best place to learn to surf?

by **stokedandreadytoride** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 5:20 pm

hayllooo! my second post and i figured since im in training, i was wondering where is the BEST places to learn to surf? i looked in one of the surf magazines and well it said in cali! im supposed to go to cali sometime soon and i was wondering should i screw cali and head the other direction? or what?

- J

by **Spike** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 7:07 am

I think the best place for a beginner would be uncrowded, waist high beach break (3 ft. wave over a sand bottom). Uncrowded so you can maximize learning time and a sand bottom because it doesn't hurt when you fall. Waist high waves will also make it easier for you to get back to the lineup than bigger waves, yet they still give a good ride.

Spike

by **stokedandreadytoride** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:41 pm

ok thanks!! ummm.... is there any spots in the us like that? if so please tell me cuz im ready to get out there and catch some waves!!

-Jessica

by **Spike** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 7:49 pm

Just about any stretch of beach will have sandbars, but if you still want to know about specific locations try this link :

http://www.surfline.com/travel/surfmaps/us/us.cfm

If the waves happen to be over 3ft. it shouldn't be a problem. I just suggested that size to start with because they're easy to handle and fun.

Spike

by **stokedandreadytoride** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 4:13 am

awesome! thanks! ill be sure to check out that site!!

where do you surf at? in the gulf coast?? east coast?? is there any good spots where you are?

by **jethro-bodine** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 6:25 am

In texas they surf behind tankers :lol: anyway I just saw that on a video. Forgot the name but I have to try that :idea:

by **swimmer_anna** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 2:52 pm

STEP INTO LIQUID is the video.

by **stokedandreadytoride** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 3:41 pm

is that a good video cuz i heard it was, but i wasnt for sure. :D

by **Spike** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 7:51 pm

stokedandreadytoride wrote:awesome! thanks! ill be sure to check out that site!!

where do you surf at? in the gulf coast?? east coast?? is there any good spots where you are?

No problem. That website has all sorts of useful infomation.

Being from Houston, I like to surf at Surfside. It's a little ways south of Galveston. The waves are a little better there and the water is a bit cleaner. The best waves in TX are in South Padre Island, but that's a very long drive from Houston (almost to Mexico). I'd say the waves in TX are probably 4 ft. on average, though summer time is small and almost flat at times. The best waves in the gulf usually come from hurricane swells.

Not long ago I heard about tanker surfing in the Houston ship channel too. I haven't tried it yet but it looks fun.

Spike

by **stokedandreadytoride** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 10:27 pm

ive never been to texas but if i go ill know where to surf! :) haha! 4 ft? is that knida good for a beginner or should i stick to littler waves? whatcha think?

by **sdgbxkd** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 12:42 am

24th st. cocoa beach, fl

by **tiny2** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 5:03 am

Stormrider Guide North America....i've put this a couple of other posts (i feel maybe the publisher should kick me a referral...okay maybe not)...

anyway, it has a ton of well know breaks all the U.S. + baja and the great white north as well as oceanography condensed into 10 or so pages...a must read for any serious newbie

by **stokedandreadytoride** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 7:48 pm

hey tiny2 umm... i checked out that book and i wanted to know if the other books at the bottom were any good because i was gonna buy one of the books a few weeks ago, sooo what do you think? should i buy at least one of those? ill prolly get that book, thanks!

by **Spike** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 9:23 pm

stokedandreadytoride wrote:ive never been to texas but if i go ill know where to surf! :) haha! 4 ft? is that knida good for a beginner or should i stick to littler waves? whatcha think?

Here is a good link for checking the conditions in TX.

http://66.132.136.171/surfcam/index_octa.shtml

This way you will always know what the waves are like before you make the trip (if you ever plan to).

And yes 4 ft. should be ok for a beginner. Bigger waves just mean more work to get out to the lineup, which also means you may spend more time fighting waves than riding waves if your new. You'll want to get good at duck diving when waves get any bigger than 4 ft. It makes it much easier to get past the waves.

Spike

by **lost** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 2:21 pm

i surf at south padre island and the waves are ok but not very consistant. sometimes you have to wait about two weeks for the surf to get better, i mean i dont like to surf 0-3 foot waves. but on a good day the waves can be 2-7 feet and about 2 months ago there was a tropical depression that brought swells to about 3-12 feet. so if you want to surf in texas south padre is the best, make sure that you go to the isla blanca park on south padre thats the best spot but make sure you stay out of the locals way!!!

by **Guest** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 10:30 pm

man the surf in g town has sucked for a while man i cant wait for that new wave pool to get open then i will be there 24 7 but until then flagship and surfside i be there :P

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