Surfing

[punxva]

So who else surfs and what do you ride?

i'm riding a Xanadu Rockhold Epoxy

5' 10 x 19 3/4 : 2 1/16

http://www.surfride.com/images/prod/l/09/07/L0487-0510-XAN_T.jpg

and i'm running FCS FG5's

http://www.onlinesurf.com.au/catalog/images/fg5.jpg

[LimeLite Racing]

I used to surf all the time. Rode an Isle 5'9" . Was pretty decent.








Then I moved to Portland.

[driftsilvias13]

Just went the past 2 days. Water is warm here in Los Angeles.

I have a channel islands "the whip" 5'10" and an aftermath guns mg1 6'8"

[i♥boobies!]

the closest i get to surfing is longboarding haha

[heavenboundkevin]

8'10" longboard..i think im ready for a shorter board though looking for like a 7' fish..

[deadghost]

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q195/DUNE_photo/spicoli.jpg
Its about damn time someone came up with a good thread. Rockin a 6'7 short board with my new snug & sleek quicksilver chest zip 4/3 Wetsuit. I just got back from dana point this weekened and the waves were strong. The waves were NOT OF MY TASTING. Thinking about hiting up malibu this coming weekend, anyword on how things are there?

[heavenboundkevin]

Its about damn time someone came up with a good thread. Rockin a 6'7 short board with my new snug & sleek quicksilver chest zip 4/3 Wetsuit. I just got back from dana point this weekened and the waves were strong. The waves were NOT OF MY TASTING. Thinking about hiting up malibu this coming weekend, anyword on how things are there?

DUDE!!! I WAS JUST IN MALIBU YESTERDAY!!! It is a bad ass point break. dude, the waves are like long too. You see A LOT of longboarders though, and a bunch of n00bs like me who become speedbumps. Oh and you can def just rock boardies, i was in the water for like 60 min and was fine. And its malibu, theres so much money up there, \

NO JOKE im not exaggerating these numbers i saw (3) ferrari 360's, (3) lambo gallardos, (1) Audi R8, (1) GTR, (1) bentley. Dude so crazy

[driftsilvias13]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJdF8DJ70Dc&feature=related

[deadghost]

DUDE!!! I WAS JUST IN MALIBU YESTERDAY!!! It is a bad ass point break. dude, the waves are like long too. You see A LOT of longboarders though, and a bunch of n00bs like me who become speedbumps. Oh and you can def just rock boardies, i was in the water for like 60 min and was fine. And its malibu, theres so much money up there, \

NO JOKE im not exaggerating these numbers i saw (3) ferrari 360's, (3) lambo gallardos, (1) Audi R8, (1) GTR, (1) bentley. Dude so crazy

How was it like breaking through the white water? Noobish question coming from a noob :p I could care less for all the spiffy cars, see those all the time at work, I am more concerned about seeing a clean s-chasis parked up by the beach front under the ocean sunset: that my friend is exotic.

[heavenboundkevin]

yeah, i dont care about those cars either. they are just kinda nice to see once in a while.

if you start paddling a little to the right of the pier youre not going to get smashed. even still its not that bad. the waves break kinda far out but will take you all the way to the beach, but by that time it doesnt have much power. paddling out at malibu is not going to be a problem dont worry about that.

wow not much surf love from zilvia huh? oh well surfing sucks, dont try it.

[punxva]

so i got a ticket today in Virginia Beach for surfing without a leash. I mean come on it wasn't even getting over 3ft today. FML haha

[driftsilvias13]

so i got a ticket today in Virginia Beach for surfing without a leash. I mean come on it wasn't even getting over 3ft today. FML haha

Really?! Who actually checks that shit?!

[heavenboundkevin]

holy crap thats freaking ghey! i didnt even know that could happen.

when im surfing i usually dont even think about anything other than "wheres the waves" and "oh shit gotta get under this one" it would suck to worry about getting a ticket while surfing.

[LimeLite Racing]

Sounds like a lame ticket. I'd fight it. Wihtout a leash if you lose your board is it littering?

