Surfing Waves

hey all....i live on long island but i learned how to surf when i was in hawaii last winter. i really want to surf here on the island but i don't know anyone who surfs. i'm still very much so a beginnner but i love it so much...i can't wait to get back in the water. is there anyone out there that would want to surf with me???? i'm 24 and a girl just looking for some cool people to surf with!!

Hey there - I just learned how to surf last week in Hawaii and am hooked like you! Let me know if you're ever in Southern Cali (OC) and want to surf. I need to find some surf buddies as well

awesome!!!! where in hawaii did you learn?? have you gotten a surfboard yet?? i'm thinking of getting one for myself for christmas! well if you are ever in long island and need a surfing buddy let me know! also if you are ever on AIM and want to talk about surfing look for me!! i don't know anyone that surfs so i would love share some stories or whatever :) later cali :)

Hey NY - I learned in Waikiki and then got bold and tried Rocky when it was small. Needless to say I got ROCKED @ Rocky - haha!

I don't have a board yet but am thinking of getting one soon as well. Are you going for a long or a shorty? Do you snowboard? Isn't the water super cold in NY?

Talk soon NY

im in boston, not to far from ny i guess (and sorry bbout the yankees, hehe) if your ever in the area though i'd love to surf with ya. i am a beginner too, but didnt have the luxury of learning in haiwii - i just go to the nice cold water of nh/ma.

hey boston....no worries about the yanks....props for the come back! is the surfing pretty good in boston?? i lived there for a year.....so i'm there every now and again. do you ever head down here or to the jersey shore for some surfing?? wow...first person on the east coast i know that surfsW awesome! later boston...look for me online sometime!

hey cali! i'm guessing i shoulg get a shorter long board because i hear they are easier to learn on...but i'm only 5'2" so i'm worried about it being too long....i really wanted to get a shorty. have you ever seen the beginnger boards?? they are kind of like foam and so they are more buoyant and easier to learn on?
i've tried snowboarding but i was on my butt most of the time....but i liked it alot. yes the water here is freezing right now....the die hards surfers with the right equiptment are out there...but not me :( i'm sooo jealous that you get to surf basically all year round!!!!!

Hey NY - I learned on a SoftTops board which is the 1st board listed here: https://surfing-waves.com/beginner_surfboard.htm . I found it a lot easier to stand up than I thought (I was able to ride a 1-2 all the way in on my first wave). It was extremely hard to turn though so I was just stoked drilling straight down the wave. My friends say carving, especially on a long board, will take some time to learn / master. I'm thinking I want a Mini-Mal and found a lot of good information here: https://surfing-waves.com/beginner_surfboard1.htm .

Man, I feel for you about the water. I can't handle the cold that well so even for Winter Cali surfing, I think I'm going to run a wetsuit.

I lived in Denver for 2 years and lived at the Vail Resorts. I think I'm going to get back into boarding this Winter (Mammoth and Tahoe). What resorts are by you?

i've only actually been surfing bout a year now, so my travels are pretty much ma, nh, ri - close by to boston. as i get better though i would def be interested in a trip to jersey or long island.

there are quite a few surfers round here in ma, all of them are very territorial though, guess it goes along with there not being many waves, etc. in my opinion, the ocean is big enough for all of us, lets just have fun. for me its never about being the best or looking the coolest, i just wanna have a good time cheers to the many good times to come!!

Yah, not sure what's up with the territorial thing. I heard HB (in Cali) is like that too but have never paddled out to see. They say North Shore is like that as well but I think if you respect them, talk to them, ask for their opinions, etc. they'll help you out and let you know when it's "safe" out. Maybe it's the aloha spirit or something, not sure. A couple local boys helped me at Rocky last week when it was small(er) so that was pretty cool.

I'm with you, though, on the good times. Just get out there and enjoy the ride

does anybody live in the channel islands? if ure looking for cold water we have plenty of it! (unfourtunatly)

little waves wrote:i've only actually been surfing bout a year now, so my travels are pretty much ma, nh, ri - close by to boston. as i get better though i would def be interested in a trip to jersey or long island.

there are quite a few surfers round here in ma, all of them are very territorial though, guess it goes along with there not being many waves, etc. in my opinion, the ocean is big enough for all of us, lets just have fun. for me its never about being the best or looking the coolest, i just wanna have a good time :-) cheers to the many good times to come!!

i feel ya boston! surfing is supposed to be fun and kind of bring some serenity...well it does for me anyway....that whole territorial making fun of the beginers thing bothers me too! here's to fun times catchin waves!
:D

i second that corey

Feelin' your pain guys! i'm from melb aust.. i have just learnt to surf myself ( in surfers paradise QLD) and am terrified of going out by mself down here not only cause of the great whites down here but fear of complete and utter humiliation with the locals... the main places to surf is Torque (bells beach) got to find some nice little breaks first i rekon! Any ideas on where to find some buddies?

Hey I'm a totally newbie going for the first time (hopefully this week) to Long Beach.

Right now the only one I have to surf with is my wife who will be watching from the beach!

Drop me a message if your around to give it a shot

best,
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If you guys make it down to Jersey, give a shout. You've got some good breaks up on Long Island, though. Enjoy 'em!

ya surfers up in LA and surrounding areas can be very teritorial (i could tell you some highly amusing stories about incidents) i expect its the same wherever you surf near a big city

hey I see that you are from Northport, I live in Northport also, I have been surfing for 3 years, and me and my best freind make trips to gilgo about twice a week.

i live on the west coast (san francisco)
I took lessons in france then came back home and bought a board!
I'm going surfing today!!!
Ask shops for places to surf.