r/surfing is a subreddit with 233k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, worst, surfing, hate, and surf spots, and they frequently recommend/review wetsuit, surf camp, and sunscreens.
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Popular Themes in r/surfing
#1
Advice Requests
: "New surfer working on my pop up! Any tips?"
10 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Help with Last Minute Surf Trip"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Back pain from surfing"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "I made a surfing career simulator game"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "What would be a fair price for this?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/surfing
#1
Struggling
27 posts
#2
Worst
20 posts
#3
Surfing
15 posts
#4
Hate
12 posts
#5
Surf Spots
: "Some waves from Mexpipe 🇲🇽"
8 posts
#6
Board
7 posts
#7
Tips
6 posts
#8
Surfboard
: "Got to take out my very first Surfboard yesterday and am ecstatic"
6 posts
#9
Surf
5 posts
#10
Surf Location
: "San Diego surf etiquette or lack thereof"
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/surfing
Wetsuit
104 reviews
#1
Feral
4.5★ from 17 reviews
#2
O'Neill
4.3★ from 15 reviews
#3
Xcel
4.3★ from 10 reviews
Surf Camp
92 reviews
#1
Surf Camp
4.4★ from 7 reviews
#2
Surf Simply
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#3
Thunderbomb
2.6★ from 5 reviews
Sunscreens
52 reviews
#1
Sun Bum
4.3★ from 10 reviews
#2
Surf Mud
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Raw Elements
4.3★ from 3 reviews
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Yearly
+17k members(8.0%)
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Last updated: August 31, 2026