How to time the waves/surf?

[KennyHill]

I stand in about knee high water off to the side of the kayak and hold it straight so it gose over the white wash. As soon as i see my window of oppertunity... I dont wait for my next window...I just paddel my ass off and dont look back.

At least thats what i do. Ive yet to flip...

as far as comming in. I just close my eyes and put my head in between my legs and sing alittle song. when i look up im in

[tomah]

When I used to body board, I would sit in the surf and wait for the largest sets to occur. Usually the big sets come in waves of 3 large waves. After that, there's usually a lull that allows you to get out. Big Sets usually come in 15 minute intervals. Alot of it is going to depend on tides and wave intervals

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by tomah

When I used to body board, I would sit in the surf and wait for the largest sets to occur. Usually the big sets come in waves of 3 large waves. After that, there's usually a lull that allows you to get out. Big Sets usually come in 15 minute intervals. Alot of it is going to depend on tides and wave intervals

What he said

Yesterday at LJ the three largest breakers where followed by about a minute+ of knee highs. Read StinkyMatt's comments on my post titled HOOK UP for confirmation. You can sit at the waters edge with a stop watch, pen and paper and you'll see the patterns.

[swank]

Originally Posted by KennyHill

as far as comming in. I just close my eyes and put my head in between my legs and sing alittle song. when i look up im in

I'm going to try this, I'll let you know how it goes

[Deamon]

As you're setting up, keep an eye on the surf and what it's doing. You should get somewhat of a rythym of the moment. Is there a lull? How often does it show up? Is there a slightly calmer spot close to you that you should move to? Patience can be a good thing...