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| [[https://tcsurfski.com/2016/09/16/accessible-form-surfing/|TCSurfski]] on the advantages of a surfski for all kinds of surfing. But don't be fooled by anything on this page or in the surfing videos into thinking this is a walk in the park. **Taking your surfski through surf** of any appreciable size takes **skill and practice** and involves considerable **risk** for your equipment and your body. South Africans and Australians have to learn and practice this in many places because they often have to go out through sizable surf just to get to their downwind run options and many of them have to learn to negotiate surf as an integral part of surf lifesaving. But even their best paddlers **sometimes destroy boats** and/or get **injured**. There is no magic formula that can always keep you from getting hammered because surf is not always easy to predict or correctly time (watch the [[https://www.youtube.com/@SurfLifeSavingAustralia|Aussies videos]]). [[:wave_basics|]] | [[https://tcsurfski.com/2016/09/16/accessible-form-surfing/|TCSurfski]] on the advantages of a surfski for all kinds of surfing. But don't be fooled by anything on this page or in the surfing videos into thinking this is a walk in the park. **Taking your surfski through surf** of any appreciable size takes **skill and practice** and involves considerable **risk** for your equipment and your body. South Africans and Australians have to learn and practice this in many places because they often have to go out through sizable surf just to get to their downwind run options and many of them have to learn to negotiate surf as an integral part of surf lifesaving. But even their best paddlers **sometimes destroy boats** and/or get **injured**. There is no magic formula that can always keep you from getting hammered because surf is not always easy to predict or correctly time (watch the [[https://www.youtube.com/@SurfLifeSavingAustralia|Aussies videos]]). [[:wave_basics|]] | ||
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| + | **Shore Breakage 2025 ICF Championships Durban SA, photo: Matt Drayer?** | ||
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| + | [[https://www.facebook.com/reel/1310534580303451|Doubles Race Carnage Video]] (facebook) | ||
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| ===== Getting In and Out Through The Surfzone ===== | ===== Getting In and Out Through The Surfzone ===== | ||
| - | * [[https://youtu.be/HVlVy1_aLu0|Julian Norton-Smith - starting in the surf]] | ||
| * [[http://www.andrewlosli.com/Surfski.html|Andrew Losli - Paddling in the Surfzone]] | * [[http://www.andrewlosli.com/Surfski.html|Andrew Losli - Paddling in the Surfzone]] | ||
| + | * **Beginners** | ||
| + | * **Birch Bay, WA** (beginner level shorebreak for folks who rarely have to deal with it - warmer water would also encourage more practice) | ||
| + | * [[:birch_bay_shore_break|Birch Bay 2015]] | ||
| + | * [[:birch_bay_shore_break_2021|Birch Bay 2021]] | ||
| * [[https://www.calipaddler.com/blogs/paddle-articles/tips-paddling-in-and-out-through-surf|Calipaddler Tips for Paddling In and Out of Surf]] | * [[https://www.calipaddler.com/blogs/paddle-articles/tips-paddling-in-and-out-through-surf|Calipaddler Tips for Paddling In and Out of Surf]] | ||
| * Joe Glickman [[https://youtu.be/rKIPxy1DHcQ|getting a lesson in shorebreak 2011]] | * Joe Glickman [[https://youtu.be/rKIPxy1DHcQ|getting a lesson in shorebreak 2011]] | ||
| - | * **Birch Bay, WA** (beginner level shorebreak for folks who rarely have to deal with it - warmer water would also encourage more practice) | + | * [[https://youtu.be/HVlVy1_aLu0|Julian Norton-Smith - starting in the surf]] |
| - | * [[:birch_bay_shore_break|Birch Bay 2015]] | + | * [[https://www.facebook.com/reel/753409864368219|Paddle2Fitness Beach Landing Tips]] (facebook video) |
| - | * [[:birch_bay_shore_break_2021|Birch Bay 2021]] | + | |
