Let's say this happens to you. You're out for a surf, having a great time on a sunny day, and your tie snaps. You come back up after going under water during a fun and exhilarating wipe out, and your board has continued making its way to shore without you. So you start swimming toward the beach.
As mentioned above every day is different, you need to respect the ocean. It may be your first day off in a month, but if the current conditions are 14' W swells @ 13 seconds, it may not be the right day. Unless you are surfing a protected cove that is blocking most of that swell and does not have rip currents. Waiting for a better day may be difficult, but you want to be safe. When the surf is big there is a lot more water moving around. Rip currents are generally stronger under these conditions. It is also difficult to surf in poor conditions because you will be wasting all your energy battling the current. Again check with your
local surf shop, or check your local surf report. Some surf shop (like ours) have a surf report right on their websites.
Choose a location that has a variety of surfing breaks but also that will have a number of things to do out of the water. General beginners will last around 2-3 hours before getting tired.
How deep will you be going? - Remember, the further you dive down, typically the colder water gets. If you plan on doing only reef dives, a 1-3mil suit should be just fine. If you plan on doing anything below say 50 feet, you might want to consider a 3-5mil suit. This will do a much better job of keeping you warm at deeper depths.
This is not just about you; it's also about consideration for others. You really do need to ask yourself, how important is it for me to surf here? In most cases you'll realise that what's more important is that you get wet, not where you get wet.
When you don't exercise or do some stretching your muscles will become stiff, this will make it hard when you learn to surf which may cause problems and future damage to your muscles and ligaments. When you learn to surf, your cardiovascular system works double time to keep pumping blood around your body while you complete this high activity routine. Keeping the heart healthy with a proper diet, and adequate exercise will be essential in your learn to surf quest. Ideally you will only have to spend 15 to 20 minutes, 3 to 4 times a week exercise, which is what health experts recommend we all do to stay healthy, regardless of whether or not you are going to learn to surf.
As far a wearability is concerned, the childrens wetsuit are easier to put on children. wetsuits usually come with long zippers and Velcro snaps. So even if you have your children struggling in your arms, you can get them dressed and undressed in a jiffy.
Other options when looking for previously owned surfboards are online sites like eBay, Amazon or local surf shops. All of these options will have not only surfboards but all kinds of surf gear.
