Socks' Rough Guide to Second Life Surfing (III)

Pipe & Fluffy (M to Q)

A short pipeline and fluffy break at Oahu Island

Maa Surf Area

Sim long run, TP point at wave start. Also features full beach at East end of run. Lots of critters in the water for scuba and exploration. Some board loaners on East side of run.
SLURL: Maa Surf Area

MarLin Bay
Looks like another residential sim, but open build means open water. Fluffies only, look South-West of the TP area.
SLURL: MarLin Bay

Mandi Island
Part of the TCH Estates, this seems a total departure from the rest of TCH. Not damage enabled, open rezzing of boards (at 33,44,25 or so in the red square), and what looks like a pure surf sim. Loaner boards on beach as well as for sale. Lots of stuff here to do besides surf. Skytram goes up to an airport.
SLURL: Mandi Island

Mortons Gully
Small Japanese fluffy ride. For the life of me I can't tell you what in the world is here, as I speak about as much Japanese as the next publicly educated American citizen. But where the LM is you can rez a board and try your luck on the fluffy here.
SLURL: Mortons Gully

Moulin Rouge
Beach is South West of TP point. Very short run.
SLURL: Moulin Rouge

Nag's Head
Fluffies only, can be run from Fulker Island, if you're lucky and good. Other beach activities. Of note: there are a lot of surfing waves around this area, but some seem to be on residential sims. If you want to privateer a ride here, do so at your own risk. Until I hear otherwise, I'm not putting them on the list as they may be privately owned.
SLURL: Nag's Head

Naughty Time Beach
Short fluffy run only, and the name of the place should tell you all you need to know. The striper's pole right off the break is a nice touch.
SLURL: Naughty Time Beach

New April Island / Freeport
A two wide pipe takes half of this sim, and it's a nice long run. The other half has surf shops, as well as many other vendors. The other part of the sim has surf vendors, as well as a fun comedy club and a yacht. Explore! Lots of fun scenery for photos!
SLURL: New April Island

Nymph's Beach
Sim long, some loaners on the beach near TP point. Spectacular bonfire on West side of the beach!
SLURL: Nymph's Beach

Oahu Island
Ehukai Beach. Some sales on beach and beginner loaners available. TP point is a central hub. Go out the hut to the trail going North to (91,224, 22) to find the surf beach. And the biggest freaking shark I've ever seen in the water to the East!
SLURL: Oahu Island

Passion Island
Waves are West of TP telehub. However, walk West, then to the South pier to about 128, 77, 21. This is the only rez area I found witin easy reach. This section of pier is off colored. A word of warning: the waves enter into what is currently a 'red line' area, someone's land that is sealed off. I had to pull a stunt to get my board out of said land. Don't ride the pipe all the way, bail out around the end of the pier area. Portions of sim are damage enabled.
SLURL: Passion Island

Pepo Island
Force midnight for luminescent pipes and fluffies plus particle glow effects! Public rez area in Majini, Pepo is a short paddle east (Majini Rez area).
SLURL: Pepo Island

Pink Rose
Rob John wave and loaner boards available. Other activities here as well.
SLURL: Pink Rose

Playa Santa Teresa (pipeline waves only)
Force midnight for luminisent pipes! Four synched from end to end of the sim. Glow boards for sale here.
SurfWatch Surf Report: Costa Rica
SLURL: Playa Santa Teresa

Pondi Beach
Beach sim, Pipes and fluffies are separated here. Rez area is a pontoon out on the water (251, 181, 21), where you can find "beginner board" loaners. Fly over, I wouldn't trust the in sim teleporter. Sales on beach area. The. Shortest. Pipe. Ever!
SLURL: Pondi Beach

Praia da PAZ
Brazilian, from all I can see. Fluffies only off the TP point, but no obvous place to rez a board. A little exploration may yield another wave pool, but it looks temporary.
SLURL: Praia da PAZ

PX Caves and Surfing Very short fluffy run, more of a hangout sim.
SLURL: PX Caves and Surfing

Quan Li Another one of the originals. TP brings you in front of fluffies, walk to the West for a short pipe run. It looks like this is the Namiko home site right now.
SLURL: Quan Li

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Socks' Rough Guide to Second Life Surfing (II)

Pipe & Fluffy (A to L)

A fluffy only break at Hana Aloha

Abrico Naturist

Nude surf beach with fluffies. You can ride here providing that you join their group, have a human avatar, and are always naked while there! But it's a very short run!
SLURL: Abrico Naturist

Analog Surf
Home base of, obviously, Analog Surf. The store is right on a nice break. Loaners available on the beach, or sales in the store. Open rezzing for your own rides, which is a nice touch. The way to the beach from the TP hub is to walk North/North-East to (56, 100, 22) either through the store or under it.
SLURL: Analog Surf

