What’s up ya’ll. Alright I’m looking to take a trip to the South Pacific in which I can score some fun - good sized barrells (not killers) over a somewhat deeper reef (3-4-5 foot +). I have travelled to south and central america several times, been out to Cali a few and surfed up and down the East coast. I’ve Been surfing for about 7 years and am comfortable in waves up to double overhead +. Never seen or surfed triple o, though. I am at a more advanced level of surfing, but have no REAL barrell experience to speak of. I have been barrelled/covered up at home and on the road many times (though most of which were closeouts that lasted no more than a few seconds), only a handful have I actually made it out of cleanly. I want to hone my barrell skills to the point where I am really riding them. I also want to do it in a place where the surf consistenly barrels and the margin for error is not ubber small. Finally, I am a goofy footer and while I am perfectly comfortable going right, I would not find it ideal while trying to test the waters of real tube riding.
Bottom line:
- Looking for chest-head +, semi-predictable, clean barells over a “not so shallow” reef in the South Pacific.
- Does such a place exist?
- Where?
- When is the best time to find these ideal conditions?
- Price is somewhat of a concern, 3K is my limit (including everything).
Thanks to all!