Hey all,

You may have seem some Sumatra shots on here from a trip for earlier this year. I am organising another one for May 2027 so if any of you are keen or want any more information just hit me up!

Cheers.

How do you guys avoid getting thrown over the falls when when pulling into a barrel?

I wanna explore more breaks in so cal, typically do Zuma or manhatten beach.
What other breaks do people like for bodysurfing out here?

After trying out Portugal (Eiriceira and Peniche) for the first time last year, I'm heading back to Portugal (south to the Algarve) in a couple of weeks. I've looked up all the surf spots, but wondering if anyone has any insight into breaks which are better for bodysurfing than others. A frames, steep, barrels, onshore wind protection preferred over longer mellow rides.

Bodysurfing will always be the best & most difficult form of wave riding prove me wrong😎

I’ll be traveling g to the area in December, the Xcaret to be specific, and am wondering if there are any good waves for body surfing?
Anyone find any down there?

I feel like people don't share their bodysurfing ideas/theories as often as they could. Like, those little a-ha! moments where we stumble onto approaches/techniques/etc that make it easier/more fun.

The 2026 World Tour Finals are underway in Anglet, France. Bodysurfers from all other the globe are representing their country/region in some pretty amazing surf. And everything is livestreamed on the Surfing Aquitaine YT page. Here's a link to Monday's (Sept 28) session. Looks like the weather might not cooperate on the 29th but we'll see. Things kick off early local time, so check it out!

And here's more detail on the Bodysurfing World Tour.

I was gifted a super rad hand plane and have had a few good rides on it. But I just don’t like how in the way it gets when paddling. What’s you guys thoughts and and tips on how to paddle better when using a hand plane. And is there certain wave types that hand plane excel in and vice versa just going natural

Anybody else primarily surf upright or bodyboard/tray/paipo/prone but switch to a handplane or straight bodysurfing in bigger surf (6-10ft+) when speed generation and flow is less important and when you don’t want to have a board to wrangle in bigger stuff?

I’m giving away three pairs of swim/bodysurfing fins in Uvita:

Churchill – Medium: Used, with some wear around the heels, but still usable.

DaFin – Medium: Good condition.

DaFin – Small: Good condition.

FREE — no charge. I’m located in Uvita, near Beyan Restaurant. Pickup only.

If interested, please send me a private message/chat here on Reddit and let me know which pair you want.

First confirmed pickup gets them.

I’ve been riding paipos or lunch trays for many years, and had wanted to get into bodysurfing so I had a custom handplane made for me inspired by the way I wanted to ride about two years ago. In addition to it being an easy way to be prepared for surf while traveling, I knew it would be the only way I’d actually commit enough to figure out bodysurfing once and for all.

I went about two years only taking it out in shit surf a few times a year, not really finding the energy pocket, just thinking that’s how it was going to be.

It wasn’t until a few weeks ago that I saw a shorebreak pounder that I could only fathom taking the handplane out in, and so I did. I sent it into oblivion, fully getting destroyed putting my body on the line repeatedly. But I’ll be damned if I didn’t have a blast. I felt like a kid again. It was a feeling akin to hitting your first absolutely pure golf swing (for those who know), but on a repeatable scale. Once I locked into the power zone once, I just kept doing it, eventually finding shorebreak barrel after barrel.

I’ve found many barrels in my day on trays, paipos and other craft. But I’ve never sat deeper and actually made it out than with the handplane that day. They all ended with me getting wrecked due to my commitment to making it out, but it made it that much more childlike an experience.

Safe to say I’ve caught the bug, that “I understand it now”. Of course I’ll be continuing with trays and mainly paipos but now I have the confidence and knowledge to take the handplane out all the same and look forward to having it in the regular rotation. I just might be that guy that drives around with fins and a plane in the truck all the time.

Anyone got (or tried) the short and long blades? I’ve got the short blades in standard flex. The ultra soft feels too loose and I prefer the extra boost the stiffer flex gives me. Curious about the long blades though, where I’m hearing mixed reviews about size being weird compared to the short blades but then other people saying how good they are for bodysurfing specifically on good/better days.

I swim and also love surfing, and I thought it might be a good idea to get a pair of fins so I can body surf when I don’t have my board with me. I know fins are also good for swim training, so I wanted to see if there are fins that would work well for both purposes.

Howdy folks, I’m from southbay LA and grew up hanging out on the beach and doing a lot of body surfing in places like Manhattan beach, Hermosa, and other parts of the South Bay. I moved to northern Germany about a decade ago and am really missing body surfing and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for any beaches in Europe where I could do some body surfing like back home. Thanks and take care

How long do yucca fins with the neoprene glued in inserts normally take to ship? Ive been waiting 2 weeks and I know they'll come eventually but my excitement is killing me.

Edit: they came 9/19 they shipped like 5 hours after I made this post lol. I got the long blade standard flex. They fit perfect with the neoprene pad im a size 9/ 9.5 depending on the shoe brand and bought ML.