Black Rock Harbor
Sim long / wide, Single pipe and crossing fluffies make a very technical ride. TP point is on NE corner, easiest to catch beginning of waves. Loaners if you're lucky. Connects to Heliopolis, and has great atmospherics.
SurfWatch Surf Report: Black River Harbor
SLURL: Black Rock Harbor

The Bomba Shack (fluffies only)
Fluffies only. Spectacular shipwreck under the waves if you like scuba activity. Crowded sim, a little laggy, but worth the trip.
SLURL: The Bomba Shack

The Boneyard
Reaction home surf area, and billed as the 'most dangerous surf spot' in Second Life. I'm almost inclined to agree. If the rocks and sharks in the water don't get you, the coconut tree with falling bowling balls might. It's the only surf sim I go in the water armed. I think I saw a skull in the water there too. Easiest way to the beach from rez point is walking south to the ramp. Loaners on the beach. Sales of Reaction Pro boards and gear in the mall at the TP area.
SLURL: The Boneyard

Bounty Reef (pipeline only)
Come for the waves, stay for the babes! "Sugar Dolls" club is on the beach next to a dual pipe run that's diagonal along the sim for maximum distance. Some loaners on the beach, you may have to look for them. A nice long comfortable ride.
SLURL: Bounty Reef

Bundoran Reef
Mostly fluffies with 3 wide pipe. Loaners on beach. Full surf shop on W. side of sim, as well as surf mall in the sim to the south within walking distance. Paddle distance to Neart.
SurfWatch Surf Report: Bundoran Reef
SLURL: Bundoran Reef

Bummer Bay
Fluffies only, they run about 1/2 the sim. LM takes you to Mission Beach, which is predominantly a gay area, and the only place you can rez a board easily. Waves are due West of rez point and Mission Beach has some fluffies in sim too. Great place, but you've been warned!
SLURL: Bummer Bay

Bushido Bay
Home beach to Action Surf & Skate and their surfboards. You can try one of Action's boards on the water or rez your own. Warning though, the autoreturn is 1 minute or less. So if you rez a board, when you get off it the sim dumps it into your lost and found folder. LM puts you in the center of Action's sales area, so it loads a few hundred sale boards before you can see anything. From rez, walk North-East/East to beach area.
SLURL: Bushido Bay

Chi
One of the original surf sims, single pipe and fluffy, short run. It's been said if you can ride here, you can ride anywhere.
SurfWatch Surf Report: Chi
SLURL: Chi

Cin Cin on the Island of amore
Yes, they have waves, but no really easy way to rez a board. This is one of my 'privateer' locations, because of the difficulty in putting down a board. They have fluffies only, and 'surfparty' loaner boards, but that's not exciting. If you wander the sim enough, you can find an area you can rez a board, but I'm not telling where!
SLURL: Cin Cin on the Island of amore

Costa Rica Playa Escondida
3 wide pipes (no fluffies),full sim. It's almost, but not quite, like riding an Epic. AKA : "Playa Escondida", board rez area is a few steps north of TP point.
SurfWatch Surf Report: Costa Rica
SLURL: Costa Rica Playa Escondida

El Corazon
Home of the Thor Bishop Shortboard Pro. TP point brings you to a telehub. You have to walk South-West to coordinates 67, 112, 23. No loaners, but surf shop near waves. Shortboard recommended, and almost always laggy.
SLURL: El Corazon

Enchanted Wood
Must be a member of "Surfers Paradise Group" to rez a board.
SLURL: Enchanted Wood

Hana Aloha
One of the stranger surf spots I've see. TP point is at a fluffy run running 2/3 the sim length North to South, which intersects a pipe run running 2/3 East to West. If you do it right, you can catch the pipe on the corner and have a double length run.
SLURL: Hana Aloha

Hedonisim Beach 2
As of this typing, not much here. Flufies only, but they look sim long which is a rarity. No loaners on the beach currently, but hopefully that changes soon.
SLURL: Hedonisim Beach 2

imagiLEARNING Island
Fluffies, but I can't find anywhere to rez a board, nor any info on about how to do so. No loaners either, which is very strange.
SLURL: imagiLEARNING Island

Hippocamps
From TP point walk North to beach. From here you can see the dual pipe/fluffy run. If you're good, you can "jump the gap" over the rocks down the middle and ride from pipe to pipe. Big Dawg surfboards for sale here.
SLURL: Hippocamps

Japanese Sunset Beach*JSSA
Japanese Sunset Beach*Japan SL Surfing Association I can't find a public rez area here, and all the boards seem to be 'group only', but I did find one loaner I could use without group tag. The group you need to join is Japanese Sunset Beach. Multiple staggered pipes and fluffies in a dedicated cove setting. Freebie wetsuit if you look on the West side of the beach.
SLURL: Japanese Sunset Beach

Laguna Beach Club
TP is a hub. Walk East/North-East to (208, 62, 21) to arrive at beach. Fluffies only, not a great surf sim, but worth trying once.
SLURL: Laguna Beach Club

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Socks' Rough Guide to Second Life Surfing (I)

By Socks Clawtooth, Senior Furry Correspondent.

