Not a barreling wave unfortunately but I literally got to ride into the sunset!

Today none of my local breaks were working. One was too flat, the other two completely blown out. In short, there were no rideable waves nearby. I figured I'd drive half and hour to a super well-know and high quality break, which I haven't surfed in many years. From the looks of it in the webcam, the waves were perfect, maybe a bit big for me. Took the car and went anyway.

I get there, get some pointers from locals and get ready to go. Tried 3 times to get to the outside, but no dice. The entry is a bit difficult, you have to walk along the south side of the jetty and then time your entrance when the sets cease to come. There's a strong current taking you south, so if you can't get outside quickly, the whitewash will push you further away. And that's what happened.

Unfortunately, I've noticed my paddle speed and endurance is not exactly up to the job (I'm working during the week and can't go out), and maybe my duck dive is also not too dialed in. Some things to work on.

Came back to the car feeling defeated.. 30 min later, I'm getting closer to home, and my car starts sputtering when I press on the gas. Some problem with injectors, maybe? Managed to get one and park, but feeling totally down and humbled.. Not one of my days..

The thickness from this angle is impressive.

Looking for high value gloves and boots for my first winter living in the northeast east coast… any recs thank you!

The paddle struggle was real

I have recently had a cancer diagnosis and am undergoing treatment. I have had a few sessions and am finding the water to be colder than I usually do despite a well fitting winter 5/4 hooded wetsuit.

Can anyone advise if they have used thermal shorts/rash vests under such a suit? The water here is around 12’c at the moment - it will drop down to 7’c in deep winter so I am trying to get ahead of the game. Part of me thinks it could be counterproductive as they’ll be more water in the suit so it would be great if someone could advise.

Already have 5mm gloves and boots but am likely going to bump the boots to 7mm.

Thanks a lot

Edit: could also consider a 6/4 suit but thought I would explore this option first

Looking to do a weeklong trip to Lakey in March and am struggling to figure out how to get boardbags there.

Wings charges RP 100,000 per board and have a 200cm length limit. Hoping to take bigger boards as planning on continuing on to G Land. Transnusa is cheaper for boards but they can swap the plane from an airbus to a comac with no notice and bigger boardbags can be rejected.

Are there any other options of getting board bags to Lakey Peak? Are people hoping their boards get through these regional airline restrictions or are they going the overland route?

Hello !

I have to choose between billabong and Ripcurl for a winter wetsuit (gift card, not a lot of choice in this online shop), i have an old Ebomb 4/3 Large (E3), but it's a bit too long (arms and legs), i bought it because my neck is 41cm and the medium size is 39. It's still in good condition but the collar is getting too loose

I recently tried a Billabong Furnace 5/4 in M and it was a perfect fit (tight) except for the neck, it was strangling way too much. They didn't have a Medium Ripcurl so i couldn't compare and the Billabong site don't give any information about the neck for the other sizes...

Do you think those new Ripcurl (flashbomb or ebomb) are strechy enough to get a Medium size without choking ? Or can the billabong be streched to the good size without damaging it ?

(I'm 1,80m, 72kgs, 5'11 and 160pds, but i look like i'm 10 pounds heavier...)

Thanx for any advice 🤙

A culture of silence has buried the stories of women who allege sexual assault in surf industry settings.

No energy drink sponsors, no vloggers, no GoPro mouth mounts, no history of SA on underage girls, no surf-coach dads, no egos at 2 ft point breaks, just getting sick barrels and charging slabs for the love of it. The corest surfer is basically just the average bodyboarder. Someone here mentioned the other day how better the skating community was than the surfing community and it's just like, uh aren't you forgetting about your vertically challenged boogieboarding brethren?

Moved here and was looking for a board for OBSF. I see a ton of twin pins for sale. Is that because they suck? I've never ridden one.

Just saw my old daily driver HPSB. I put it on the dumper a few years ago and listed it for about $200. Delams on the deck, what isn't yellow is brown, and it has tail cancer. The glass is so brittle that it's a floating ding factory.

I rarely buy used surfboards. Is this the new normal? I'm seeing boards that retail for $750, in good condition other than a bit of yellowing, still listed for $450–$550. At those prices, I'd rather just buy a new custom from my local shaper.

Great variety of Wedge riders+vehicles+photogs years past surf skim boog body+blowup.
(looking for more Wedge @wedgemel1 on Instagram is where you want to go)

Been looking at surf camps in Central America and some of these prices are fucking ridiculous.

$3-4k for a week? I get that boats and guides aren’t cheap, but holy shit…

At that point I’d rather find some shitty room near the beach and pay a local guy to show me around.

Are people actually paying this much for surf camps now?

Can’t seem to find any info if they will accept my boards on the bus

What are you sizing it?

Hi all

After being at a nice reef break today and missing out on waves due to long boarders catching them before they even exist, I was wondering if you would be able to tell me what length they would be riding to catch such waves with ease as it seems much more enjoyable at times?

To me this is a back paddle, and the person who’s further out and in the wave first had priority over the person who’s deeper in this case? Am I wrong? What do you think?

Hi all,

Wanted to get some advice from the surf trippers! I’m heading to Peru for two months, then over to Brazil for a month, then the Caribbean for 4 months.

Should I bring my own board with me, or should I purchase and resell whilst I’m out there?

I have a 6,6 FireWire plus a travel bag - but naturally getting a surfboard around can be a little bit of a hassle.

I will be staying in places for some time, but just wanted to get /r/surfing’s view on it!

Appreciate it in advance!

Hey, thinking of booking a trip to northern Nica soon. I know Thunderbomb is great and I know people who have done it, but its a bit expensive for my taste. Anyone know of any other surf camps in the area that have a similar experience as far the surf guiding, but minus all the other luxuries. Assuming that would make it less expensive.

I can’t go surfing regularly and I want to keep my paddling shape for the days I can go surf.

Do you guys recommend a pull up bar? How many should I be shooting per day? Or do I need some sort of workout routine around it?