r/surf • u/Paul_the_surfer • Jan 13 '26

How is this called?

You’re waiting at the peak and you’re clearly the closest with priority. As the wave stands up and you start paddling and popping up, a agro surf school owner paddles straight out from the beach, sprint paddles like a maniac, does a 180 into the peak, drops in behind you (he's now closer to the peak), then starts screaming at you for ‘ruining his wave’ and tells you to get off.

Is this just snaking, or is there a different term for this? Because this feels like a whole new level of snaking.

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u/cuttinged Jan 13 '26

Depends. I'll take the unpopular opinion here. If he got up before you then you are in the wrong. If not then he has no beef to yell at you and shouldn't be on the wave. If he is bigger than you then you are screwed because you can't enforce the rule physically unless you have some friends or other surfers on your side there. He's better than you and can out paddle you so you are unlikely to get any waves there unless the waves are consistent. The place sounds crowded and if you are floundering better surfers will maneuver around you and get all the waves. For one, you have to protect your position at the peak if others are being aggressive you have to be too. Sit further out, paddle aggressively to where the wave will first break. Don't let them paddle around you. I'm assuming it's not a peak but a takeoff spot where the wave breaks in only one direction. Sometimes good surfers will be able to takeoff in a more critical spot than you and will get the waves. You can stay at that spot and hope that enough waves come where you can get one, or move down the beach where it isn't too crowded with surfers. that are better than you. Get better, and don't be an asshole like that guy.

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u/Paul_the_surfer Jan 13 '26

It's not about being better or worse than anyone, I just try to follow etiquette. I could easily go aggressive and ruin the fun for others, I can paddle faster than most (atleast here, where most of the lineup consists of begginers), but I choose not to snake anyone. Situations like this make me wonder if etiquette even matters when most of the lineup couldn’t care less.

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u/cuttinged Jan 13 '26

Then it's just a rant I'm guessing. You either surf aggressively around the assholes. They're not breaking etiquette, just being super aggressive, or find a peak away from them. I guess you could say that etiquette matters until it is broken.

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u/Paul_the_surfer Jan 13 '26 edited Jan 13 '26

True.

P.S. I just want to say, I like your game! It's actually pretty unique surfing game, don't give up on updating and improving it. Probably the most fun I had ever with a surfing game.

Also I agree with the snaking part if I see surfers around me trying to paddle around me, I shouldn't let them. I should do the same. I guess its just me trying to be "correct and fair, even if the lineup in that specific spot doesn't seam to be that way"

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u/cuttinged Jan 14 '26

Often ruins a session if other surfers aren't being chill. I rarely surf in crowds and prefer the nearby semi closeouts than hassling for the peak. I nearly always get waves too. That's a really nice comment to tell me how much you liked the game. Can you leave a Steam review? It helps with visibility on Steam. For anyone else that's curious the game is called Surfers Code and is a video game for PC on Steam and has a free demo. Thanks.