r/surfing Jun 17 '22

BEGINNER QUESTIONS BELONG IN THE 'WEEKEND QUESTION THREAD'

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But, first, use the search function. There is a 99.9% chance that your question has been asked and answered multiple times.

Or you can use /r/BeginnerSurfers all week long.

Beginner questions will be removed with no notice. Because it's just too much damn effort to deal with every single post, individually.

Pissy mod messages will earn you a ban.

Surfers are the worst and we mods are no exception.

EDIT: If we leave up your question and you delete your post after getting an answer you WILL be banned.

This sub is not your personal Quora. If people take the time to answer your question you're required to leave it up so it remains searchable and so that others can learn, as well.

EDIT2: Here are the subreddit rules.


r/surfing 4h ago

Just wanted to share my latest wave painting

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382 Upvotes

As of now this one is called green banana.. but if you have a better suggestion I’m all ears?
It’s acrylic on canvas, cheers for checking it out!


r/surfing 1h ago

When I saw Point Break is back in theaters for the 35th anniversary

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r/surfing 1h ago

Wave Demon sketch

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r/surfing 4h ago

Surfing in Baltic Sea

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good conditions if you know the day and where :) - here we were only three bodyboards because it isn't popular in germany, but we get the most waves ...


r/surfing 15h ago

Did some art on my grom’s new board

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87 Upvotes

Posca markers. Mike at beach house helped me clear it .


r/surfing 1d ago

Days like today are what sick days/PTO are made for.

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457 Upvotes

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


r/surfing 23h ago

WEDGE WIPEOUT WEDNESDAY😎

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101 Upvotes

The infamous backwash will usually win.


r/surfing 14h ago

Beautiful Capbreton

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r/surfing 11m ago

For sale in LA: 7’6” TORQ FUNBOARD + FREE SOFT CAR RACK $200

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Hi guys any help on where I should post this? I apologize if it’s the wrong place. Trying to see who I could sell this to. Only rode less than 10 times. Thanks!

💥 7’6” TORQ FUNBOARD + FREE SOFT CAR RACK

• Beginner-friendly – super stable, easy take-offs, fast progression
• Wave magnet – catches ankle-biters to overhead sets without drama
• Indestructible epoxy – tough shell, watertight, zero dings
• Float for days – 7’6” × 21.5” × 2 ⅞” = plenty of volume for effortless paddling
• Bonus gear – soft roof rack included (≈ $50 value) so you can strap and go

Condition
• Ridden only a handful of sessions ✔️
• Stored indoors ever since ✔️
• Fresh wax & ready to paddle out ✔️

Perfect for
• First real board after the foamie

Cash/Venmo/Zelle. Pick-up in LA. First come, first surf. Shoot me a message and let’s get you in the water! 🌊🤙


r/surfing 1d ago

Great white shark seen within feet of swimmers off California

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r/surfing 1d ago

Which board loook better iyo? Foam difference

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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


r/surfing 21h ago

TRANSCENDING WAVES | Falkland Islands Surf Documentary | Cultural Bridge...

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Most people know the Falklands/Malvinas as a flashpoint, a war, a sovereignty dispute, a talking point that resurfaces every time Argentina and England share a headline (like right now with the World Cup).

What most people don't know is that there's a small surf scene out there, and in 2018 two Argentine surf-filmmaker brothers (Joaquín and Julián Azulay, aka Gauchos del Mar) went to find it.

The result is Transcending Waves - they track down two local Falkland Islander brothers, also surfers, also born after the '82 war, and just... go surf together. It's not a political film, but it can't help being one as the tension is right there under the surface the whole time.

Given everything going on right now between the two countries, it felt like a good moment to bring this one up. Enjoy!


r/surfing 1d ago

How to keep surfing into my 40s as a blue collar worker

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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?


r/surfing 1d ago

What is happening in Surfline at County Line?

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11 Upvotes

Why all red?


r/surfing 1d ago

Speed demon 1 wave

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10 Upvotes

Ordered a smaller one but it feels super lively under feet


r/surfing 17h ago

Skatey board recs for 6’4 230lbs

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Hey everyone - so I took a bit of a hiatus from surfing, focused on a new dog and bodybuilding for a couple of years but have been getting back into it recently. My local break (like across the street) is the breakwater in Venice.

Grew up surfing half moon bay/pacifica. Here’s my current quiver:

6’4 41.6L traditional shortboard: surfed this one the most but I feel like it’s a little tight especially compared to my other shortboard and although it has some speed i just feel like something is missing, thruster set up too

6’0” x 20 x 2 3/4 (not sure about volume but this one feels like a potato chip) this on a random surf trip to Costa Rica a few years ago, way too low volume for me but I find it SO fun when the waves have a bit of power so I can get into them… it feels way skatier and snappy, but I also will literally just stop moving on the wave sometimes once it loses momentum despite my best efforts to pump

6’6” vernor double barrel shotgun … again not sure on volume, dims say: 6’6, 3, 15 1/4, 21 3/4, 17 3/4

I also owned the lost mayhem rnf 5’11” foam board but remember hating it…

I really like the 6’ because of the skatey feel and tight control I have, but I’m not sure if I should just find a board with similar length but more volume? Or what… I mainly want one for pitchy beach breaks … I default to the 6’6” for anything else since it’s usually a good time, honestly loved it in SF but I feel like SF waves have more meat to them almost? Like slower, larger … easier for me to catch than here but maybe it’s just my time away. My fav spot in the bay was rockaway or Kelly cove.

No idea if this gives enough info but curious if anyone has any recs. My height is 6’4 and weight fluctuates between 220-245 (winter vs summer lmao)


r/surfing 1d ago

One clean left at SanO on my 10’7 William Dennis Megafish

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342 Upvotes

r/surfing 1d ago

Can this be repaired? Airline snapped my board

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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!


r/surfing 17h ago

Birdwell Britches: classic SurfNyl, or SurfStretch? Are either even worth the price?

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I lifeguard, and the short version is that I go through boardshorts pretty frequently. Whether it's the material itself, the string, or the color-way fading... you get the idea. I've never owned a pair of Birdwells, but I know how people swear by them. So, does anyone here have tips on if the classic fit is better than their stretch shorts? Which has lasted the longest overall? Has the quality gone down since private equity stepped in? Thanks for any input. Stay safe.


r/surfing 1d ago

Any Welsh surfers in this sub?

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r/surfing 1d ago

NO HOLDING BACK // SHANE ACKERMAN PUSHING THE LIMITS OF HEAVINESS

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r/surfing 2d ago

Coached a surf camp for the first time yesterday...

54 Upvotes

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.


r/surfing 1d ago

Fin box crack?

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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?


r/surfing 1d ago

Fish sizing

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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