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Safety Tips - Surfing

 

surfingSurfing Safety Tips

  • Check with lifeguards first about where to surf.
  • Always wear a leash.
  • Never surf around swimmers or fishermen.
  • Always surf with a buddy.
  • Obey lifeguard instructions.
  • Be aware of and avoid all fishing lines.
  • Stay away from schools of bait fish.
  • Stay with your board if you get caught in a rip current.
  • Novice surfers should stay well clear of intermediate and advanced surfers and packs of surfers.
  • Surf away from a pier.
  • Don’t surf through a pier.
  • Be aware of color of the condition flag being flown from the lifeguard tower. At Juno Beach, surf in the guarded area only when the orange and white checkered surfing flag is flying.
 

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