Thurs 2026-10-29 Cerritos Beach 3-4 ft waves (Day 3)
Cerritos Beach Day 3 of 3 Thurs dawn 🌅 School: Mario surf school Instructor: Coco (Jorge) Things I learned: * Get up like a surfer; keep chest proud looking up ("monkey chest"), use core muscles to get up while staying low and balanced * Keep the butt down * I have a tendency to get up, leaning forward while straining to get all the way up and have the arm flailing and lose balance * When water is waist high or lower, hang onto the front of the board * When water is already chest level, have one hand on the back of the board (centered) and the other hand on top of the board (don't grab the side) * When the wave is small enough, point the front tip of board towards the sky and jump with the wave to go over it * When the wave is big and you have to duck under it, abandon board as there's no way to hang onto the board in a way that is safe; you might hurt your hands or have the board hit your face * Paddle slow and deep strokes * Always be looking back at ...
