POV SURF What surfing In the North East UK is really, really like PART 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- Documenting the struggles of Surfing in the North East of England...Up at first light in hopes of finding clean surf..Cold, Strong cross shore winds and Changing location multiple times and multiple missed waves just to finally catch that one good wave..
In the interest of exploration if you know where this surf spot is please dont say anything..)
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Persistence pays off! I have done the venue change a few times, but it rarely pays off for me! That one wave was a smoker though, bit of size too! It's 2AM here, the wind's onshore but after that epic effort I'm going to have find a wave somewhere! Fantastic, inspirational video Womp! YEEWW!! :)
Thanks man..another reluctant upload but I wanted to show the struggles and tho I was out all day and only got 1 or 2 waves that last wave was well worth every second out there..)
glad you caught a nice left hand runner at the end.
Yea it took some patience but I got there in the end..still remember that wave to this day...)
Nice waves for UK, not so big, but crisp and clean
Yea man, so rare lately
Looked busy 😉 We were down yesterday too.. awesome day. Had a look today but a defo no go. Looking big for next few days.. might have to dig the boogie out.. 🤙🌊
Yea man..theres ony a few options when the swell is like this...could be worth checking out blob bay..ifya do can ya Email me some scout footage..) but shh...dont give out the location...)
@@middleagedshred heading by there tomorrow en route north with the boogie.. i'll keep you posted 🤙
Man we are so spoiled in Australia for good surf
I envy yooz man..)
But you also have sharks :D haha
@@harper07harper yea..not keen on sharks....)
To be fair there's spots on the same coast as this video that are world class and would have probably been firing that day.
But yer we don't have your consistent swells in North Sea.
Tell me Whare man I am yet to find anywhere more consistently better than Tynemouth, but I want to find a decent point break
Another tasty edit mate! I have so much footage of me paddling for waves and missing them (more than catching i reckon). Can't say I've ever changed breaks mid session, thats commiment! Couple of super fun looking lefts on offer!
Thanks man..I think the internet has a shortage of missed wave footage but I best not over do it..) I have a fomo complex because of the amount of times Ive been at one place and should have been at another..the other day I was at multiple spots only to end up back at the first location again...all again for that 1 wave..)
@@middleagedshred you know just this morning I did a location change mid session! First one ever. Sloppy and on shore here this morning. Got one or two little ones. Tomorrow might be on. Swell is picking up
@@joshtraceysurfing always keep a good sheet of plastic handy in case you need to cover your seat to drive in your wetsuit..my car has so much plastic sheeting it looks like a scene out of american psycho..)
@@middleagedshred HAHAH I love that movie! One of my favs. I had a water proof picnic blanket in my car that worked a treat!
Looks awesome! I am a surfer originally from Sussex (down south). Surfed Sussex, Kent, now South Wales (moved here) but always wanted to visit NE England. How are the locals? Friendly? (I am very respectful ofc - no dropins, bails, or paddling back through the shoulder)
kool..south wales gets real groundswell when it,s heading from the right direction..most people are friendly here or just completely ignore you..been a few times when I,ve said hello and been completely blanked but not often..the young dudes looking to be pro tend to go for every wave regardless of who has priority..you would probably be the only one not paddling out through the shoulder..)
shredding braddah!!!!
Thanks man....I hear the legendary Rodney Quillz has some new shred footage up at last..)
2:44 holy smokes! That wave is insane 🤙 Wish it was like that a lot 🏄♂️
Yea man, me 2..that had to be wave of the day..looking back at it I wish I put the stabilisation up a few more notches..)
whats the water temp? our temp gets down to about 7-10C in the winter. sometimes I head north and the water temp is about 3C and if there are waves, snow comes with it, and air temp in the -3C or so.
I think it gets to 3 or so..It gets down quite low after summer..even in summer we are lucky if it gets above 15
Top quality wave.. UK 💣💣🤙🤙
It took all day but I got one in the end...)
crowd seem to be manageable, when there wave like that where i surf there like 150 surfer around me. too bad at 3:45 damn it's looked to be a nice wave.
