How do you get past incoming waves while paddling out to surf?

Question

How do you get past incoming waves while paddling out to surf?

Answer 1

well you turtle on a longboard

(flip over and hold ur board upsidedown)

and duck dive on a short board

(push or board under water w/ ur knee or foot)

Answer 2

well first of all you should wait until the that set is over. then start paddling. If a wave is about to break over you, Turtle(flip your board so the fins are up and you are underneath it, duck dive (Push the tip of your board down and go underneath the breaking wave), or push yourself up into a push up position while pushing down on the board so it doesn't fall back.

Answer 3

On a longboard, you generally have two options. The first, if the waves are small, you can lift your upper body off the board and slid the board under the whitewater.  Conversely, if the waves are big, you need to perform the "turtle roll." This move, in bigger waves, is more complicated than most people think, in big waves. To give you an idea, its also known as "wrestling the alligator," because it can be that hard. It can also be used with a gun, or anything over about 7 or 8 feet. To complete the turtle roll, grab your rails far forward of where you normally would and hold on tight. Flip your board over, so your fin is face up. While underneath, use your arms and chest to "wrestle" your board through, also kicking your legs (like a frog). The wave, pushing you out the back, should propel you and turn you right side up.

With a shortboard, you need to duck dive. This involves paddling hard toward the oncoming wave or whitewater, and just before impact, push the nose of your board underwater by grabbing the rails and pushing down, and at the same time push down the tail with either your foot or knee. Your tail should not go farther underwater than your tail. Most begginer boards are very buoyant however, and they are hard to duck dive.

With everything listed, you need to be paddling hard and straight at the wave or whitewater to be succesful. However, sometimes it is very hard to get out to the lineup, and you're stuck inside repeatedly. Depending on the surf spot, there may be a channel, and that can be a huge aid to getting out, sometimes its impossible to get out without a channel. So I guess my point is to know your surf spot, as it helps tremendously.

Oh, and don't expect to master these maneuvers right off, it takes a little time, and its easier to get through a breaking wave than just whitewater.

Answer 4

what they said

Answer 5

charge um! haha.

you have to know how to get your board to go under the wave

with you, and not over because as you have probably tried,

going over usually pushes you back!

Answer 6

other than timing it right, which u hav to learn urself

-you can go over, but that usually pushes u back to shore

-u can duck dive and go under the wave with the board, one of the more popular ways

-and u can turtle dive, my personal favorite, this is most useful if a wave will crash directly on you, u grab the edges of the board, flip it upsidedown so youre underneath, let the wave go over you, then flip back up.

the basics is timing, somtimes u can take a lesson and they'll teach u, somtimes u just have to try a couple of times, or u culd ask at a surf store, or a surfer u meet on the beach, lifegards can usually offer the best advice

Answer 7

what's posted above me and wait for a rest between the sets so you won't have as many waves to deal with

Answer 8

There are really only three ways to get through the break. If it is small, and you are a strong paddler, paddle through. You sort of go up and over, like you were rowing a surfboat out through the waves. You can duck dive. That is push your board down, under the water, and dive down with it, and go UNDER the broken wave and lastly, turning turtle. That is rolling over and holding onto your board, upside down, and pulling the nose under the surface, and letting the wave pass over you and the bottom of your overturned board.

Surfing is an ocean sport, to do it right, you have to be at home in the ocean, with its currents, rips, undertows and sometimes big waves. I don't just mean being good at swimming in a pool, the ocean can be very unforgiving. I have seen lots of really good pool swimmers have to get rescued. You have to learn surf etiquette (so the experienced surfers in the line up don't want to drown you), how to paddle and take off on a wave, and how to ride a wave.

If you don't already know how to get out through the break, it seems like you need some help learning how to surf.

Lessons are usually the best way to start, unless you are an adolescent or young adult with lots of pals who surf who can teach you. Go to a real surf shop. The folks there can hook you up with lessons.

Please take time to learn, either from an instructor, or from pals. There are too many dangerous people in the water already. Please take the opportunity to learn the right way. I have been surfing since '66, and I am sure once you learn the right way, you will have fun for life.