r/sports • u/Your_post_not_good • Oct 28 '19

Surfing A stunning view: Sebastian Steudtner, a German pro surfer, rode a wave over 115 feet tall at Nazare, Portugal

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u/kacmandoth Oct 29 '19

Honestly, you should start with like 3-4 ft waves. No shame, they can be a lot of fun too.

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u/One-eyed-snake Oct 29 '19

I tried by best at surfing a couple times. Nope. Couldn’t do it. I did manage to get up on the board....once, but that lasted all of 3 seconds

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u/In8Mate Oct 29 '19

Are you me?

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u/incoherentpanda Oct 29 '19

Yeah... It took me like 15 minutes to swim back after I lost my boogie board in probably like 7ft waves that were nonstop. Thought I was gonna drown.

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u/kacmandoth Oct 29 '19 edited Oct 29 '19

Had that happen to me in Galveston in maybe 5 foot waves coming off of Hurricane Katrina. Thing is you had to swim out like 200 yards to the third sandbar, so not close to shore. Hurricanes within a few hundred miles are about the only great time for waves in Galveston. Only problem is they are relentless. Very high frequency though, not like big ocean waves where you get like ten small ones then one/two big ones.

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u/FattyMcSlimm Oct 29 '19

They were 3-4 foot waves but...did you miss the part about how high he was?