It took half the summer but some fun swell finally showed up in Jersey.

The infamous backwash will usually win.

Hey just curious, juat at a snapshot which board people thinks looks better?

One has more foam than the other One of them feels like it takes way too much effort to release the tail

And one probably needs different fins

Not the best surfing in these clips but trying to decide between which one to bail on and which one to keep

Im already leaning towards one of them

I'm a carpenter and I'm lucky enough to have the flexibility to surf before work if I want. I'm currently 32 and probably do this about twice a week but I find on the days I surf for the rest of the day I'm just super tired and can't really be as productive as I should be. I eat well and get okay sleep but I'm worried as I get older it'll just get too hard to do this. Do any other blue collar surfers have any advice?

Ordered a smaller one but it feels super lively under feet

Why all red?

Hey everyone,

My board got smashed during a flight and now it looks like this. Is there any hope of repairing it, or is it done for?

The bottom of the board looks completely fine, but based on these photos, do you think it's snapped internally? I'm comfortable doing the repair myself if it's fixable, but I'm wondering if anyone has dealt with similar damage before and how it turned out.

Thanks!

Yesterday I had the joy of helping a bunch of kids surf for the first time.

What an eye opening experience that was. We may as well have just handed these kids a bunch of vapes. Getting the first 2-3 waves as a kid must be absolute dopamine overload.

We had them in the water for a few hours and they were running themselves ragged dragging their boards back/getting pummeled just trying to get to the outside for just One. More. Hit.

It's like we created a bunch of little addicts.

Just got a new board. Put my fins in, and took them out. I noticed this hairline ‘crack’ inside the finbox. (Corner) or it could be the paint from the fins too (see pic 3 sides of finbox theres paint as well) i tried wiping it down but none of the ‘crack’ or side paint wipes off. What can i do incase?

Recently ive been riding my buddy's classic 5 11 fish. Yesterday took it out in double overhead surf, and I was a bit undergunned. Thing is, I dig the fishy magic of the board. I'm 6' 200 lbs, been surfing for 15 years, and I'm honestly aging into midlengths. Anyway, my question is, what size does a fish starts to lose its qualities that make it so fishy? how big of a fish can I go without the board starting to lose that skatiness? Looseness, and speed are the qualities that define it for me I suppose

Buying some new boards now that I've progressed a bit, and I'm a big John John Florence fan. A friend gave me some stickers for the new boards, and I'd like to throw them on, but I don't want to look like a kook trying to look sponsored. The stickers are:

• Florence Marine X
• REEF (did a beach cleanup with them a while back, good times)
• Vela (love their leashes and traction)
• The surf shop I work at

For context, I'm not sponsored by any of them. I just genuinely like the brands and have some connection to them. Would this come across as normal, or would it look like I'm trying too hard?

Which board should i bring for surf trip?
Head high ~ overhead+ surf
Reef breaks

Lost stub 6’1 32l
Js monstabox 6’0 34l (easy rider dims)

i’m 6’1 175 pounds

Can only bring one board and only have these two options for boards right now

Had a great day here with a longboard one day great long cruiser waves.

Have been out on other days here when the conditions are said to be good online but it was really poor and no surfers out.

In what conditions is this break working best ?

Any other recommendations for longboard waves in Victoria?

I’m a late comer to the sport and skills continuing to progress. Based in Bay Area. 5’11 / 175. Surf OB, HMB, LM, SC etc

Current boards:
Pyzel white tiger - 5’7 / 31.7L
Lost little wing -6’0 / 32L
Pyzel shadow - 6’1 / 30.7L

Thinking of selling the white tiger and/or little wing. Have been using both for past year+. Have cycled through some fishy boards as well.
Would love a performance fish for smaller days and a DD HPSB. Looking at sub driver or JS monsta / similar for DD. Maybe shadow could even fill that purpose? Idk latest small wave models - open to all ideas

The people of focus are the ones who collided w/ each other.. need other perspectives, thanks!

Thought this was funny, I don't think Sean is aware of this. Free advertisement I guess.

link to the video, it's at 1:00 if you're interested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MaO43ekbHs

Question in title. Probably gonna paddle out there this afternoon and find out myself, but curious to hear other people's thoughts.

For context, I've been surfing at diamond head a lot since moving to the island earlier this year, as it's a reasonable drive from where I live. I've surfed out there when it's 5-8 feet, and it was a little scary but I managed to drop in on a few.

I've been curious about Tongg's and Old Man's because, based on the map, they look like they'd handle trade winds a bit better than DH does. On a bigger day, what is the character of the waves? Similar to Cliffs? Mellower? Scarier?

saw this short recently: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FXKYQwXJZ9o

I kinda agree, even in socal on warm weather. on days i surf in the morning, im in a great mood, but i am exhausted throughout the day and have a hard time focusing. wdyt?

Pretty amateur photographer, but tried to capture a few shots last year before moving away from the ocean. The thing I miss most, besides good waves, is the different moods and little moments while surfing.

intentionally, not because you don’t have a bed. My husband and I do cos we find we are less sore in the morning after surfing long sessions compared to our bed. Are there futons you guys recommend?