Can somebody teach me about surfing?

Question

I want to get into surfing but i dont know anything about it other then how to do it. I am looking for a good place to learn how to surf. How many feet is good sized wave for me? Just to let you know, I do a lot of skateboarding, snowboarding, and i pick up pretty fast. I've been looking at surfline.com but i cant really understand any of it :( Plus i dont really know what to look for. And are there any good beaches to surf in Southern California? Near santa monica?

Answer 1

wbsurfcamp.com! thats all you need to know! they'll teach you everything

Answer 2

A quality school in your area is the Surf Academy run by Mary Setterholm.  Go to their site online to get more information at

http://surfacademy.com

Answer 3

just visit this site you can find surf info

http://surfinginbali.blogspot.com/

Answer 4

paddle out when u see what looks like a nice wave coming start paddling towards tha shore at a good speed when the the wave is close stand up. stay in the middle of the board to keep you balance. hope this helps!

Answer 5

I BODY SURF U DONT NEED NOTHING BUT SKILL. I HAD A GREAT PLACE TO PRATICE FROM BOOMING WAVES OF JONES BEACH TO THE MELOW WAVES OF SUNKEN MEADOW.THEYRE BOTH BEATIFL AND CONTAIN NO SHARKS OF PAINFUL FISH.U ONLY HAVE TO GO OUT ABOUT LIKE 10 FEET OUT