Small shorebreak waves on Firewire Seaside
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2020
- The board: 5'7" Firewire Seaside
Swell: SE 2 ft 10 sec, mid to high tide, light offshore wind
I haven't surfed Seaside for almost 6 months. I could feel the difference between the Regular Seaside 5'7" and Glazer 5'8". The Glazer is definitely packed with a lot of volume up front in the chest area. It has more lift and paddles way faster than the Seaside, it also makes steep drops easier. On the other hand, the Seaside gets into fatter waves way easier and glides through flat sections without losing any speed. You could also go more aggressive on some turns due to less flex in Helium. The Glazer makes critical floaters and turns softer/easier. I will try to get both boards out on a good day in the same conditions.
Good video and thanks for your description. This help me a lot for my new board options. Awesome!!!
I should have bought the glazer instead of the neckbeard. :( nice vids. keep them coming.
Hi Skip, interesting to read about your experience. I'm riding the Seaside in 5'8 almost every-time I go out, I live in the Med (Italy) and we get windswell in the wintertime usually in the1-3 foot range with some good days up to 5. How much do you weight? I was considering having the Glazier aside the Seaside, but not sure if it's the good combo. Happy to hear your experience about that. Ciao! Simone
Hi Simone,
I’ve recently released a review on the Glazer. Here is a link ua-cam.com/video/_5890xhhQqA/v-deo.html
If the Seaside works well for you on small 1-3 days, then the Glazer could be a good combo for the days when it’s clean and pumping. I’m current working on Firewire Dominator2 review. I hope it will be released next week. Cheers!
Hey Yury, nice video! I'm about 72kg. I bought the 5'11 seaside one year ago as my first shortboard (surf shop recommended that size...), been doing ok with it when it's mushy, but it's impossible to duck dive. Also when my home break gets big it's very steep, and I struggle. Do you think I should trade it for a shorter Seaside? Or should I keep it for small days? Thanks and keep up the good work with the channel!
Hey Mark, that’s a tough one. It sounds like you’re around advanced beginner level and you can correct me if I’m wrong. The 5’11 is clearly way oversized for you. Based on your weight, to take the most advantage of the board, you would need to surf the board between 5’6 or 5’8. If you were surfing on the longboard/funboard before, this transition to the Seaside is pretty radical. I wouldn’t rush to go smaller. I’d suggest to get may be 6’8” Seaside and Beyond instead. You can get more waves, work on your flow , style and learn how to turn as it’s pretty similar to the Seaside when it comes to maneuvers, just less snappier. It also works better in mushy waves IMO. Hope that helps and have fun🤙🏼
@@SkipperSurfReview thanks Yury! Yes I would say I'm an advanced beginner. I live by the ocean so I've been surfing 5 plus times a week for more than a year. I also have a 6'5 catch surf lost round nose fish foamy I been using for smaller days and also a 6'2 short board for bigger days. (in addition to my firewire special t 9'2 log) do you think the seaside and beyond is needed in this quiver? I have no doubt it will turn better than the 6'5 foamie but probably same wave count for similar conditions? Thanks again brother!
@@MarkFeng If you are looking for progression, the foamie won't really help you much. They do allow you to get more waves easily and it's fun to ride them. I do it myself in the summer. But it doesn't get you responsiveness and glide as the foam absorbs those feelings. The rails usually are pretty fat, which will cause bugging them most of the time when you try to do a sharper turn. The new foamies are getting better in terms of performance, but I still think the regular PU/EPS would still ride better and provide the natural feelings. It's just my opinion. I used to ride just foamies back in the days from 9'0 down to 5'6". If you want to go shorter than 6'0" to use on small days 1-3 ft (choppy/mush/clean), you may want to get a groveler. 5'7 Firewire Twice Baked Potato could fill that gap. It comes with performance shape and should handle waves up to head high. I haven't ridden it yet but planning on getting one soon to test it out. I used to ride 5'7 Sweet Potato and I loved it. It was really stable and was allowing me to catch weak waves easy but it wasn't working well on steep waves. You just need to work on timing/position in the line up for both of them. For better days, 3-6 ft (with steeper faces), you can go with 5'8 Glazer but just be ready to put some time in as it's not the most user friendly to ride in the beginning. It fixes your mistakes when you do turns, as long as you have enough speed and surf more off your front food :)
@@SkipperSurfReview wow I can relate to so many of your points! Thanks for taking the time for such a detailed response! I find my wave counts to be pretty similar when I take out the 6'0 seaside vs. foamy fish, I'll try to stay away from the foamy and maybe look for a good deal on a Seaside& beyond! Duck diving my 6'0 seaside is nearly impossible, lol. Do you find it easy duck diving the 6'8 Seaside& Beyond? Subbed and hope you have great success on youtube!
