Surf Simply

08/09/2026

Struggling to link bottom to top turns?

The touch-and-throw drill is great for surfers who are trying to link a bottom turn to the top turn. This not only helps with technique but also timing. 

Step 1: Initiate the bottom turn by compressing over the front foot. Engage the rail, reaching your back hand towards your front toes.

Step 2: - Touch: Apply weight onto the inside rail (toes) to roll the board onto its rail. Keep the back arm forward to touch the water level with the front foot. Holding this position longer allows for a longer bottom turn.

Bonus Step: Pull your trailing arm backward as you shift your weight into the back foot to tighten the turn and approach the lip more vertically. Be cautious not to throw the arm back too early.

Step 3: - The Throw: Just before reaching the target, rotate the shoulders and head to spot the landing and throw the trailing arm towards the beach, as if throwing a ball. Weight should be transitioning over the tail and into the heels.

Step 4: - Lift: Once the turn is properly established towards the beach, lift your leading arm upwards to add extra rotation; this can also help in releasing the fins. Avoid swinging the leading arm to initiate the turn.

Step 5: Finish with weight over the front foot to accelerate out of the turn.

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07/09/2026

From the moment you land, everything is taken care of. Waves, food, recovery, rest. All you have to focus on is your surfing.

04/09/2026

A rip current is a narrow, fast-moving channel of water flowing away from the beach. It forms because waves push large volumes of water toward shore, and that water has to return to the ocean somehow. Instead of flowing back evenly, it finds the path of least resistance, often through a gap in a sandbar, creating a concentrated current running seaward.⁠
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The real danger comes from not recognizing one and instinctively paddling or swimming straight back against it. The current is usually stronger than you can overcome, and fighting it leads to exhaustion fast.⁠
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If you’re caught in one, stay calm. Don’t paddle in against the current. Paddle or swim parallel to the beach to exit it, then make your way back to shore.⁠
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For surfers, a rip can actually work in your favor. Position yourself in it and let it carry you out past the breaking waves before paddling across to the lineup. Same current, used with the ocean instead of against it.⁠
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Save this so you can recognize a rip before you’re in one.⁠
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04/09/2026

A rip current is a narrow, fast-moving channel of water flowing away from the beach. It forms because waves push large volumes of water toward shore, and that water has to return to the ocean somehow. Instead of flowing back evenly, it finds the path of least resistance, often through a gap in a sandbar, creating a concentrated current running seaward.

The real danger comes from not recognizing one and instinctively paddling or swimming straight back against it. The current is usually stronger than you can overcome, and fighting it leads to exhaustion fast.

If you're caught in one, stay calm. Don't paddle in against the current. Paddle or swim parallel to the beach to exit it, then make your way back to shore.

For surfers, a rip can actually work in your favor. Position yourself in it and let it carry you out past the breaking waves before paddling across to the lineup. Same current, used with the ocean instead of against it.

Save this so you can recognize a rip before you're in one.

28/08/2026

28/08/2026

First one to the beach in Playa Guiones.⁠
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📷️: Callum Morse - Nosara Surf Photography⁠
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27/08/2026

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"Sometimes you get hyper focused, but having families here and seei...

25/08/2026

Soft vs. Hard Rails: what’s the difference?

The answer lies in how water flows around the board and how that affects traction and speed.

Soft, rounded rails run through the front two-thirds of most boards. The curved surface allows water to wrap around and maintain contact with the rail, keeping the board engaged with the wave face and generating traction.

Hard, 90-degree rails in the tail shed water quickly. Less contact means less drag, a cleaner release, and a more responsive feel under the back foot.

The transition from soft to hard is one of the most important variables in board design. Where that transition begins, and how quickly it happens, determines how the board balances traction against speed throughout a turn.

Next time you pick up your board, run your hand along the rail from nose to tail. You will feel exactly where that transition happens.

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📷:Callum Morse - Nosara Surf Photography

24/08/2026

Fun-sized waves and offshore winds held again this week in Playa Guiones. Another family week, bringing together returner guests and some new faces on their first visit.