Anyone else feel the surf is always against them?

by **scuba steve** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:12 pm

I swear the surf hates me. The only time I can get down to Devon is the end of next week, and the surf is screwing itself up on the day I arrive after a long, long period of perfect surf with sunny weather. :evil:

It happens every fookin time.

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by **BoarderDave** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:19 pm

Sometimes it feels the same to me., I'll go to the beach one day after work (usually blown out chop) to check it out.. and it will be a nice calm sunset with few little rides here and there and I watch and enjoy.

Then Im like, okay, tomorrow it should be roughly the same, Ill be prepared. Show up the next day and go out in the surf and its a total mess, nobody else is out, Im falling all over myself because of the bumpy windy waves.

Apparently, I don't get the memo's when its the right timing.

by **The Fafanator** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:28 pm

The dreaded "You should have been here yesterday."

by **Sillysausage** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:51 pm

i can't believe it man!! There's some waves this weekend. Went out for a nice early morning session today and loved it. Went in this afternoon had an awesome surf 3-4ft and my last wave i broke the fin plug so i can't surf tomorrow and it's going to cost me a bit to have it repaired (but theres another crack in the glassing as well). ITS HORRIBLE!!

by **perusurf** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:55 pm

that always happens to me in Spain, i only have weekends free, and it seems like waves don't like weekends, it sucks!! although in December i did go everyweekend...
when i'm in Peru, i never have that problem.... there's no place like home..

by **derbyshire surfer** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:40 pm

You know what, I get every other weekend off...during the week I watch the swell build, view the webcams etc. When it comes to my weekend off God puts the 'finger of flat' on the ocean and it's calmed!

Just hope Portugal is firing two weeks tomorrow!!!

by **Sar** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:51 pm

yes i know exactly what you mean, I used to look forward to the weekends but there was nothing to surf. Now Im waaaay to busy to go surfing and the conditions are great

and previously when I booked holidays it turned out flat, now I have booked holidays around the times that my assignments are due in so I have time to do them......i bet it will be firing those weeks now! :cry:

by **RJD** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:38 am

Monday 4th, perfect 4ft ofshore peaky waves.

Nothing since. Bah.

by **surferdude_scarborough** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:13 am

The Fafanator wrote:The dreaded "You should have been here yesterday."

well done you managed to rent a copy of endless summer from somewhere.

as for the thread im going to keep my mouth firmly shut for fear of winding people who arent getting any surf up.

by **Otter** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:46 am

It's true! Truly good surf is so infrequent, when it hits, you had better take advantage. All the carp we've all surfed in, waiting for the shoulder/head high lip spitting beauty we see in the mag's is fun, but when it's truly good, surf til you can't surf no more because it's probably going to be quite awhile until you see surf as good again.

by **Stone Fox** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:45 am

scuba steve wrote:I swear the surf hates me. The only time I can get down to Devon is the end of next week, and the surf is screwing itself up on the day I arrive after a long, long period of perfect surf with sunny weather.

It happens every fookin time.

Sucks dude.

Where abouts in london are you? And how come you can only get down there occasionally?

by **scuba steve** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:39 pm

^I'm doin my AS levels this summer, so untill I pass my driving test in a few weeks I can only wait or lifts down to devon or the south coast to surf, like i have been doin for 7 years.

Seems like the only option is to move to the coast somewhere warm when I'm done in school and uni. :wink:

by **surferdude_scarborough** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:47 pm

go to uni by the coast.

by **scuba steve** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:48 pm

Just checked the charts and maybe it won't be so bad after all, the surf gods may have listened to my rant :lol:

by **scuba steve** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:49 pm

surferdude_scarborough wrote:go to uni by the coast.

I was thinkin maybe Exeter, then I could lifeguard on the beaches during the summer and earn some moneys, and surf during the winter.

by **Sillysausage** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:07 pm

surferdude has got it right. hit the gower...surf rocks!

by **surferdude_scarborough** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:22 pm

yup im at swansea just gt back from another good session at llangennith. every uni i applied for was pretty much on the coast.

by **joem** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:49 pm

yeh im looking at going too swansea too

by **parrysurf** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:01 am

scuba steve wrote:I swear the surf hates me. The only time I can get down to Devon is the end of next week, and the surf is screwing itself up on the day I arrive after a long, long period of perfect surf with sunny weather.

It happens every fookin time.

sucks.....the more u surf the less that will be. I can remember many frustrating days in my youth....now I am one with the water....merging my soul with the ocean was my best life move ever.

by **deaddreamer** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:38 am

dude ive been surfin simce i was 8 and i love it but when im paddlin out its tough gettin hammered every set even when duckin but theres no other feeling like the ones from surfing

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