Learn to Surf on Vacation in Oceanside
Oceanside is a great place for beginners to learn surfing whether a local or a vacationer. The Oceanside Pier has excellent waves for beginners and advanced surfers so a person could go from beginner to advanced in one spot.
The beginner surfer starts with a soft top board in waist deep water catching foam waves. He rolls over on the board as the foam wave gets within 20 feet and paddles easy for momentum and then hard to get in front of the foam. He executes a pop up and rides to the beach.
The Pop Up is a Crucial Beginner Skill
The pop up is a sequence that has a count. I give students a count to say out loud so they don’t default to doing what their brain says. The count is paddle, stop and glide, push, back foot, stand up, front foot. This overrides the brain’s desire to jump up quickly. Students say when they slow down, everything comes together.
After mastering the shore break, students can paddle out to catch bigger foam waves. They learn to feel comfortable in the ocean. They start selecting their waves. They get longer rides and bigger waves are moving faster.
Moving to Bigger Foam Waves
After this, the student can start riding the bigger foam waves and looking for small real waves. Real waves require different timing. The real wave only opens for a few seconds, so the surfer learns to get in the right position and paddle down the face of the wave.
A few surfers have advanced to riding real waves out in the main break. This requires skills, but also more courage. Bigger waves are faster and heavier. Getting hit is noticeable. Crashes now are more meaningful. Timing has to be better and the surfer learns not to pearl (nose of the board going under water).
One lesson is a good start, but not usually enough to get past bad tendencies. Vacationers can take a 3 lesson package which starts to cement solid habits that can be used to advance. A surfer should be able to ride real waves in the 3rd lesson or is well prepared to practice on his own.
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