Surfing XiChong

Never been surfing in Shenzhen before, would like to see if there's would be any unexpected incidents happen beyond control. See if I can plan too much for the trip.

What changed along time

• surf condition changed with time, but its' fine and is being tracked using surfline.com
• my friend is having some body condition, which is totally not been concidered by myself, so we have to go the next week

What meets expectations

• wave height is good as expected(but wave height can not solely decide wave quality)
• this tight iternery works as expected
• equipment is enough and works well
• morning people is less as expected
• online lessons are useful as expected

What was not considered enough

The whole trip actually worked out quite smooth in general

• there's a ticket for the beach, cause some extra money.
• the noise control of the hostel is bad
• I actually encountered the rip curl which I know what is but was not expecting and not prepare enough. I thought only big/famous beach would have that issue, which was the most risky and unexpected part of the trip, I just really got lucky this time. But it really reminds me of knowing the conditions and knowing my limits and moreover knowing other people's limits. Should've asked about potential risks to the locals.
• the wave is actually more frequent and messy which cause pop-up harder
• my friend was afraid of water and reluctant to surf intially
• we are actually lucky to grab a ride to xichong, that was not guaranteed actually
• there's sand run inside clothes, might cause trouble
• shorts will cause sunburn and knee rubbing pain, should use leggings

What is better than expected

• there's taxi on the way back if back in noon
• DIDI has a cheap hitchhack option which makes the trip cheap
• breakfast is good
• lots of rent on beach
• not that many people

Transport plan

• leave work at 7:00 (actually 7:30)
• took subway to 银湖 (actually took taxi)
• took E11 to nan'ao (actually took DIDI)
• took taxi to xichong (actuallly took DIDI)

Stay plan

stay near Li'AnFeng - 243/night

Equipment plan

• surf
  • rashguard, board short, slippers
  • sunscreen, dry bag, towel, lotion
  • [optional] hat, sunglasses

Where to get surfboard

• 离岸风租，上课的用掉了就没有的租
• 附近其他冲浪俱乐部租

About 离岸风

• 西涌4号沙滩

• 8点半营业（9点沙滩开始租板子)

• 可以租板，店里优先上课的学员用板子(其实蛮多的)