[punxva]

haha well at our local break there are no signs stating the law, which it's a surfing only beach so you'd think there would be a sign or something. I guess since yesterday was decently sized for the east coast, 3-4ft and clean, the life guards called the beach patrol and were calling people out of the water and writing them tickets. I happened to be leaving since it was around 7pm and i'd been in the water for about 3 hours as they were making their way down the beach towards where i was. The officer saw me get out of the water and stopped me on my way to the showers. I plan on taking pictures of the entrances showing that there are no signs. My court date is on Sept 12th. What gets me is the fact that i understand why you would need one at the strip where all of the hotels are and where all of the tourists are swimming, but 3 miles up the beach in a secluded surfing only beach just makes no sense to me.

[deadghost]

haha well at our local break there are no signs stating the law, which it's a surfing only beach so you'd think there would be a sign or something. I guess since yesterday was decently sized for the east coast, 3-4ft and clean, the life guards called the beach patrol and were calling people out of the water and writing them tickets. I happened to be leaving since it was around 7pm and i'd been in the water for about 3 hours as they were making their way down the beach towards where i was. The officer saw me get out of the water and stopped me on my way to the showers. I plan on taking pictures of the entrances showing that there are no signs. My court date is on Sept 12th. What gets me is the fact that i understand why you would need one at the strip where all of the hotels are and where all of the tourists are swimming, but 3 miles up the beach in a secluded surfing only beach just makes no sense to me.

Bro that sucks, the fact we deal with shit like that with our cars, and all sudden it comes after you even when your out in the ocean is kinda.....lame and pointless. sorry to hear that, I say fight it to the bone.

[heavenboundkevin]

damn, i though this thread would take off, like the fixed gear bikes thread. oh well, i guess boardies arent as cool as capri's.

just bought a 6'6 wave weapons quad fin fish. was so happy it fits inside my coupe. i actually have my mountain bike in there too.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/kevinjong1/240sxxxx001.jpg

[punxva]

i was pleasantly surprised that it was 4-5 ft today and decently clean, i took the firewire dominator quad out and had a blast

[LimeLite Racing]

I miss my surfbaord. Especially now that it isn't 50 degrees out at the beaches.

[j20accord00]

i ride a few different boards depending on the surf..its been flat here in jersey for almost 2 weeks..should pick back up, we got a live surf cam right on the pier

been doing alot of surf fishing though, alot of stripers and black fish

Casino Pier Surf Report and Surf Cam | SURFLINE.COM (http://www.surfline.com/surf-report/casino-pier-northeast_4279/)

[VQdriver]

So who else surfs and what do you ride?

i'm riding a Xanadu Rockhold Epoxy

5' 10 x 19 3/4 : 2 1/16

http://www.surfride.com/images/prod/l/09/07/L0487-0510-XAN_T.jpg

and i'm running FCS FG5's

http://www.onlinesurf.com.au/catalog/images/fg5.jpg

9'2 Robert August "Wingnut" longboard (as in Endless Summer 2)

Natural Art 7'6x 21" x 2 1/4" standard big boy squash tail thruster for paddling into big east coast hurricane waves. FCS G5 fins. I weight ~140lbs btw.

Wynn shapes 6'0 x 20" x 2 1/4" round nose, swallow tail fish. FCS G5 fins. I miss this board dearly. It's currently at my cousin's garage ceiling in socal collecting dust.

Sorry, no pics :duh: Just felt like mentioning lol. Nice board! I like epoxy.

[WISH ONE]

ive got a 510 doc quad fin. any one local to HB?

[heavenboundkevin]

Just got done surfing waist to shoulder high with the fish. It's such a sweet board. Too bad my legs were weak from biking and the watah wasfreaking cold today.

[WISH ONE]

waters warm dude its like mid to high 60's
It was alot bigger over the holiday weekend but super blown and i was too wasted to go out.

[punxva]

haha you call that warm i just got out of 78 degree water today it was overhead but stormy today

[WISH ONE]

65 is trunks temp but damn
78! holy shit! i cant remember the last time it was in the 70s here... actually last summer it was like 74 for a little while with the one of the southern Hemis that came in that was a dream.