@@josh198599 hey thanks Josh! I didn’t realize my post was 6 months ago! I ended up getting the 6’8 seaside and beyond and also a 5’7 seaside. Also got a 7’0 CI Mid and 5’11 CI twin pin lol. My daily is the 5’7 seaside now, and when it’s super fat and high tide I take out the 6’8. Love both! CI mid is my point break crowd killer and CI twin pin is my performance board for bigger days. The 5’7seaside feels so much better than my old 5’11. It actually sits in the water better so it paddles better and catches waves easier. 🌊🌊🌊
I weigh 187 pounds. Do u think a 5-10 FireWire seaside would be good idea?
I’d go with the 5’8-5’9” max. You don’t wanna the Seaside to feel like a boat!
Hey mate. Great vids. I was considering getting a seaside 5'11 for our beach breaks on the gold coast Aus. I am 80kg and 178cm. I ride a 6'6 34l at the moment. I am an average surfer. I am now just wondering if I could possibly go smaller. Maybe the 5'9. Do you think that jump in length would be too much? Thanks, Cheers Andy
Hey mate, thank you. I'd suggest to go with the 5'9". 5'11 will be too bulky and would feel like a boat. The board is packed with volume and it feels like it has even more with Helium. Yes, you would feel the difference in length but it all depends on your skills and conditions. You will just need to work on your timing and position to catch the waves. If you take it to a Point Break or beach break with mellow take off, you will have a lot of fun, the board is wide and pretty stable once you're on it. But if it's a shore break with steep faces, you may struggle with that.
Hope that helps.
@@SkipperSurfReview Hi Yury, just scrolling through your vids on the Seaside and this comment above caught my eye. I'm in Jersey by Sandy Hook and all we have is steep beach break from the hook down to Squan's Inlet. Would you still recommend the Seaside in these conditions? If not what board do you recommend for steep waves/ beach break? Seaside and Beyond? Currently riding a Global Surf Ind. 6'9 7S Superfish 4 and absolutely loving it, but not sure if it's meant for the usual 2ft crap days in NJ. I'm 5'6 165lbs. I guess my other question is if I'm in the advanced beginner stage, is a short 5'8 fish is even worth it at my skill level? Thanks in advance, Cheers!
@@richscoza4362 Hey Rich! Great question. I wouldn't recommend going for the Seaside at your stage. I feel like the Seaside and Beyond can be a stepping stone in your surf progression. I had so much fun surfing Sandy and Squan on the 7'0". It does handle steep waves easy, as long as you angle the board a little bit. Here is a footage from a fun 3-4+ ft day at Squan. ua-cam.com/video/42a3EJd5kvY/v-deo.html In terms of sizing, I would stick to 7'0" to beat the crowds and get in a earlier, especially at Squan where the inside section is usually ultra packed with the pro shortborders and groms :) I don't know how you surf in general, but once you get to the point that you can do cutbacks/turns easily on the. 7'0" then it's time to go down to 6'8" Beyond or something else in that ballpark. I wouldn't recommend rushing down in size to the small fishes.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions. You can also DM me on IG @skippersurfreview
@@SkipperSurfReview This definitely helps. All questions answered for now. I'll DM you with any other questions, Have a great Holiday!
@@richscoza4362 thank you. You too man! Happy Holidays 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