Hey guys, I've lived close to the shore all my life and this fall i will be attending college away from the ocean. I was wondering how long it'll take for me to get back into surfing after 3 months of not being in the water.
it will take you 3.75 days to get back into surfing. add .8765 for every additional week missed there after.
as long as you can surf every weekend, no prob. If you can only surf one weekend a month or less, you're gonna need to keep shape with sit ups, push ups, squats and some cardio. Start a daily workout routine about a month before you plan to surf or you're going to be a useless noodle. There's nothing you can do about the rust on your basic surf instincts, since those can only be kept sharp with relatively consistent water time.
If you can't get right back into it you were never that good... If you have been surfing for your entire life you'll be fine.
well, I must be the odd one because, after a month or two out, it takes me a day to get back on my game. Paddling, popping up, dealing with crowds (especially if there's some good surfers in there), etc, takes me a while to get back into...it's all there, but it just starts out slow
This! but with that being said, there are a ton of surfers who surf "year round" who suck. They tell others they surf but they are from brooklyn/NY. Please just watch these guys surf, it's painful to watch.
i was in the military and went months without surfing at times. for me the only part that felt strange when getting back on the board was paddling. it felt slightly awkward arching my chest and paddling for the first 10-15 minutes. everything else felt normal, a bit rusty, but normal. i wouldn't stress it man.
Don't know how much surfing you've done up to now; but you're young, so it really shouldn't be too much of a problem. May be a bit rusty at first. Stay in shape and take care of yourself. If the school has a pool, take advantage of that. Good luck in college and make the most of the opportunity.
Dude you'll be fine- it's like riding a bike... I would be more worried about the withdraw aspect and not being in the water...
Like the guy said above- stay in shape is the most important. Don't get mixed up with the wrong crowd- it's years of recover after college till you get your life back on track. The moment you start partying and gaining weight is when you can kiss surfing good bye... Then it will take you a week to catch a wave...
I got the best wave of my life while living in Raleigh, NC. I just had to make sure I was always on it, dialing in forecasts and taking care of **** on my workdays so I could surf on my days off. I took surfing for granted when I was younger and in college and often times chose to party on the weekends rather than hunt for surf. Took me a few years to figure out what was really important. Just keep your priorities straight and you'll score more often than you'd think.
I moved to Michigan for four years when I was in my late 20s... and surfed once a year during that time. When I came back and started surfing regularly, what I noticed was not that I lost anything, but it took me a while to start to progress again. I'd say it took about a year... maybe a little longer, to get to the point where I was noticeably progressing again. But that was four years... So I agree with most of the others... stay fit, and after a few sessions you'll get that muscle memory back, and be right back into it.
We get 3 month flat spells on the regs down here. Then we paddle out in well overhead hurricane swells, or fly down to Central America and paddle out in 23 foot Pacific bombs, then have breakfast.
Don't worry you aren't the only odd one. I haven't gone out (Maine) winters in a number of years, and the first go out of the spring is always an adventure. Heck I had rust on me this morning, and I last went out Friday!