[heavenboundkevin]

At the hospital. Just got first surfing injury. It was super low tide but still good sized clean waves and I went over the falls landed on my ankle and now it's swollen to about the size of a tangerine. Freaking sucks. Won't be able to surf or run or bike for probably 7-10 days. WEAK!

[boozels]

At the hospital. Just got first surfing injury. It was super low tide but still good sized clean waves and I went over the falls landed on my ankle and now it's swollen to about the size of a tangerine. Freaking sucks. Won't be able to surf or run or bike for probably 7-10 days. WEAK!

Yeah i hear ya man.
I just pulled a stomach muscle. Probably gonna be out the water for about a week. It's all good tho at least it's flat right now.

I just got back from indo where it was barreling double overhead ++!! Anyone else take any good surf trips lately? Or any recommended places to visit and surf? The travel bug has bitten me hard!

I gots me a 6'2 Rusty channel bottom
6'4 Anderson thruster
6'6 homegrown quad
and a 8' kennedy funboard

[punxva]

Costa Rica and Bali

[driftsilvias13]

Demoed a Al Merrick "Robber" this past Saturday at Malibu. FUN as hell!

[punxva]

you know it was a good day when your shoulders still feel sore the next day. My local break is a line of sandbars that normally throws rights all day, well yesterday we had beautiful a frames so i worked on my lefts mostly all day.

[heavenboundkevin]

longshot, any of you donkeys have surfline premium? id love to know the surf 5 days in advance.

[driftsilvias13]

I just purchased a slightly used Al Merrick MBM 6'. Such a fun board!

[WISH ONE]

How much is surfline premium?
I live right near their office in huntington beach and I can see the pier from my house.
But I would love to know when the next swell is coming or the forecast in detail, Im no meteorologist and sometimes a good swell will surprise me.

[VQdriver]

longshot, any of you donkeys have surfline premium? id love to know the surf 5 days in advance.

you can try using magicseaweed or my favorite swellinfo.com. Both give 5 day forecasts, but I tend to like the latter better. I try to keep track of the tides and also the weather forecast to see if the winds and pressure system give any clue as to what the surf may be like on any given time.

[Bubbles]

damn, i though this thread would take off, like the fixed gear bikes thread. oh well, i guess boardies arent as cool as capri's.



Well, I can find a million places to do curb endos while wearing a messenger bag but I couldn't find a wave if I was searching for one.


Considering this whole forum lives in Cali I'd imagine they just aren't into it but I'd love to be able to surf regularly.

[punxva]

longshot, any of you donkeys have surfline premium? id love to know the surf 5 days in advance.

i do whats your home break?

[Kouki_Love]

sweeet thread, i wanna learn how to surf soo fucking bad. florida aint the greatest spot to surf but there are some pretty good spots.

any tips? lol

[driftsilvias13]

Just know that in the beginning you will get pounded but keep at it. It takes time.

[punxva]

agree'd the best thing you can do at first is not actually worry about standing up, but to get out to the break so learn how to paddle well, and duck dive.

[driftsilvias13]

Also I'd suggest starting off on a long board such as a 8'-10' and then work your way down. Dont try to look cool right away by getting a short board because you wont progress that way.

[Kouki_Love]

nicee. well i am cuban so i can swim really good. lol but ill take the advise..

[driftsilvias13]

Trust me, swimming has nothing to do with it.

Best bet is to look on CL for a used board for like $100. Just make sure its water tight. Doesnt need to be pretty and go consistently. Let us know how it goes! The first time you actually stand up will feel amazing haha.

[heavenboundkevin]

i do whats your home break?

Thanks man, south san diego. Imperial Pier SS.

this South San Diego Surf Forecast | SURFLINE.COM (http://www.surfline.com/surf-forecasts/southern-california/south-san-diego_2953) if you can let me know what it says for sat/sun that would be freaking awesome.

and i just found swellwatch.wetsand.com pretty good.

[punxva]

hitting the beach now, should be a fun day

[heavenboundkevin]

youre lucky, its been flat and windy all week all over socal. and next week doesnt look any better.

