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If you’re just getting started off in the world of surfing one major factor you always have to take into consideration is the ocean. She’s a beautiful thing but also unforgiving if she wants to. So to make sure you’re prepared and informed of what’s going on you can always take a look at the surf forecast. Reading surf forecasts is vital if you want to have the best surf possible. A simple google with the location you’re looking at with surf forecast will take you to a number of websites giving their forecast. Like with weather they aren’t always...
Surfing is about freedom, hanging out with your mates, having fun and chilling out but there are some unwritten rules that prevent you from becoming 'that guy' (or girl) in the water. 1.Don't drop in One wave, one surfer. When you paddle for a wave always check if someone got there first, sharing isn't always caring and you don't want to ruin the fun for fellow surfers. 2. Keep control of your board A board to the face is no fun at all, never try to pull a manoeuvre that could end up with you landing on (or crashing into) someone else,...
As a beginner it is important to learn to read waves in order to know where to position yourself, and which side to turn to once on the wave. There is some theory to this outline below, but most has to do with getting out there and learning through experience, or even taking lessons. To read a wave: Look at horizon line When a set is coming, compare the horizon with the wave’s line Identify the highest point of the wave, this is where the wave will break first The side with the steepest angle/slope down is the direction...
So you’ve found yourself wanting to learn to surf and brought yourself here. Well you’re in good hands. We have gone ahead and put together a guide through all our blog posts to do with surfing, from preparing your gear to preparing yourself. So let’s get started, Surfing for Beginners 101. What You Need to Do Surfing is an extremely strenuous sport so you should already familiarise yourself with a couple of things before heading out into the water. Consider Surf Lessons - it’s much easier to learn when someone’s there to point out your errors and give advice....
This weekend Sydney and major parts of the south eastern coast of Australia was hit by a massive storm. With it came springs tides and swells that were good enough to have the Red Bull Cape Fear competition take place. Set in Sydney’s own Botany Bay the competition only happens when the swell is high enough, which was not the case for all of last year. Forecasts looking this good for the first time in 15 years made sixteen of the biggest names in surfing pack their bags and head down to Cape fear in Botany Bay for two days...
Surfboard Design So many different types of boards all made for different uses. What are they made for and which one may suit you best? Check out all the different styles of surfboard design and help find out which one suits your surfing needs. Shortboards This surfboard plan had incredible accomplishment with superior surfing in the 1970s and still permits surfers to push the limits of their capacity. The advanced shortboard is normally under seven feet long and is made for forceful surfing in basic segments of the wave. It is most generally seen with sharp noses, more slender rails, and...
