Wow - that looks super gnarly!! Are all of the normal waves in Brazil too crowded or something? Hahaha!
We definitely do have some shallow waves in South Africa that are best suited to bodyboarding. I do have a bodyboard in my collection and should give it more love!
I like the #newwave concept, but usually when I've posted on HIVE, I've only named the very well-known spots and just given rough clues as to where the others are... I hope that's okay! Anyone who comes to Cape Town, South Africa from Surf Hive must just let me know if they want a tour! :)
I'd say they're ok if you compare it to Australia or Hawaii for example. But there's definitely the ones that are more crowded, usually those considered "surf capitals" like maresias, florianópolis, garopaba, etc.
I think that fits perfectly @jasperdick, some waves are kept more secret by the locals and that's sure one rule to follow when posting them on social media. Maybe avoiding showing its accurate location, name or so.
For me the most important are the pictures ahaha And also, its not everybody that wants to paddle 2km into the sea to surf a shallow reefbreak when its big, so that kinda keeps the bigger crowd away.
Me and my friends are locals on these waves I present and we love to share it with old and new friends, so we're constantly taking new friends to check these out! Anyone here on the community who's down, just let me know! 🤙
2km!!! Hahaha - I remember paddling about 600m to one of our outer reefs and wishing I could stop for a smoke break halfway, and I don't even smoke!
PS. I nearly missed seeing your post on time - I'm going to add you to favourites but you better post some more! Hahaha!
2km is about a 40/45 minute paddle, but nowadays we have Jet skis, so we get there quick 🙌
ahahaha I don't post here everyday, but I try to at least make some of these more dense posts, with a narrative and something like that every other day. There's also the fact that when it comes to surf, its not every day we're able to create content. Anyhow, I'm always around on the comments ahaha
Hahaha I was teasing - I just don't want to miss your posts when they come through...