[heavenboundkevin]

belay my last.

Surf is building and should be awesome this weekend. overhead +

hoping to get shacked for the first time.

after i surf ill take some pics and upload them here.

[heavenboundkevin]

bump
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/7687/surfag.jpg
And this is what waves on a 3-5ft day look like
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/7696/newest324.jpg
testing out my new board on the left, proctor groveler Iv.P 6'3" X 19 3/8 X 2 9/16ths. Its like this epoxy mix, and the guy was going off telling me about how its strong and light and has flex in the right places or some shit. Cant wait to try it out.
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/6456/63325441193325039784795.jpg

[punxva]

looks like a blast, i'll be in Diego in december so i'll be going out a few times while i'm there.

[jacobs13]

I surf too. I ride a 6'2" firewire, I mainly got it because I have a problem with breaking pu boards haha.

^^^ The swell hitting alot better down there, too much north in it up here but there is some south coming in this afternoon

[dpak]

uggh.. I live 15 minutes away from Huntington Beach
and every summer for the past five years, I've been telling myself I would pick up surfing..
Maybe I'll go sometime this week! It's been way too hot...

[heavenboundkevin]

^ i wish i started earlier..

[heavenboundkevin]

offshores. going in the AM(tomorrow) to try to get shacked for the first time. Will report if good news.
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4202/seart.jpg
(http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4202/seart.jpg)

[driftsilvias13]

Water is definitely getting colder here in So Cal. I need to get a 4:3 wetsuit. Debating between an Oneill Psycho or Ripcurl F-Bomb. Any suggestions?

[WISH ONE]

For the past two weeks Huntington beach pier has been going off! finally went to shit again yesterday

[WISH ONE]

uggh.. I live 15 minutes away from Huntington Beach
and every summer for the past five years, I've been telling myself I would pick up surfing..
Maybe I'll go sometime this week! It's been way too hot...
Tell andrew to quit being ghey and come surf!
its pretty convenient having a friend that lives next to the pier.. lol

[BBSilvia]

DUDE!!! I WAS JUST IN MALIBU YESTERDAY!!! It is a bad ass point break. dude, the waves are like long too. You see A LOT of longboarders though, and a bunch of n00bs like me who become speedbumps. Oh and you can def just rock boardies, i was in the water for like 60 min and was fine. And its malibu, theres so much money up there, \

NO JOKE im not exaggerating these numbers i saw (3) ferrari 360's, (3) lambo gallardos, (1) Audi R8, (1) GTR, (1) bentley. Dude so crazy

welcome to malibu hahah i see those everyday, and everyday it pisses me off haha, my neighbor has a SLS and R8 soo pwetty i live inland of malibu about 10min none of those cars are rare around here at all what a word we live in, and i drove my 89 s13 :) they looked at me soo mean, buut to keep on topic i use to surf everyday stopped a couple years ago school took too much time, sold my 3 short boards and 2 long boards, all see if i can find pics/remember the names :)

[VQdriver]

Water is definitely getting colder here in So Cal. I need to get a 4:3 wetsuit. Debating between an Oneill Psycho or Ripcurl F-Bomb. Any suggestions?
Not as cold as over here on the eastcoast bruddah! LOL. I'm rockin an old ripcurl 3/2 (backzip) with o'neill mutant 6mm boots for the fall. Currently water is about 59deg F and air is in the high 30s-40s F during dawn patrol. When it "really" gets cold I use my new hooded Xcel Infiniti 5/4/3 fullsuit with those boots, and O'neill lobster claw gloves. It's supposed to go double overhead in AC (of all places) but firing everywhere by Saturday!

If I could choose the best wetsuit for the money I'd go for: 1. XCEL Infiniti 2. West lotus, 3. Hyperflex Amp. Take it from an eastcoast winter surfer ;-)

[driftsilvias13]

I just got a 2010 Psycho1 wetsuit! Cant wait to use it!
http://www.hsssurf.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/p/s/psycho1_jgsd_2.jpg

[punxva]

wooohoo warmer water bump it's in the 60's now on the east coast.