Well, here is the first edition of Socks' Rough Guide to Second Life Surfing. All locations are current as of July 1st, 2008 (meaning I stood at the landmark (SLURL) in the following locations and checked to make sure the waves were there and probably rezed a board and rode on it). Second Life changes so fast that this may be obsolete in a week, but many of these landmark's are long term surf sims. I chose to not include sims that have 'party boards' and no waves. All waves listed are ridable with your own surfboards or ones provided on site.

Information for new Second Life surfers is at the bottom of this list, including terms definitions, and some things you should know that will make surfing a lot more fun! The numbers before the landmarks indicate the revision that the sim was added. If you have a surf sim and would like to be added, contact 'Socks Clawtooth' in world and I'll get you on here!

The opinions expressed with the landmarks are purely of Socks Clawtooth, and nobody else. At least that is unless they hacked it in which case this could say anything. I'm trying to be unbiased here, as there's a lot of places to surf in Second Life and each one is, surprisingly, different which is why I add my notations. I would encourage you to sim-hop, take in a safari, and see what else is out there. You might find something that I missed. And final disclaimer, I'm not responsible for anything you might do that's silly or stupid. There. Let's get surfing.

BIG WAVES

A big Epic wave breaking at Neart, West of Ireland

Cantina Beach Club

Home base of the Lance Armstrong Foundation in Second Life, this LM takes you to a dance cantina. Loaner boards (usually 'Team Tsunami' boards) can be found usually on the South end of the beach.
SLURL: Cantina Beach Club

Cornish Surf Beach
You need to be a member of the group "Cornish Surf Beach", and have your tag up, to rez a board here. Sometimes it's an epic, sometimes it's a pipe, I think it's just confused or going through a phase.
SLURL: Cornish Surf Beach

Costa Rica Pacifico Central
Epic is only 1/3 the run of a normal Epic sim, very wide. TP point is near rez area. Costa Rica Pacifico Central is also known as Playa Del Rey.
SurfWatch Surf Report: Costa Rica
SLURL: Costa Rica Pacifico Central

Hedonisim Beach
Like a Phoenix, it's back! Loaner board on the beach, automatically de-rezzes when you hop off. And it's a long Epic too! Watch out for the shark in the water!
SLURL: Hedonisim Beach

ILHA Brazil
To be honest, I really don't know quite what category to put this as. It's called a 'Teahuppo' wave. It's a sculpted prim wave being made that's about the size of an Epic, so it goes in this section. No rez area, but there are loaner boards of click and go. I'll give it points for innovation, you have to see it for yourself.
SLURL: ILHA Brazil

Majini Island
Part of Bishara Estates, the Epic is updated very frequently. Many loaner boards on the beach. Non-member rez area is due east (212,246,21) within the red pylons. Voted as 'Best Competition Day 2008' by the SLSA and it's a high quality Epic.
SurfWatch Surf Report: Majini Island
SLURL: Majini Island

Moana'Ina Beach @ Weather Island
One of the oldest epics on the grid, still running the old version pre Havok 4, so be warned. She's not the ride she used to be. TP takes you to the visitors center, but should highlight the beach area. For new riders, go to the landmark beacon, head down to Sebastian's Surf Shack (currently blue building at 17,159,26), and go in through the curtain. Once here, click on a 'TWC Epic' surfboard to get one and get a free wetsuit from the box next to the board. 'TWC Epic' boards only work here, and will destruct if you try them elsewhere. And it's fun to surf in the rain, by the way.
SLURL: Moana'Ina Beach

Neart
Part of the West of Ireland group of sims, head East to the epic, West for Bundoran Reef. Reef Rider's Epic, free beer in the inn on the beach. Always a few loaner boards on the beach. They may be standing upright, but they're ready to go.
SLURL: Neart

TCH Barbuda
Newer Epic, to rez you need to be a member of the TCH Surf Zone. To reach from TP point through store South-West, and then due South to get to Epic (Damage Enabled Area). I'd love to include a precise TP point, but they won't let me!
SLURL: TCH Barbuda

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