Yea man, compared to the crowds at your spot this is mild but back in 2019 I would have had this whole place to myself.
@@middleagedshred this is crazy since lockdown everybody doing sport nowaday... lots lots more surfer , in france we are running out of neoprene everywhere i needed to brought new glove and boots what a nightmare...
@@youdigsurf Me2 man..I had to change brandz..stocks are low
Was so psyched then I heard music :( sick video but would have loved just the ocean sound
Ah yea..funily enough I prefer to watch surfing without music but I feel that most of my stuff isnt quite exciting enough to post just the raw footage
@@middleagedshred nah man. Your surfing is more than enough. You got pacey editing. POV is great because you end up feeling like you’re there - the music distracts from that a bit.
The lads are on!
How is the maluku board ?
I'm coming off a 9ft foamie looking to progress and looking around for 8ft/8"6 boards
The 7'6" is perfect for most of the waves we get here, easy to get into even the smallest of waves....coming from a 9 foot foamie even 8 foot is still plenty big..as long as your popup is decent (mine is terrible) you will be fine on anything between 7'6" and 8 foot as long as it,s about 22 inches wide
Canny few people sharing the waves there
Yea man, there was a few droppins and fair bit of ghosting..thats when a few people paddle to compete to catch a wave but mostly when some one was on the wave everyone else backed off.
Try putting your chin on the board when you’re paddling into the wave just as it starts to pick you up, should get you into more 👍
yea man..Theres mixed opinions about that.. the ombe surf dudes and their oreo biscuit analogy says dont do that unless as a last resort..at the moment i,m going chin down at the start if i need to then arched back as the wave takes me to help the wave push the board and prevent nosedive like the pro,s say in Average Joe,s recent video,s..if you chek them out tell them I sent ya..)
Hmm I’d never heard d of ombe thought it must o been a spot down your way... authentic surfing eh?! Lols. I’m always happy to see it move away from the wsl and advertising mentality I think if you got into it before it was a gap year ambition or used as a gimmick to sell 4x4s or anything else, then you’re less inclined to be a dick in the water. I’m not sure how you could be unauthentic in the physical act tho, using tricks to get your weight forward certainly wouldn’t dictate such, in my mind. A good solid push on the front o your board can help if you’re stuck in the lip n’all, but yeah there’s a lot of info on here now, sorry, I started in the 80/90’s can’t help myself trying to share the knowledge took me 2-3 yrs to get a green face with out TH-cam to help!!
@@gingerandthetramp yea man still listening to all the help I can get..had a long gap before stating again but I started in the 90,s myself but without surf forecasts, webcams and youtube tutorials it was tough going..no tide info and it was probably a couple of years before I even seen decent surfable conditions ..i had 2 surf vhs videos that I watched over and over but it was all trial and error..I know what ya saying about gap year ambitioners and the mass influx of lockdown surfers but i,ll not get started on that..)
Nice man we must o been flapping around about the same time, I grew up in Berwick surfed bamburgh occasionally mostly coldingham and spittal, but yep it was hard work, very few folk in the water still pretty quiet there. My forecast skills were non existent id look for onshores mostly. I was landlocked for a good 10/12 yrs as well 18-30. You never stop thinking on it tho...All the best with it tho man you’re looking good up on them nice trim!
@@gingerandthetramp kool man..i like to get up north, not been to Coldingham yet but seen some nice footage on the right swell and been meaning to get there for a long time..yea..i never stopped thinking about surfing the whole time I ws out of the water..you still getting out much nowadays?
I think a good thick fish would have serve you better in this video surfing.
Yea..i got lazy with the bigger board and it can be hard work on a smaller board competing with the young uns on 9 foot logs
@@middleagedshred I know. Sometimes big isn't better. I try to take at least an extra board just in case.
@@Surfmus Yea..I think at the time it was either that or the wavestorm..)
Where is this dude...???
Various locations in the north east UK.. the last spot rarely gets a wave like that
Whats the location mate
Seceret spot..)
@@middleagedshred I'm begging please tell meeeeeee
@@1.kyle7 Haha..it,s the North East of England..it,s never been like that there since