How many days can't you go without getting depressed . ..without being able to hit the water ...SUPing .?


Im only 10 minutes away from the ocean ..but 3 days is my Max.

am I just weak ?

or hooked .?

It's been a week for me and my hands are shaking. 3 - 4 x per week sup / surf / swim and I'm all good.

Come visit us in Vicco in July > August Tardy.
You could probably do a PhD on the topic at this time of year.
Our anguish is only accentuated by DJ posting his downwind vids every day whilst the rest of us are at work (we get our best DW conditions in winter)
Bring your booties - water temp is down to 10-11c...

And on the other side of the scale, spent the last weekend approximately 2 -3 hours per day prone surfing with the daughter, then backed that up with 3 days SUPping @ 3 hours each. Surf wasn't epic but just nice & clean maybe 3ft.
Absolutely stuffed and glad to have a rest day or two at work!!

And on the other hand, if the surf is crap, I don't really miss surfing.
What does kill though is knowing it's firing and not being able to get amongst it due to work, family etc.. FOMO!!

I could bloody well cry, Friday was half a foot Saturday was flat
Sunday 6ft clean as but massive close outs

40 knots crap wind for the next week

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Foam said..
I could bloody well cry, Friday was half a foot Saturday was flat
Sunday 6ft clean as but massive close outs

40 knots crap wind for the next week

things could always be worse.......................but not sure what they are!

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Helmy said..
Come visit us in Vicco in July > August Tardy.
You could probably do a PhD on the topic at this time of year.
Our anguish is only accentuated by DJ posting his downwind vids every day whilst the rest of us are at work (we get our best DW conditions in winter)
Bring your booties - water temp is down to 10-11c...

I love winter. Fewer punters in the water, bigger swells, and commonly NW winds. Cold feet though...

G'day Tardy before I started working as a Lifeguard I surfed every day for like 25+ years, back then you would get surfed out just surfing from 8;00AM till 12:00 NOON Pumping Waves with no crowds back then except on weekends, mid week there'd be on one around (I miss those days) thats my Catherine Hill Bay day, though. I was so lucky Sam Egan gave me cheap boards as I had to get a new board every 3 months as they'd be trashed from surfing every day.
These's day's I'm lucky if I surf 3-4 days a week - How Depressing and it's so crowded these days, it's hard to get that surfed out feeling.
But once I stop Lifeguarding I'll be back to surfing everyday with the crowds, till the day I Die. "Life's A Beach"

I get my New Magic Carpet 8'6'' of Sam Egan on Tuesday getting it Home Delivered with Surf Cargo "Yes Please Mr wizard"

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Downwinder said..
G'day Tardy before I started working as a Lifeguard I surfed every day for like 25+ years, back then you would get surfed out just surfing from 8;00AM till 12:00 NOON Pumping Waves with no crowds back then except on weekends, mid week there'd be on one around (I miss those days) thats my Catherine Hill Bay day, though. I was so lucky Sam Egan gave me cheap boards as I had to get a new board every 3 months as they'd be trashed from surfing every day.
These's day's I'm lucky if I surf 3-4 days a week - How Depressing and it's so crowded these days, it's hard to get that surfed out feeling.
But once I stop Lifeguarding I'll be back to surfing everyday with the crowds, till the day I Die. "Life's A Beach"

What a life
you defiantly are a beach boy .
the surf bug hit me early too..15-16 years old ..
all my mates or class mates went off and got diplomas....I hit the surf .
some are pretty over weight and can't even touch their toes ...at 51 .I never regretted it ..
Im the happier one .

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Helmy said..
Come visit us in Vicco in July > August Tardy.
You could probably do a PhD on the topic at this time of year.
Our anguish is only accentuated by DJ posting his downwind vids every day whilst the rest of us are at work (we get our best DW conditions in winter)
Bring your booties - water temp is down to 10-11c...

I'll be there with my 2 ml wetsuit ..
our water got to 18.5 last winter bbbbbrrrrrrr. Winter is our best wind too.
the secret is don't fall in When it cold ..I'll adapt

I guess you guys have the right gear ( wetsuits)