| Do you live in Texas and want to be a surfer? It | | | | other people around, especially in the water, just |
| might seem like you don't have a very good shot | | | | in case something goes wrong. |
| at entering this amazing and fun sport unless you | | | | Every beach has little waves, and a few have |
| move to a place like California or Hawaii, but the | | | | large waves. If you're an experienced surfer, |
| truth is that there's plenty of surf right here in | | | | you'd probably be most interested in surfing at |
| the state of Texas. And it isn't in a lake or river! | | | | Isla Blanca Park on South Padre Island, where you |
| Texas surf is found down south at the Gulf of | | | | can find 8-10 foot waves regularly. You can also |
| Mexico, and it's accessible from beach towns such | | | | surf here if you're not an experienced surfer, |
| as Galveston, Surfside, Port Aransas, Corpus | | | | simply because you'll find plenty of smaller waves |
| Christi, and South Padre. There are even tons of | | | | close to shore to play in. |
| little beach spots you where you can ride waves | | | | Also if you're inexperienced, don't pay attention to |
| in between these towns; in fact, there are over | | | | anyone who says, "Oh you can't surf there," |
| 370 miles of beaches in Texas. That's more than | | | | regardless of what beach or town they're talking |
| most of the well known surfing states! | | | | about. Anyone who says you can't surf in |
| You can start out surfing in any of these places, | | | | Galveston has never even tried. Galveston has |
| but it's best to at least begin surfing at a well | | | | the smallest waves of the beach towns listed, but |
| known beach in one of the towns just mentioned. | | | | there are plenty of surfers who have a blast |
| This is because you're more likely to drown or be | | | | riding waves there all the time. There are even |
| attacked by a shark at one of the lesser known | | | | surf instructors in each of these beach towns - |
| areas, such as a small beach pocket where there | | | | including Galveston - that can get you started |
| isn't anyone else swimming or surfing. While you're | | | | with surfing right away. You'll be standing up and |
| first learning to surf, you definitely want to have | | | | surfing in no time with their help. |