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Tofino's Surfing Culture has Officially Arrived
The water's not THAT cold
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here - i'm dying over here ].
Information about Surfing in Tofino is easy to find on the
web, but here's a few quick tips:
- Find accommodations in
Tofino well in advance of your surf trip
(This includes camping
in Tofino - a good campsite in Tofino is often
harder to find than regular-style accommodations).
- If you're thinking of renting surfing equipment, shop around. There
are many surf shops in Tofino and they all seem to have good surfing
equipment. Find a place that suits your needs and rent your surfing equipment
early in the day so that you get the best value for your dollar and you
stay in the surf longer.
- Be safe! Surfing is not a la-la sport, and Tofino's beaches are not
a safe haven. Learn all of the local water and weather conditions before
going surfing. The best place to do this is in a local surf shop.
- Avoid the crowds. If you're a beginning surfer, don't just look for
people out in the surf and paddle out. Take a surfing lesson from one
of the local surf schools, or at least start out in the white water on
a calm day. Paddling out into crowded Tofino surf will end up in a bloody,
messy, and confrontational situation. And surfing is supposed to be fun,
remember?
- Do some local research. Tofino has many many surf breaks. All of the
surf breaks are different, and one may be good on the same day that a
nearby surf break is terrible. Find out why surfing conditions in Tofino
are so variable, learn about as many surf spots as you can, and use that
new knowledge to find your perfect Tofino surfing getaway.
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