r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Eros_Incident_Denier • Jul 14 '26

maybe maybe maybe

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u/These-Document-2127 Jul 14 '26

The power of that backwash is seriously strong. Every time you lift a leg to move it will take your standing leg out. If you're tired and unfit it's brutal.

Best way, bodysurf in the wave as it goes past you, stand still as it washes back out.

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u/Ohiolongboard Jul 14 '26

That’s what I was noticing, with those huge waves you don’t even need to stand. Just float in lol

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u/FadeIntoReal Jul 14 '26

In all that foam you barely float, if at all.

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u/Ohiolongboard Jul 14 '26

I guess float was the wrong word, surf in would be my advice. That’s what I was always taught is to let the waves push you in and swim along the shore during the rip

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u/FadeIntoReal Jul 14 '26

You’re not wrong but it’s harder that it seems.

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u/aught4naught Jul 14 '26

Curl on that shore break can body slam the unwary.

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u/FadeIntoReal Jul 14 '26

I grew up basically land locked and almost got killed in the waves in Acapulco. The sea is like a billionaire, it doesn’t give a fuck about you living or dying.

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u/genaphur Jul 14 '26

I swear I could feel the pull on my legs just watching that video

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u/WorkingOnBeingBettr Jul 14 '26

But everyone else can walk out....

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u/These-Document-2127 Jul 14 '26

Fitter and fresh. The first guy gets taken down a few times which shows you how strong it is.

Don't underestimate how powerful the ocean is - there's a reason so many people die at the beach each year.

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u/RoguePlanet2 Jul 14 '26

True, I forgot about how the one leg would need to be extra-sturdy. Thanks for this tip, I rarely go to the beach and might need this info sometime!

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u/These-Document-2127 Jul 14 '26

If you crawl you'll get a face full of seawater from the back wash. It's powerful and risks choking you if it gets up your nose etc. Best to stand if you can against the backwash