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Hats off to those who can surf in the cold.

Postby FormosanSurfer » Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:11 am

I can't get motivated when it's cold out. I live in the South Pacific so when it dips down towards around 15C it feels pretty damn cold (although I am certain many of you would laugh at 15C).
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Postby Phil » Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:32 am

15C lmao sorry mate but to me 15C is warm the water here is curently around 10C and will drop to around 8.5-9C in the next few weeks, i can last about 1-2hours if im moving around constantly to keep my self warm, the max tempreture it gets here in the summer is 17C
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:48 am

Phil wrote:the max tempreture it gets here in the summer is 17C


Boardshorts weather :D
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Postby Dopey » Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:38 pm

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Postby IdRatherBeSurfing » Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:19 pm

i surf in a 5/4/3, boots n gloves.

The water is stupidly cold at the moment too!! As long as I keep movin Im ok tho
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Postby HitAndRun » Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:35 pm

im gonna have to agree, the coldest it gets for me is 16c water temperature, a 3/2 fullsuit (or even a shorty) will make you comfortable here, but i still dont like cold weather, im waiting for summer: sunny, boardshorts and 1st light morning sessions ahhhhhhhh :lol:
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Postby lincssurfer » Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:45 pm

cold 6-7 degrees sutton on sea
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Postby imatoad » Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:00 pm

If my conversion is right, our winter water temp. in the northeast of the US is around 1-2 celsius, or 34 degrees Fahrenheit. Many snowy sessions, in fact last winter I actually slipped and fell on the beach, the sand was frozen. It sounds messed up, but there's so much good surf during the winter, if you don't find a way to deal with it, you'll miss out. But trust me, it has to be really good to justify going out in it, and the cold keeps the crowd to a very minimum, with plenty of sessions alone.
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Postby FormosanSurfer » Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:20 pm

imatoad wrote:If my conversion is right, our winter water temp. in the northeast of the US is around 1-2 celsius, or 34 degrees Fahrenheit. Many snowy sessions, in fact last winter I actually slipped and fell on the beach, the sand was frozen. It sounds messed up, but there's so much good surf during the winter, if you don't find a way to deal with it, you'll miss out. But trust me, it has to be really good to justify going out in it, and the cold keeps the crowd to a very minimum, with plenty of sessions alone.


Thats the problem, our best waves are winter waves. The summer is flat and boring :(
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Postby flex639 » Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:26 pm

ya im from rhode island, so some of the winter sessions are the best. the best part is the beaches arent packed with tourists and theres usually no one out surfing
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Postby Laguna » Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:13 am

I dont find it too bad, i mean this time of year the water temp is warmer than the air temp. Aslong as you have a 5mm suit,boots,gloves and hood you will be fine!
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Postby little waves » Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:55 pm

Hi Flex...nice to see another local on here. I surf RI/MA/NH. Water is a nice toasty 37-38 F now :shock: :D
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Postby EastCoast4Life » Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:04 pm

water temp down here in NC is 50...and its a lil chilly for my likin :) but it beats back home in long island.....i cant imagine you guys up in Maine.
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Postby orbital » Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:48 am

Check this out.... up here in Canada in the winter, we break through the ice and surf on ice burgs ha, it's crazy fun.

But yeah the conditions up here when there is ice over the water isn't the greatest for wave surfing.. so I surf ice.
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Postby PapaW » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:57 am

Did anyone read about Micky Smiths latests venture around Iceland in the lasit issue of 360....
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Postby star » Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:17 pm

the water itself is ok, its refreshing but once your out thats when i regret getting in in the first place.

nothing a hot shower straight after wont fix tho..
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Postby goodysurf » Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:18 am

once ur in the water with ur suit it isnt bad... its getting changed that sucks haah....i was out in -3 in a summer suit.. that kinda sucked.
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Postby Surfa_Shannie » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:57 pm

hey guyz nd gals dis Shannie from Newzealand. Ive just recently really got stick into my surfing and im gonna get pro one day.how many times a week do you guys surf and doyou think 17 is too old to get into it and become a pro???
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Postby joem » Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:04 pm

HitAndRun wrote:im gonna have to agree, the coldest it gets for me is 16c water temperature, a 3/2 fullsuit (or even a shorty) will make you comfortable here, but i still dont like cold weather, im waiting for summer: sunny, boardshorts and 1st light morning sessions ahhhhhhhh :lol:
i surfed in board shorts in 16 c
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Re: pRo

Postby Rico » Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:19 pm

Surfa_Shannie wrote:hey guyz nd gals dis Shannie from Newzealand. Ive just recently really got stick into my surfing and im gonna get pro one day.how many times a week do you guys surf and doyou think 17 is too old to get into it and become a pro???


why asking if youre already announcing?
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