How To Catch A Wave - Surfing Tutorials

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Gabriel PerezOrtiz - 6 years ago

Great Video.... thanks

Dana Franchitto - 7 years ago

Thank you for this tutorial. Can't wait to apply what I've learned. I tend stay inside the break.

Lukas - 7 years ago

Awesome video!

Chris White - 8 years ago

thanks for the tips

Bonnie - 8 years ago

Very good video. Thanks

Alastair Palm - 8 years ago

Really helpful tips. I'm an inlander and seldom have opportunity to "learn" the water. These tips are invaluable for me. Can't wait to get out there! Thanks again!

Mars' Ooh - 8 years ago

Nice thanks for the tips ! :)

Jamie's TV - 8 years ago

Great video thanks!

Nikolas Pulka - 8 years ago

Really good tips man ! Thanks !!!

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Albin Marklund - 8 years ago

exelent video

Sam Eaves - 8 years ago

What size board should i be getting if im 6 foot tall?

ChanMan143 - 8 years ago

i have an 8 foot soft top and whenever im about to pop up, i pearl, or miss the wave. any tips?

ňøțørìü - 8 years ago

when you feel the push, paddle 2 or 3 strokes extra just to be shure your on the wave, thats what i do and i helps pretty well

Anastasia Georgiou - 8 years ago

wait till you feel the push and then pop up

Raul R Leal - 8 years ago

Hey dude im super fresh to surfing, but been catching good rides with a 9'6 and 10 footer softop. Do you feel there's a big ride difference or balance on an 8 foot, hopefully Ill find a spot here to rent one.

Javier Antonio Santana - 8 years ago

Excelentes recomendaciones. Estan haciendo un gran trabajo ustedes!!!

Saludos desde la gran isla de Republica Dominicana

RMV - 8 years ago

For a beginner surfing 2-4 foot waves, what type of board should I buy first

eliot468 - 8 years ago

+Riley Miers id say a minimal 7' 5" minimum

TreeHukelberry - 8 years ago

Rash guard bro

sergey bogolyubov - 8 years ago

Thanks!

Haikelele - 8 years ago

What if you cant paddle fast enough to keep up with the wave?

eliot468 - 8 years ago

+Haikelele you dont really have to be going as fast as the wave but you want as much speed as possible so that the wave picks you up instead of passing you by

GeorgeElliasVideos - 9 years ago

started surfing on a 6'2 board that my mom's friend gave me when I was really young. it was sitting in my garage for a while, but this summer i said fuck it, im going to put it to use. went out with one of my surfing buddies. i could get on the board, but kept falling off after one or two seconds. ...alas, everyone said "get a longboard", but i knew i was close to actually getting up and riding, i skateboard every single day, so i know how it is to ride a board. ...to make a long story short, I went home that night, looked up some surfing tips on youtube and found your video about popping up, went back out to the beach the next morning, and BAM first wave I picked, I stood up and rode it to shore. shit ya not! :) ah, the jealous look on my pal's face when he was telling me how long it took him to learn, 'twas priceless. :) and the people at my local skate and surf shop don't even believe me that i'm even riding this short board. thanks

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Chan Kwon - 9 years ago

Good video, never felt like you were explaining something too obvious/not explaining enough. Really good man thanks

The Savvy Gals - 9 years ago

This is one of the best videos I've seen on Youtube for surfing. Well done.

Sean Donohue - 9 years ago

great videos. I just bought a long board for Cape Cod surfing, it has been 20 years since I was on a board but wanted to get back to it with kids. I appreciate the tips.

shir shahaf - 9 years ago

great thanx !

Chicken_dude1 - 9 years ago

This helped a lot I used to go too late and bury the nose

Dana Franchitto - 9 years ago

Thank you, will do.

Chicken_dude1 - 9 years ago

Look at their reading a wave tutorial it helps a lot too

Dana Franchitto - 9 years ago

+Chicken_dude1 I still do that. HOpefully THis video puts an end to it.

JustinSTeam2 - 9 years ago

Nice video

haibianzhijia - 9 years ago

Love it. Each time I read I pick up different things.

RB Hayek - 9 years ago

Dude this video is awesome! I started surfing 5 years ago and I'm still mediocre at best at catching legit waves (white water waves are easy though). I still to this day have the "nosedive problem" where I don't arch my back correctly I guess and my board goes down and well...I go down. Using these tips next time I surf.

RB Hayek - 8 years ago

Speed is important too. Working on that, especially with the summer season 'round the corner.

eliot468 - 8 years ago

+RB Hayek also more speed helps when you are paddling just go all out

Summer Broadbridge - 9 years ago

SMILE

Summer Broadbridge - 9 years ago

God loves you all!!!

