Hi everyone, am having a scroll and a bit of a crisis regarding work opportunities post uni and thought id ask everyone here what they do for work and how far they are from the beach. Just curious and thought it would be cool to see. Ill begin.

Pressure cleaning biz/student, Sydney aus, 2x/week if conditions allow, 20 min drive.

if the Santorini volcano erupts or a major earthquake happens in the area, how far would the produced swell travel? would it reach the north shore of Crete?! anyone feels like recommending a first minigun or step up? my closest claim for a big wave board is a 6'.7", 38ltrs bic shortboard. (5.'9",145lbs)

I’m visiting Japan in July and hoping to spend 4 days in a nice surf town! I’m comfortable in 6-8 ft waves and reef breaks.

I’m debating between Chiba, Mie (Ise), or Tahara.

Has anyone had experience surfing these regions?

Hey everyone!

I’ll be in Mexico soon and heading to the Puerto Escondido area. I want to try surfing for the first time, and from what I’ve read, Playa Carrizalillo seems like the best beginner-friendly spot.

I was wondering:

• Is there a better place for a beginner in the area?
• Would it be worth it to travel a bit further to find a more suitable spot?
• Can anyone recommend a good instructor or surf school?

Any tips or recommendations would be super appreciated! 🙌 Thanks in advance!

I'm prepared to get absolutely roasted for being a kook on this one, but just curious if anybody has seen or tried out the basis surf paddle trainer? I can barely get down to the coast once a week. I'm relatively fit and frequent the gym but I honestly dont feel like anything I do helps when I go surfing. I know the classic advice of just surf more is the only real answer but I honestly don't have the ability to surf more (as much as I'd like to)

Here's the link if anyone is curious: https://www.surfbasis.com/products/basis-paddle-trainer

As the title states I’ve found a couple of fantastic deals on O’Neill blueprints however they are the windfreak variant, from some research the difference is just a wind blocking layer somewhere on the suit but my main concern is if this is any less durable than O’Neill suits already are as i’d be using this for surfing not wind or kite surfing. Shooting in the dark but has anyone bought a windfreak variant and used it solely to surf? If so i’d appreciate you sharing your experience! Alternatively if anyone has the knowledge to tell me to do/don’t do this that would be much appreciated, TIA!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFlwzqOSIi7/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

I wanna get one imported to Australia just for the stoke sake.

I want to be strutting around with the 'Storm.

Taken on the train, SLO>LA

My second post about helmets but bloody hell I need one soon. Has anyone had any experience with the Oakley helmet?

Thinking about getting one but they are so expensive and I'm.not sure if oakley has just had a very well done promotional blitz.

I started surfing a couple of weeks ago. According to my coach, I’m improving really fast, and in a few weeks, I should be able to start surfing more intermediate spots. I’m feeling a bit anxious about dealing with this bs localist culture, and one thing that’s come to mind is which martial art is most optimal for self-defense against toxic localist surfers.

Hello, thought I’d post and ask for some help.

I’ve been surfing with my mates casually for a while now, I started with a foamie, which I can consistently catch a wave and pop up on, switched to fibreglass long/fun board, which I can consistently catch a wave on (popping up is about 50/50, sometimes I’ll wipe out).

I guess I’d call myself intermediate ish? I think it’s time I bought my own fibreglass board instead of using my mates. I was looking to get a hybrid board with about 45L volume (I’m 5’11 79KG).

Thought I’d check with you guys what is recommended for buying my first fibreglass board? I definitely want a fibreglass board that will last me a long time, if I need I can still always use my mates boards.

With the rain we just had and the rain on the way + the beach closures when are you feeling better about getting into the water regularly again?

Roughly how much were you, all in, for your surf trips? Flight w baggage, hotel, food, guide, boats. Looking to plan a solo trip and just curious what the ballparks are for yall.

I wear a size S for Xcel and was wondering if I should get a S or ST for a Feral. For reference i am 5’8” and 130-135lbs

15% price increase just like that

How much Better? Like blow your freaking mind better? Consistency?

Hey fellow surfers.

I'm looking to add a twin fin to my quiver and i am lost.

I'm an intermediate surfer, can do things like cutbacks, floaters, roundhouses, carves but no radical rollers or airs and want to progress.

I have been eyein the JS Red/Black Baron, local shapers (Rob surfboards and Vince surfboards), Mark Richards models, Lost RNF, Album, Pukas Pegaso, DhD Twin Fish, Al Merrick Fishbeard and Twin Pin...

I like carving and making the board go loose.

I'm thinking something around 5'4 26 27 28 L

I would like to use it in overhead waves when i need some extra foam under the chest to catch waves.

Sometimes i'm struggling to catch waves with my 5'11 DHD Stabbed (incredible board once you got the wave though).

When it's big and weak it feels like a midlength or a fish would be better, even though it's more fun with a shortboard once you catch the wave.

I used to love longboarding so i'm interested in twins.

I surf a Pukas Wombi Fish 5'4 26L innca and i love it, but it's a quad and hard to get nice turns on it sometimes.

We don't have quality waves like you can see in the videos here, so i think one size up could help.

Feel free to add your insights !

Hi all, How far are you all from your break? How long does it take you to get there, and how long's your session once you do? For me it's a 10 minute bicycle ride for a 2-hour session (wave's not that great tho). I'm thinking of relocating to a different country, and realised that pretty much all of of the major European cities (which is what I'm looking at r/n) are ~3 hour drive from the nearest beach. I wonder what do people do? Obviously not everyone lives in a major city, but I'm still interested

Has anyone ever had a problem taking fins on as hand luggage?

Everytime people talk about getting railed on their boards I thought it meant getting backhanded by a thruster at lightning speed.

Daheck does this rail thing actually mean?