Body surfing
🔄 Repeatable👤 13+
water-sportsadrenalinefitness
Ride waves using only your body as the board, feeling the raw power of the ocean propel you toward shore. Time your entry perfectly as waves break, then angle your body to maintain speed and control. It's surfing at its most primal - no equipment needed, just you versus the sea.
Difficulty
25/100Medium
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Cost
$0 – $50
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Time
2hours
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People
1+
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Setting
outdoor
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Season
summer
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Equipment
None needed
People who tried this
“There is a glorious simplicity to sliding over water on your belly, wedged in the heartbeat of a wave, simultaneously drawing its energy while letting it push you away. It feels like a joke to me that the human body, with its lack of suitability to water, could so gracefully glide over its surface, like a return to some prior fishy instinct.”
“The combination of hollow tubes and the ease of dropping into waves makes for carefree fun. No leash, no board, no competition for waves. I can let big sets go to other people and still pull into smaller hollow barrels. The longer the glide, the lovelier the tummy tickle.”
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