SURF does not SUCK

My only surf lesson was at Hale'iwa with my now Mrs but I still suck at surfing. She lived there for a year and I visited multiple times. I am sad to this day that she decided to move back to NJ or else I would be living there too probably. We don't travel much but our favorite place ever is Turtle Bay.
 
The surf does suck and also do I. New foamie is slippery so I’ll try to Reddit comments to roughen it up. Approaching low tide and westerly winds. The break is literally on top of the sandbar. Not much going on. No surfers but one SUP. Didn’t bring the bodyboard but rode the skatepark a bit suckingly.
 
The surf does suck and also do I. New foamie is slippery so I’ll try to Reddit comments to roughen it up. Approaching low tide and westerly winds. The break is literally on top of the sandbar. Not much going on. No surfers but one SUP. Didn’t bring the bodyboard but rode the skatepark a bit suckingly.
You can wax foam boards. Make sure you get the right wax rating for the water temp. Colder water = softer wax, warmer water = more dense wax. It's on the label. We have a flounder pounder that's seen a lot of kids ride it, and its been waxed from day 1. Foamies require way less wax than a glassed or epoxy board though.
 
First time lessons. Caught every wave thrown at her. Loved it! She has already caught more waves than my lifetime haha. I can’t wait to wake her ass up at 6am to surf! Freezing cold water but lasted one hour
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Awesome. Spend this summer maximizing her hours in the water to build muscle memory for paddling. It can take weeks/months to transition from getting pushed in to paddling in solo, and then more time as she moves to shorter boards. The younger the better for this magic time of learning.
 
Surfed some 2-3’ windswell yesterday right in front of one of the Surfline Cameras. Using the rewind feature to look back at some of my rides and I saw this one. Just as I jump off, a sea creature jumps up in the background. Kind of neat.

Not huge, but the surf definitely didnt suck yesterday 😀

 
those are sweet and consistent
I was hoping to do some surf in fall but chicken. I just have a full 3mm.
What is your gear? head? feet? gloves?
 
those are sweet and consistent
I was hoping to do some surf in fall but chicken. I just have a full 3mm.
What is your gear? head? feet? gloves?
I wore a 4/3, no hood or gloves but I did wear boots. Was breezy and chilly with some rain here and there and I was comfy for close to a 3hr session like this. The water temp isnt too bad yet….guessing upper 50’s. Probably could have been ok in a decent 3/2, but my 3/2 is trash. I was surprised that some were wearing hoods.

There were some bigger sets coming through up to shoulder/head high with less frequency, but it was a super playful makeable swell. Shorter period like 8s
 
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