Surfing Waves

Posted: **Sun Aug 20, 2006 10:29 am**

what do you lot reckon is the minimum wave size that it is possable to surf in.I just started a few days ago on my holidays but the waves were really small is this a passible excuse for my poor surfing.(i didnt stand up)

james

Posted: **Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:31 am**

Ha ha! Good question.

Its perfectly possible to surf (on the right board) a 1ft wave. Where were you surfing and on what kind of board?

Posted: **Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:31 am**

Its easyer to stand if your moving faster, but dont expect to be poping up like the pro's just yet. It takes a little time and practice.

You could probably surf 2 - 3 ft waves on a long or foam board.

Posted: **Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:14 pm**

i have no idea i just hired a board didnt even know there were differant types until today!!

Posted: **Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:04 pm**

i surfed a 6-8 inch wave once

Posted: **Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:01 pm**

id say that was in the leeds and liverpool canal was it, I"m from leeds myself Headingley area but I saw the light and moved over to the sw coast of Ireland waves are a little bit bigger over here especially in the winter.

Posted: **Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:20 pm**

1.5 foot waves are very surfable on a shortboard as long as theyre clean and have a bit of oomph to them, maybe even smaller. on a longboard you could even ride smaller waves and if you count riding the foam of broken waves you could ride ankle high waves (and some do) cant see the attraction myself.

Posted: **Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:57 pm**

try surfing a wave about the size of your leg i think their just about big enough for everyone begginers or better just to practice.

Posted: **Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:50 am**

CloudBreak wrote:try surfing a wave about the size of your leg i think their just about big enough for everyone begginers or better just to practice.

thats not that easy for me because im actully 6ft

tall but i guess that would help me abit

Posted: **Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:44 pm**

i've surfed 2ft waves on my 6'2 shortboard before and was actually quite fun

Posted: **Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:31 am**

What are you using now as a board? If a long board anything from a knee to waist high is great to learn on.

Posted: **Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:43 am**

Shoulder high. Anything less and it is difficult to paddle into..and difficult to pull manovers.

For begginers waist high is probably best.

Posted: **Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:49 am**

Dec wrote:Shoulder high. Anything less and it is difficult to paddle into.

Dec you big nancy, get some shoulder muscles! :wink:

Posted: **Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:47 pm**

I am a bit of a pansy!

Posted: **Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:08 pm**

geez, I'm the opposite: when it gets around shoulder high, I cant get out back. Anything smaller and I'm sweet.

Posted: **Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:55 pm**

Dec wrote::lol: I am a bit of a pansy!

You said it! :wink: