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Getting into surfing

Anonymous Tue 17 Jun 2025 17:06:21 No.2824994 View View Reply Original Report

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26M Loc: Huntington Beach, CA

I'm interested in learning to surf. Any advice to not have the wave crash down on top of you and be pulled under?

I was wondering about swimming out past the break and just floating around. I'd guess so... But is this hard?

I've been bodyboarding first to get some experience. I also need to lose some weight before I can get myself to pop up

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 17 Jun 2025 17:15:18 No.2824995 Report

Quoted By: >>2824997 >>2828651

you can crosstrain with skateboarding if you already don't. the balance translates over. actually, balancing on a surfboard is easier in my opinion. the first time I ever tried surfing was when I had already been skateboarding for 5+ years and I immediately found it fairly easy, granted the waves were not big and I had also done a lot of skimboarding. balance is balance, you can train it many ways.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 17 Jun 2025 17:22:08 No.2824997 Report

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>>2824995
Good to know. What kind of skateboard should I get?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 18 Jun 2025 04:44:39 No.2825069 Report

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>>2824994
im assuming you know how to swim. skip the board entirely and surf the wave with your body. its way more gnarly

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 18 Jun 2025 04:45:40 No.2825070 Report

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>>2824994
also semi rel i fucking love bbw surfer chicks. theyre so rare

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 18 Jun 2025 04:46:41 No.2825071 Report

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>>2825070
forgot pic KEK\EKEK

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 18 Jun 2025 04:55:22 No.2825073 Report

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>>2824994
>Huntington Beach
Jesus dude just go to the pier and talk to surfers. There's like a million of them. Surf city and everything. Or go to a surf shop or even a fucking rental place..

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 18 Jun 2025 06:16:08 No.2825077 Report

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>>2824994
idk maybe wear a life jacket?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 18 Jun 2025 19:20:40 No.2825184 Report

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It's'a me, the OP.

Yeah, I think talking to some guys in some surf shops is a good idea

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 18 Jun 2025 19:27:55 No.2825186 Report

Quoted By: >>2825190

Go to a custom surfboard shop and have them make you a surfboard with a confederate flag design.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 18 Jun 2025 19:35:43 No.2825190 Report

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>>2825186
Hmm. I'm afraid that would be too politically correct... I'd need something more offensive.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Jun 2025 17:05:55 No.2825323 Report

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What's the most offensive thing I could wear or have on my board?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Jun 2025 19:28:50 No.2825344 Report

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>>2825323
the ambakatum thug with the gourd sticking partway out of his ass as his cums.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 19 Jun 2025 20:42:17 No.2825355 Report

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>>2824994
Im from HB as well. Train in Newport where the waves are flat. Northside is next step. Watch surfing tutorial

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 20 Jun 2025 00:08:38 No.2825373 Report

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>>2825070
>>2825071
I don't know how to break this to you but... that's not a thing outside of photoshoots.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 20 Jun 2025 16:52:12 No.2825473 Report

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>>2824994
Rent soft top
Find less crowded break
Get to paddling.

There's no "secret" for beginners, you have to build up paddling endurance so you can get out to the break and catch waves.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 20 Jun 2025 17:16:29 No.2825480 Report

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>>2825323
SURFING IS FOR NIGGERS
with a big swastika and a gory image of someones head blown off

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 22 Jun 2025 19:51:09 No.2825787 Report

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>>2824994
I'm thinking of getting into surfing, am I being retarded if I'm worried about sharks? Is it not a big deal?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 23 Jun 2025 14:54:18 No.2825849 Report

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>>2824994
you are going to get your ass kicked

i surfed when i was 13 and lived on the coast and even i know better then to go back at 30 to try it again

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 28 Jun 2025 16:55:24 No.2826628 Report

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>>2824997
not the anon but I'd tell you to get a long board since it's pretty similar to a normal skateboard but much easier to learn

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 28 Jun 2025 16:58:03 No.2826630 Report

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>>2825190
ask for a custom design with the no love deep web album cover from death grips

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 28 Jun 2025 16:59:36 No.2826631 Report

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>>2825323
leather studed chaps

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 10 Jul 2025 21:03:01 No.2828583 Report

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>hmm maybe this year I'll try learning to surf
>boards cost $500-$1000, even used
Wtf?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 10 Jul 2025 21:10:27 No.2828584 Report

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>>2828583
Welcome to the real world.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 10 Jul 2025 23:30:46 No.2828601 Report

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>>2828583
yes it sucks, but look at it this way...
> spend $500-1000 on gaming and goyslop over the span of a year or two
or
> spend that much on outdoor hobbies
it's much easier to swallow the pill with that perspective. if you're a poorfag it also forces you to actually use the shit you buy many times unlike richfags who buy it, use it once, then store it in the garage forever

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Jul 2025 14:08:57 No.2828651 Report

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>>2824994
>>2824995
>>2824997
>skateboarding
I'm 27 and skateboarding looks fun, but only teenagers and menchildren do it. what do

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Jul 2025 21:28:42 No.2828699 Report

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>>2828651
who gives a fuck. the only real risk with doing anything like skateboarding as an adult is you can get hurt, even something simple can result in a torn ligament and such. not that it should scare you away, but you gotta keep stuff like that in mind if you aren't already athletic and don't want the risk. much less likely to get hurt surfing, but also more likely to drown or get bitten by a shark. pick your poison. life is full of risks, it's up to you if they're worth it or not. you should however, never give a fuck what people think or base your hobbies around "will I look dumb."

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 21 Jul 2025 19:27:47 No.2830448 Report

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>>2824994
Don't surf after the rain.

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