Hi

I have recently bought a SUP, its an inflatable which I am guessing will have me ridiculed but I had to get one because of my car.

Where are there SUP and more to the point new SUP user friendly places to surf? Ive had it out on the river but would really like to catch some waves.

I am Joondalup way but happy to travel, saw quite a few today just south of Cottesloe today but I am guessing that is quite a pro area and dont want to be upsetting people with my poor technique :)

Cheers

Well its a soft top, so no way of transporting a normal one.

By the way, im in Perth as didnt specify that.

Quite a few people have told me I will be all over the place on an inflatable in surf as they cant handle it..

Cheers, appreciate the advice. Will give it a go.

With regards to actual surfing, I noticed main beach had 3/4 people out surfing that looked like novices but there were pretty decent waves, is main beach normally more a pro area?

Was empty apart from these 4 lads on foamies who were catching nice waves

What sort of board do you have? I know DJ tried the Naish One SUP in surf and it was tough to stop the nose from diving. I tried my SIC inflatable in some very small waves and it was fun. You would not want to be in steep or close-out waves as it will be real tough turning the board. There are some iSUPs that apparently go OK in the surf, there is even one that is half solid and half inflated if you were really keen.

Start with some real small waves to get the hang of it and work up from there. It should be fun!

If any surfers get angry with you, just offer to hug it out.

A little bit of inflatable SUP surfing:







It can be done.

Can't believe they show him dropping-in in the second video... He smiled so I guess it is OK...

Inflatable SUP is a lot of fun. I bought one for my wife but use it very often especially on trip when I can't bring my rigid SUP.

The two first waves of my last session which was my best session for noseriding with an inflatable SUP (plenty of hang ten which I rarely do with this Sup).


Just for the song

beaches just north of Mullaloo main beach are prefect for learning SUP surfing and close to Joondalup. No rocks or strong currents, plenty of space

There are some benefits in learning on a quality iSup in small waves
a. The board won't snap
b. The board won't hurt / kill you or someone else
c. They feel slow on the wave. That should not be an issue for a beginner

I can hardly surf. But whilst learning I feel most comfortable on the Isup for the safety reasons mentioned above

Arigold. Just spent most of the last week surfing on this Starboard isup. Has been great for learning on 1 ft waves. Great for building confidence as I know the board won't kill me or anyone around me (that said I have been surfing in quiet areas). This has allowed me to concentrate on other things like using the paddle to balance and turn, as well as timing in catching waves.