Top Surfing Tips for Beginners
Take a look at some basic surfing tips for beginners:
- Get a large and wide beginner surfboard – more flotation, more stability;
- Never surf alone. Invite friends or visit a surf school;
- Don’t surf a shore break;
- Choose a beach for surfing beginners;
- Make your debut in small wave conditions;
- Watch how the waves are rolling in before entering the water;
- Warm up – stretching helps protect you from injuries;
- Keep away from other intermediate and advanced surfers and swimmers;
- Always wear a surf leash;
- Sit on the surfboard;
- Lie on the surfboard, well centered and balanced;
- Keep your legs together with your feet out of the water;
- Paddle steadily and rhythmically, with chest up and lower back arched;
- Avoid pearling (nose dive) or bogging;
- Start by catching 20 white water waves, and later move to small roller waves;
- When the wave picks you from behind, pop up fast, keeping your feet spread shoulder-width apart;
- Bend your knees to absorb shocks;
- Need to bail out? Jump away from your board and protect your head with your arms;
- Remember: wipeouts are part of the game;
- Feeling tired? Ride back to the beach in a prone position;