If you are ever going to get out to the line up (where the good waves are breaking), then you need to be able to duck dive. This is the technique for going under any wave bigger than 2 foot and is used by surfers on shorter surfboards. If you ride a longboard you should read our article on the turtle roll--you can't duck dive a longboard surfboard. Too floaty.
The duck dive is a crucial surfing life skill for several reasons.
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Johnny
August 04, 2014
Hi, very nice article indeed! I’ve a 5’8’’ shortboard, but very thick, it’s volume is 35 liters… my weight is 68 kg, is it too buoyant to be duckdived or i just need to try, try and try again?
Thank you very much