Surf Wise Level 7 Advanced Surfer

Overview

At this level you can perform some advanced level surfing manoeuvres - roundhouse cutback, re-entry, fade, stall and tail-slide. How to predict surf conditions, choose suitable waves, negotiating larger waves. Gain experience surfing at beach breaks and points breaks in surf up to 6ft.

The below knowledge and skills is the minimum requirement to be an ASI Level 2 Surfing Instructor.

Aim

Demonstrate ability to control the surfboard and link advanced level surfing manoeuvres – fade, stall, re-entry, and roundhouse cutback at beach and point breaks. Riding fibreglass shortboard in surf up to 6ft.

Locations and Conditions

  • Beach break, point break

  • Wave height above 3ft (1 metre) –up to 6ft (3 metres)

  • Open face peeling waves

  • peaking left or right

  • Rips present

  • Wind speed less than 35 kilometres per hour (approx. 20 miles per hour)

  • Free from hazards such as marine creatures, pollution, etc.

Equipment

  • Fibreglass surfboard and leg-rope (leash)

  • Wax

Knowledge & Skills

Surfing Safety

  • Able to swim 200 metres

  • Able to tread water for 5 minutes

Surfing Environment

  • Predict surf conditions at different surf breaks taking - weather, tide, and land formations into consideration

  • Identify hazards at surfing at the advanced level

  • Select a surfing location for the advanced level surfer

Surfing Skills

  • Negotiate advanced level waves

  • Perform different types of take-offs

  • Use techniques to control the surfboard and set up for maneouvres

  • Perform Advanced Level Surfing Manoeuvres

  • Fade

  • Stall

  • Re-entry (forehand & backhand)

  • Roundhouse cut-back (forehand & backhand)

  • Snap (forehand & backhand)

Perform Intermediate Level Surfing Manoeuvres

  • Trim (forehand & backhand)

  • Bottom turn (forehand & backhand)

  • Top turn (forehand & backhand)

  • Cut-back (forehand & backhand)

  • Linking above manoeuvres with some speed and power

Roundhouse cutback

Roundhouse cutback