LEARN SURFING BEGINNER 3A

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Before You Enter The Surf

Be Aware and take notice....

Rips & Currents

A rip is a body of water that is pulling away from the beach and back out into the ocean.

A wave breaks and washes into shore, the water contained in the wave must move back out to sea. This happens by a channel being formed and the water flowing into it to create a current that is strong enough to pull out through the incoming waves.

As a beginner surfer what you need to know is that the rip only goes out as far as the back breaking waves. It will not drag you for miles and miles out to sea, if you find yourself in a rip you should go with it and then simply paddle to the side and catch a wave back in. Do not panic, be aware of what is happening, stay on your surfboard and keep an eye on the breaking waves which may become bigger as you go further out.

Rips are identifiable by a number of ways:
- The colouring of the water may have changed to a murky dirtier colour, this is caused by the sand being stirred up from the bottom.

- The surface of the water may be choppier or rougher, this is created by the incoming and outgoing flows of water colliding.

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