{"id":293,"date":"2015-08-24T03:39:33","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T03:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v2.mappyhour.org\/blog\/?p=293"},"modified":"2016-09-19T03:41:59","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T03:41:59","slug":"surfing-for-new-yorkers-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/2015\/08\/surfing-for-new-yorkers-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Surfing for New Yorkers 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monday night, Mappy Hour-ists took over the Fish Room at Reunion Surf Bar for a surf-themed night. Stefan of NY Surfing Buddies led the charge with a detailed talk on where, when, and how to get started surfing as a New Yorker. Below are his recommendations (and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/surfnyc\/\">check out his meetup <\/a>for people of all levels to surf with).<\/p>\n<h5><strong>BEST LOCATIONS \u2013 ROCKAWAY, QUEENS AND LONG BEACH, LONG ISLAND<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Rockaway Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Transportation:\u00a0A Train<br \/>\nSurfing beaches: 67th and 90th<\/p>\n<p>Surfshops:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boarders at 92 Street<\/li>\n<li>Breakwater at 67 Street<\/li>\n<li>Rockaway Beach at 116 street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Transportation:\u00a0LIRR 55 minutes from Penn Station<\/p>\n<p>Surfshops:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maritime<\/li>\n<li>Unsound<\/li>\n<li>Moku<\/li>\n<li>Atlantic Beach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other places to check out:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lido | Gilgo | Robert Moses | Fire Island | Hamptons | Montauk | New Jersey | Puerto Rico!<\/p>\n<h5>MAP OF THE MONTH<\/h5>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1474256371840_290\"><em id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1474256371840_289\">This month we, of course, went with the surf theme and mapped out the top 7 locations to surf around NYC:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-294\" src=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Surfing-in-NYC-1024x791.jpeg\" alt=\"surfing-in-nyc\" width=\"840\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Surfing-in-NYC-1024x791.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Surfing-in-NYC-400x309.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Surfing-in-NYC-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Surfing-in-NYC-768x593.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Surfing-in-NYC-145x112.jpeg 145w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Surfing-in-NYC-286x221.jpeg 286w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Surfing-in-NYC-846x654.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Surfing-in-NYC.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>OTHER RESOURCES<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>There&#8217;s lots more to know to get started surfing other than where to go &#8211; including when to go (forecasting report, water quality) and how to actually surf (surf schools, fitness and etiquette)<\/em><\/p>\n<ol dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/html\/doh\/html\/environmental\/beach.shtml\">Water Quality Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Forecasting + break information\n<ol dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.surfline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.surfline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.magicseaweed.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.magicseaweed.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swellinfo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.Swellinfo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nysea.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.NYSEA.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Surf Schools\n<ol dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.localssurfschool.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.localssurfschool.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/skudinsurf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/skudinsurf.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prosurf.coaches\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prosurf.coaches<\/a>\u00a0(intermediate+)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Training\/fitness\n<ol dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bentpilates.com\/surfilates\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.bentpilates.com\/surfilates\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Etiquette\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.surfinghandbook.com\/knowledge\/surfing-etiquette\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.surfinghandbook.com\/knowledge\/surfing-etiquette\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.outdoorfest.com\/community\/2015\/20-day-in-the-rockaways-surfer-etiquette\">http:\/\/www.outdoorfest.com\/community\/2015\/20-day-in-the-rockaways-surfer-etiquette<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1474256371840_310\">And that&#8217;s a wrap! Our next Mappy Hour is coming up on September 14th and is a combined Mappy Hour + End of Summer Cookout focusing on backpacking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday night, Mappy Hour-ists took over the Fish Room at Reunion Surf Bar for a surf-themed night. Stefan of NY Surfing Buddies led the charge with a detailed talk on where, when, and how to get started surfing as a New Yorker. 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