paddling tips 4 a begginer

[surfrguy91]

i liv in jax florida and the waves here arent all that great but when it does heat up its hard for me to paddle out because its so choppy and waves keep hitting me. any tips

[Sweet!]

Waves can often be choppy because of the wind. And then theres two kinds of swell: wind swell and ground swell, which can make a difference in terms of how many waves come in a set and how consistent the waves are and yea.

Sit and watch and see and it makes sense.

This is important because it can make a difference to the conditions that you choose to go out in. Everyone finds it tricky to get out back when there's messy chop and the period between waves is really short.

Also, you will notice a lull between sets. Usually there are a whole lot of bigger waves then a bit of a gap between...surfers will always be looking out for these so that they can paddle like F and get the hell out the back quick as.

So I'm saying you need to pick your days and learn to read swell maps and also learn to read waves. Time and experience a. Oh, and then come back and teach me. ok.

Also also, I used to go out whatever the weather because I knew I was building my paddling fitness. This makes a huge difference when you're trying to get out to them nice ones out back.

[Sweet!]

oh yes and if it's a beach break you're surfing at..the sand bottom can often be messed up and you can sometimes find a kind of lull or dead patch in the waves.

Rips are great too where the water pulls back out to sea. These are great if you already have a good level of paddling fitness and experience at not freaking out.

You can get out in those quieter patches and then paddle across once you're out to the better take off zone.

You'll SO get it dude.

Please go with a buddy... It's way more fun getting in trouble with mates around. I've so done the other thing too and that really sucks. The scary moments are WAAY scarier.

[Driftingalong]

What are you riding? If it's too small for you; you're going to have problems.

The reality here may be that if you can't get out => you're not ready for it...

You may need to reevaluate were you're trying to paddle out (a few yards up or down the beach can make a difference). Learn to duck dive or turtle roll. Funboards can be really difficult because you can't duck dive them and they don't have the paddling power of a longboard. But, shortboards can be too difficult to paddle and catch waves with for the beginner. And even longboards can be quite tiering to get out back on short period wind swells. Just keep trying and go as often as you can. Eventually you'll get it.

[surfrguy91]

thanx....the swell was heavy for about 15 minutes then calm for a short period i noticed it after awile and took the oppurtunity.....thanx.....btw i hav a softboard for now hopefully somthin better soon