Surfing Waves

whats the largest wave you've surfed, mines probly only 3 foot cos im a newbie

*awaits debate re wave heigth measurements*

KS

overhead, even tho i tell everyone it was double

so as nt to confuse waist-chest hight

Wave height to a surfer is equivalent of length of fish caught by fisherman. You have to subtract at least 20-30% of the claim to be accurate.

I think realistically only a 3 footer for me as well (wave size not fish). But I don't think I've gotten up on an unbroken face yet, haven't been able to get to my feet until I'm riding on the bubbles! But I did manage to be going fast enough once and turned the board out of the white water and got back to an unbroken face on the remaining baby sized wave before I eventually stalled it out (the wave was probably only 1.5 - 2 footer at that point though).

about tripple overhead so im told anyway - measuring wave face size.

Head high or just over my head so id guess a 5-6ft wave.

Oh it might be worth mentioning that you yourself should not be the one measuring the wave height as its impossible to tell - for a more accurate result it must come from someone else - another surfer -

Ive had days when i could have sworn i was surfer 10fters only for someone to point out it was more like 6ft

Probably 5ft. That i have actually surfed and havn't wiped out on.

Head and a half - double over head in Hight not face.... (praise be Porth Leven )

Double overhead. Don't think I'd be that brave these days though.

probably head and a half that ive actually surfed and not just sat there sh*tting myself

probably just over head high, and it was pretty jucky aswell which wasnt good. i didnt actualy realise how big it was until i paddled into my 1st wave and the drop in was crazy, my board was bobbing about everywere, i got to the bottom of the wave and did this nice bottom turn and look at the lip and i just shat meself it was an amazing sesh

Biggest ive actually sucessfully surfed, i.e. dropped in on bottom turned and rode then it would be 3-4ft
Here's one of my 3ft rides.



KS

See Kitey has a modest judgment of wave height too!

I am not even going to say mine! I'll get all those icons sent my way!

Dec how about you post the smallest wave you've surfed

kitesurfer wrote:Biggest ive actually sucessfully surfed, i.e. dropped in on bottom turned and rode then it would be 3-4ft
Here's one of my 3ft rides.



KS

That looks more like 1 foot

Smallest- knee high

Biggest- Enough for me to wish i hadn't taken this wave, and if it closes out I will actually die

Well, on the paddle out my board was almost vertical (scary - thought I was going back over!) and it was certainly well over my head and even scarier on the way back in. Best guess would be 8-10 foot (face).....

surfdaisy06 wrote:Probably 5ft. That i have actually surfed and havn't wiped out on.

were u out at tynemouth mon and tue