Surfing Waves

howdy all,

Wow, you guys have no idea how lucky you are. Im 16 and live in Canada, in the middle of the prairies(feilds) I have dreamed of surfing all my life, and i really wonder why i was not born near a coastline. ahh, i want to surf SO bad, my room is covered in surfing stuff, and some of you guys may call me a poser but ive been through that too, ive snowboarded for 6 years, i skateboard and wakeboard all ive got left is to surf. But anyways, the only place to surf inCanada is in tofino, BC. Hopefully i will be going there or maybe even to Hawaii next year! and finally live my dream!! Haha, im so pumped ive started training and practicing my popups. Ive read this site over and over, lol and i rented Endless Summer 1 and 2. You guys are so blessed to have beaches and waves. But yah, i just wanted to talk to some surfers, cuz no one here in cowboy town cares about surfing. haha So if you guys have any cool stories, i will be on the edge of my seat reading them. Thanks alot
keep it real
Hahn

Your lucky I surf I have learnt to snowboard on a dry ski slope and i love it only wish i could be near the real thing. I guess the grass is always better on the other side

Cheers Sim

Hi there

I think there are probably more places to surf in Canada than you think:

http://www.globalsurfers.com/country_details.cfm?land=Canada

Also, you should find out about lake surfing- some of the great lakes can get overhead on a big swell!

Check it out!

Sinista

yeah, i'm gonna try lakesurfing this summer-it's the only water i can get to!

Superior is probably closest to you, but it's deathly cold and the bugs eat you alive on the shore(alright, it's not that bad!)

Huron is also close, and the waves don't get as big, though up in the north channel they're bigger than down by the thumb of michigan.

Trust me your not the only one who lives in a bad place to surf...... I live in phoenix right in the middle of a dry desert! Ive been serving a couple times in CA but its like a 7 hour drive so i dont get to go that much but let me tell you that once you try it you will save every penny to go surfing. Good Luck

hey mate, i just moved to aussi this year from inland BC (Penticton) and just got into surfing. i live with my gf on the beach... and i get to surf everyday... i love canada but i cant see myself living anywere ele but where i am. i cant snowboard, didnt have time, i played junior hockey so there goes my winter, and skateboarding i just suck at and didnt have a care for it... but surfing.... when u catch that first wave your screwed lol in the way that it feels so good that you HAVE TO do it again and will do anything for it! if ya really wanna do it, save up for a trip through OZ you wont regret it

hey. iam from ottawa and needless to say there ain't no
surf close to me either. my solution: stay calm and save by
money and get away whenever i have the chance.

i have heard good things about surf in B.C. (which isn't THAT far from you -canadian distances here) i would like to try and get out to Nova Scotia soon to check that out.

i agree with some of the other surfers on this sight. start saving
up some money. when your done high school you should have several
thousand dollars and you should get on a plane and go to australia. you could get a australian work visa and work and surf your way around australia. you would have a blast and might never come home!!


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Thanks guys and gals! Youve got me all inspired and such. I got a job recently, so theres my newest step to surfing! Glad to hear im not alone on the topic. Once again, thanks
keep it real
Hahn