Currents and crashing waves.
Nice to hear that you have been surfing in NZ "kiwiman"
, SUP is majestic to see not so common in Europe yet but last time i was in portugal there was a few. SUP will for sure get more people out in the waves as its easier to learn than boardsurfing, thats good in my opinion. James is pointing on a very important thing and i should want to take it even a bit longer and its "never surf with a seakayak among other boardsurfers or surfkayaksurfers". You dont have the same line and its dangerous for the surfers and probably dangerous for you when you come up on land and meet the surfers...
Though we shouldnt exaggerate the danger with seakayaksurfing, with training its not such a big deal to crash in to the beach in high waves, this happens for most of us when we go to Vargerg, Höganäs or to "Vesterhaved" in Denmark. Agger in Denmark have a brutal landing if you are unlucky... but i think most of us who go to Agger go there because we love both that and the often pretty high waves. Sometimes close to three meters. Though i maybe should also do a warning if the waves crash to the beach even if its only abot 70 cm its very powerfull, so you need to practice, practice, practice.
About current you should know that the current can be strong also here sometimes, and if you dont know how to act it can be dangerous. I was "swimming" in a current right outside here in Helsingborg some weeks ago. I flipped my ONA only 5-10 meters from the beach and it was impossible to swim in. It tok me at least 20 minutes to come in to land. If you know what to do and how it works its no big deal (but for a while i was close to the pier and was afraid to crash my carbon surfkayak under the concrete, normaly piers isnt so dangerous as you can think, as the current normaly drags you around it, but this one have a overhang and the waves was pressed up to it). But if you fight the current and get panic you will loose for sure. So the best thing you can do is relax and follow the stream sideways and then the rip out and you will probably end up in some waves that take you in. Then you are ready to go again if your not to cold.... allways wear clothes for long swimming sessions in the water!
Below is a photo from Agger. Henrik is not a wild guy or a expert kayaker just a normal kayaker that love to have some fun, so you all can do it... having some fun in the waves.
ber om ursäkt för att det blev engelska, men James har slarvat med SFI kurserna de senaste 15 åren hehe.
Vill ni veta mer om vågor och surf, kom till Vildmarksmässan där jag har föreläsning i just detta spännande ämne. Där jag förmodar ni även kan träffa James och prata SUP
Mvh,
Leif
Aterra
Nice to hear that you have been surfing in NZ "kiwiman"
, SUP is majestic to see not so common in Europe yet but last time i was in portugal there was a few. SUP will for sure get more people out in the waves as its easier to learn than boardsurfing, thats good in my opinion. James is pointing on a very important thing and i should want to take it even a bit longer and its "never surf with a seakayak among other boardsurfers or surfkayaksurfers". You dont have the same line and its dangerous for the surfers and probably dangerous for you when you come up on land and meet the surfers... Though we shouldnt exaggerate the danger with seakayaksurfing, with training its not such a big deal to crash in to the beach in high waves, this happens for most of us when we go to Vargerg, Höganäs or to "Vesterhaved" in Denmark. Agger in Denmark have a brutal landing if you are unlucky... but i think most of us who go to Agger go there because we love both that and the often pretty high waves. Sometimes close to three meters. Though i maybe should also do a warning if the waves crash to the beach even if its only abot 70 cm its very powerfull, so you need to practice, practice, practice.
About current you should know that the current can be strong also here sometimes, and if you dont know how to act it can be dangerous. I was "swimming" in a current right outside here in Helsingborg some weeks ago. I flipped my ONA only 5-10 meters from the beach and it was impossible to swim in. It tok me at least 20 minutes to come in to land. If you know what to do and how it works its no big deal (but for a while i was close to the pier and was afraid to crash my carbon surfkayak under the concrete, normaly piers isnt so dangerous as you can think, as the current normaly drags you around it, but this one have a overhang and the waves was pressed up to it). But if you fight the current and get panic you will loose for sure. So the best thing you can do is relax and follow the stream sideways and then the rip out and you will probably end up in some waves that take you in. Then you are ready to go again if your not to cold.
... allways wear clothes for long swimming sessions in the water!Below is a photo from Agger. Henrik is not a wild guy or a expert kayaker just a normal kayaker that love to have some fun, so you all can do it... having some fun in the waves.
ber om ursäkt för att det blev engelska, men James har slarvat med SFI kurserna de senaste 15 åren
hehe. Vill ni veta mer om vågor och surf, kom till Vildmarksmässan där jag har föreläsning i just detta spännande ämne. Där jag förmodar ni även kan träffa James och prata SUP
Mvh,
Leif
Aterra
