Surf Wise Level 8 Advanced Surfer

Overview

At this level you will learn take-off skills, how to perform a vertical re-entry (forehand and backhand) and floater (forehand and backhand) and how to customise surfboards to achieve better performance.

Aim

Demonstrate ability to control the surfboard and link advanced level surfing manoeuvres including vertical re-entry and floater and perform take-offs suitable to the waves. Riding a fibreglass shortboard.

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

Equipment

  • Identify the specifications to customise surfboards to suit your style and prevailing surf conditions

Surfing Skills

  • Negotiate advanced level waves

  • Identify different types of take-offs

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

Perform Advanced Level Surfing Manoeuvres

  • Fade

  • Stall

  • Roundhouse cut-back (forehand & backhand)

  • Snap (forehand & backhand)

  • Vertical re-entry (forehand & backhand)

  • Floater (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.

Vertical ReentryVertical Re-entry

Floater