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Summer Broadbridge - 9 years ago

This is so awesome... I'm Summer Broadbridge and I live in Florida. I went on an amazing vacation to Waikiki Beach, Hawaii and that is where I learned to surf. Bethany Hamilton insoired to learn to surf. I love God and I just want to keep surfing and learning more. I learned like 3 weeks ago. and I haven't surfed since. My first time trying to turn the board was a complete disaster. I ended up falling off with the board dragging me with it:) But I want to get better and, i'm so thankful for these tips. But, I have one question, for a very long board... do I need to stay close to the white water or paddle further out past the waves' breaking point? Thanks.

Luiz Paulo Toniazzo Martins - 9 years ago

This is the best video to catch a wave. I'm surfing with instructors and they help me to catch some waves. I'm having difficult to catch medium waves. Before the wave brokes, I have to pop up as soon as possible when the board have a good velocity. Please, if someone have any suggestions, tell me. Thanks!

james shepherd - 9 years ago

Currently riding a 6/11 soft top (after breaking my 6/10 Stranger at Pedra Blanca) Should I try turtle rolling as I'm used to being towed

Bella O'Donnell - 9 years ago

hi dude im 12 and trying to surf green waves but its hard as out in sumner theres only miniature waves is there any other ways of practising how to surf when your not out on the water if yah want to email me about surfing
this is the email booza19@hotmail.co.nz
cool see yah Bella

80 Slim Shady's - 9 years ago

im a bodyboarder and this helped

pauls60r - 9 years ago

These are super helpful tips. I don't seem to have problems with a long board but when I get down to a 7-7.5 foot board, I start pearling before I actually start gliding on the wave. I end up having to "recover" by standing up before I get thrown over which seems to be working but probably not technically correct. Any idea what might be going on? Not paddling hard enough? I think I would be on the more experienced end of a beginner surfer.

bestxXbudXxlayf - 9 years ago

You're a great teacher!!! I really enjoyed this vid. I've done a little bit of surfing in Santa cruz and Pismo Beach. I realized some errors I was making, I can't wait to go back out and keep trying until I get it right!!!

Landon Hierholzer - 9 years ago

Hey I just wanted to ask something. I use a 7'3 longboard. But every time I go to catch a wave I just completely nose dive. And I've already tried scooting back on my board but it still happens. Any suggestions? Thanks

Schwiller OG - 7 years ago

I found that when i nose dive its usaly because i dont pop up soon enough and the wave breaks on me

zanikku - 9 years ago

Hey, I really appreciate this video. A lot of good tips that should help me with some of the problems I've been having (pearling!). Please make more! I wish I was learning on waves like the ones in your video, nice gradual face.

Jeff Fadness - 9 years ago

really helpful & well explained. thank you

portraitphenomenon - 10 years ago

a thank you from brazil.. i just started surfing. im a long boarder and going to use these helping tips.

illuminatioracle - 10 years ago

seriously, all i'm doing is either paddling then kissing my knees as I try to pop up as the wave passes me or taking a nosedive while my board free willys in the air

Bill Addison - 9 years ago

It depends on the waves. The higher the wave interval time, the more energy in the wave which means you can catch it easier. When there's less energy in the wave it's much harder to find the sweet spot to avoid a nose dive or letting the wave pass by. I'm finding that getting out as much as possible I'm naturally starting to get a feel. Plus I stepped down on the wave size from when I started to much smaller waves which I can catch properly.

radsdau - 10 years ago

Excellent vid, really helpful, thanks guys!

Jocky Rohnson - 10 years ago

I'm so thankful for these tips.

Lev Bobrov - 10 years ago

Great tutorial, thanks!

Can you tell more about the posture and the positioning on the board when catching wave? You briefly mentioned that you need to really arch your back -- I didn't know that :)

Clifford - 10 years ago

I'm using a 7 ft 2 bd. Should I be duck diving or turtle rolling to get through bigger waves? Cheers guys/gals.

iSURFTRIBE - 10 years ago

+Clifford Hey good question....probably going to be best to turtle roll that size board if it is a large rolling whitewater wave....it is possible to duckdive that size and even larger boards, but the timing has to be perfect, and it needs to be an unbroken (but about to break) wave...hope this helps!

King31395 - 10 years ago

Great idea for a video tutorial! It was a long time before I realized that this was a problem I've been having for a long time - not going out far enough and always trying to catch the wave at the "too late" point.

Andrew Brunet - 10 years ago

Was literally having this issue last night. I was held up in the "too late" part of the wave yesterday. Got to get further out! What a treat finding this video today!

Nico Cattarulla - 7 years ago

same lol

grahamjarman - 10 years ago

answers my question about pearling, thanks guys

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