| * [[https://youtu.be/E4MQTFpz0Co|Timing on getting in and out of shore break video (Aussie Surf Lifesaving Ski Race)]] | * [[https://youtu.be/E4MQTFpz0Co|Timing on getting in and out of shore break video (Aussie Surf Lifesaving Ski Race)]] | ||
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| ===== Long Waves for Surfing ===== | ===== Long Waves for Surfing ===== | ||
| - | * [[https://youtu.be/am9mH0sLGfg|Longest Waves Video]] (surfer perspective) | + | <WRAP indent> |
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| + | If and how often some of these waves may be good for surfski surfing is not completely clear to us, although we have seen surfski surfing videos from almost all of these locations (Chicama being an exception). Some of these waves have been proven to have days providing long, reasonably friendly rides (at least for skilled surfkski surfers), while others may need to be avoided or more carefully ridden away from their breaking areas even on their better days for surfskis. All the usual precautions apply; and talk to locals; and consider whether it would be better to be in a more durable plastic surfski or a spec surfski. | ||
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| + | * [[:new_south_wales#sydney|Box Head]] (look at the surfing section for Sydney, NSW, Australia, north of Palm Beach) | ||
| * [[:bundeena_bar|Bundeena Bar]] Sydney, NSW, Australia - great waves for surfski surfing | * [[:bundeena_bar|Bundeena Bar]] Sydney, NSW, Australia - great waves for surfski surfing | ||
| * [[:cape_recife|Cape Recife]], Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa [[https://youtu.be/5ZL7-rgp_fk|Video]] | * [[:cape_recife|Cape Recife]], Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa [[https://youtu.be/5ZL7-rgp_fk|Video]] | ||
| * [[:peru#surf|Chicama Peru]] [[https://youtu.be/ujIzDNFjLmc|Video]] | * [[:peru#surf|Chicama Peru]] [[https://youtu.be/ujIzDNFjLmc|Video]] | ||
| - | * [[:new_south_wales#newcastle|Lake Entrance Lake Macquarie]], Newcastle, NSW, Australia | + | * [[:northern_spain_videos|Coastal Inlets Northern Spain]] |
| + | * [[:new_south_wales#newcastle_and_nearby|Lake Entrance Lake Macquarie]], Newcastle, NSW, Australia | ||
| * [[:queensland#surf1|Noosa Heads]] Queensland, Australia | * [[:queensland#surf1|Noosa Heads]] Queensland, Australia | ||
| - | * [[:northern_spain_videos|Northern Spain Coastal Inlet Videos]] | + | * [[:kwa_zulu_natal#surf|The Mound, Durban, South Africa]] - infrequent, requires large swell [[https://youtu.be/Q-B6R-EYU9M|video]], [[https://youtu.be/vSsaVQ1VE-Y?t=38|video]] |
| + | * **See also** | ||
| + | * Our [[:surfski_downwind_videos#unusual_locations|Long Wave Surfski Surfing Videos]] | ||
| + | * [[https://youtu.be/am9mH0sLGfg|Longest Waves Video]] (surfer perspective - no consideration in terms of whether any of these places work for surfskis) | ||
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| * [[:wave_basics#boat_wake_waves|More About Boat Wake Formation]] | * [[:wave_basics#boat_wake_waves|More About Boat Wake Formation]] | ||
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| + | post by** Impala on surfski.info:**<WRAP center round important 90%> \\ The **greatest danger of riding ship wakes in crowded areas is** that you lose focus of the **other ships crossing the course of the ship you are riding**. This happens to me from time to time … I ride a stern wake, lose it eventually, and suddenly realise that a river ferry wanted to cross right behind the stern of my towboat. We both had **no chance to see each other because the big ship was blocking the vision**. In the case of ferries at least I know where to expect them, but on open water, you never know what comes your way. So I would still try, but **only ride stern waves in a safe distance BEHIND** that **allows** me **180 degrees visual control**. The wakes of a big ship should be big enough still in 100 m aft distance. \\ </WRAP> | ||
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