not came through and followed me. Which I was thinking was stranger because he would just follow you anywhere.
“That’s why, because it’s too shallow for him. He knows the water better than me, obviously.”
He added: “He’s waiting for me at the exit, because that’s the only deep spot you can go to. It’s funny, he was getting excited there and talking because he’s obviously thinking ‘Stop, you’re going to breach yourself’.”
The incredible encounter between Lloyd and Derek has delighted his viewers.
One person said in the comments: “Beautiful, what a magical experience - so lucky.”
Another added: “I did not stop smiling the entire video. I could watch this interaction between the two of them all day.”