Comments on: Surf Vietnam: China Beach and beyond http://matadornetwork.com/trips/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/ travel culture worldwide Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vince http://matadornetwork.com/trips/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-88747 Vince Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:48:00 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-88747 Great article this is a great article. So relieved that there's actually waves out here. Just moved to HCMC from CaLi in the US. It's been 5 months since i've been on a board and in the water!! This is not ok. So i've been saving up money to make a journey soon. Any ideas where/when is best for a week trip to ease my mind? It's currently the end of August 2011 now, and the urge to make thus pilgrimage is growing stronger everyday. Someone please help! Cheers, CaLiToNam Great article this is a great article. So relieved that there’s actually waves out here. Just moved to HCMC from CaLi in the US. It’s been 5 months since i’ve been on a board and in the water!! This is not ok. So i’ve been saving up money to make a journey soon. Any ideas where/when is best for a week trip to ease my mind? It’s currently the end of August 2011 now, and the urge to make thus pilgrimage is growing stronger everyday. Someone please help!

Cheers,
CaLiToNam

]]> By: Phill http://matadornetwork.com/trips/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-8323 Phill Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:24:27 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-8323 Hey Ross are you living in HCMC?? I live Vung Tau?? Always looking to catch up with locals. Cheers Hey Ross are you living in HCMC?? I live Vung Tau?? Always looking to catch up with locals.
Cheers

]]> By: Phill http://matadornetwork.com/trips/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-8678 Phill Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:20:34 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-8678 I am an Australian and live in Vung Tau, have a 7' and 6'6" at the house. Early rise usually the best in Vung tau before the onshore kicks in. Change of tide best as the rip races south towards the island temple and you spend lots of time paddling. Can be a 3-4 foot shore break with short close outs. If the pipi fisherman attack one part of the beach they dredge up a few gutters so the peaks along the stretch can vary daily.. You can pick up steeper faces inside the island but dont get caught by the tide you will end up in the shipping channel, hahahhah. Most days Im the only one out along with the kite surfers in the afternoon. The right day like any where can be a lot of fun. Especially when its only a 3000 dong afterwoods for a local beer, (thats about 40cents)... hahhahahaha I am an Australian and live in Vung Tau, have a 7′ and 6’6″ at the house. Early rise usually the best in Vung tau before the onshore kicks in. Change of tide best as the rip races south towards the island temple and you spend lots of time paddling. Can be a 3-4 foot shore break with short close outs. If the pipi fisherman attack one part of the beach they dredge up a few gutters so the peaks along the stretch can vary daily.. You can pick up steeper faces inside the island but dont get caught by the tide you will end up in the shipping channel, hahahhah. Most days Im the only one out along with the kite surfers in the afternoon. The right day like any where can be a lot of fun. Especially when its only a 3000 dong afterwoods for a local beer, (thats about 40cents)… hahhahahaha

]]> By: ross bowen http://matadornetwork.com/trips/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-8322 ross bowen Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:53:21 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-8322 There are so many places in VN that look like they have promise. Only problem VN faces is that there are 2 winds only SW and NE and these produce wind waves which only look good in the early morning. During the storm season from September to December there are ground swells developed but they are generally associated with the 2 monsoon winds. From Lang Co to Vung Tau there are great points and penninsulas that show real good prospects but with the waves being wind affected at most times reliability is low. I go regularly and find that a break from HCMC to Ham Tien is good for a wind blown bodysurf along the shorebreaks to at least get in the water. Non Nouc (DaNang) has some waves at times. Cheers Ross There are so many places in VN that look like they have promise. Only problem VN faces is that there are 2 winds only SW and NE and these produce wind waves which only look good in the early morning. During the storm season from September to December there are ground swells developed but they are generally associated with the 2 monsoon winds. From Lang Co to Vung Tau there are great points and penninsulas that show real good prospects but with the waves being wind affected at most times reliability is low. I go regularly and find that a break from HCMC to Ham Tien is good for a wind blown bodysurf along the shorebreaks to at least get in the water. Non Nouc (DaNang) has some waves at times.
Cheers Ross

]]> By: james johnson http://matadornetwork.com/trips/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-8371 james johnson Sun, 06 Mar 2011 02:05:37 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-8371 just visited lang co beach in vietnam the left hander would really pump in the right conditions i have a photo of it just visited lang co beach in vietnam the left hander would really pump in the right conditions i have a photo of it

]]> By: Luke Jones http://matadornetwork.com/trips/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-7479 Luke Jones Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:07:12 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-7479 Tam's Pub is actually north of the Marble Mountains a few doors up from the Gold Coast Hotel, I was there in june 2010 for a week and it barely got over a foot. Not much really happens in Da Nang so I headed south, about 25km, to Hoi An where it was a little more bustling. The beach starts to curve a little at Hoi An facing N/E, I could imagine some nice long rights there on the right swell. Besides that the highlight of my trip was renting a moto and riding back up to Da Nang and around the massive, green, uninhabited point 5 mins from the city, where I didn't see a soul. There are small pathways all around the edges of the point and every corner you go around greets you with an epic view which you will have to stop and photograph. From there I rode out to the hinterland(only about 30mins) to the Ba Na Hills Resort, for $5 you can ride the worlds longest cable car(5.5km) with awesome views from Da Nang to Hoi An and a reprieve from the blistering heat. Tam’s Pub is actually north of the Marble Mountains a few doors up from the Gold Coast Hotel, I was there in june 2010 for a week and it barely got over a foot. Not much really happens in Da Nang so I headed south, about 25km, to Hoi An where it was a little more bustling. The beach starts to curve a little at Hoi An facing N/E, I could imagine some nice long rights there on the right swell.

Besides that the highlight of my trip was renting a moto and riding back up to Da Nang and around the massive, green, uninhabited point 5 mins from the city, where I didn’t see a soul. There are small pathways all around the edges of the point and every corner you go around greets you with an epic view which you will have to stop and photograph.

From there I rode out to the hinterland(only about 30mins) to the Ba Na Hills Resort, for $5 you can ride the worlds longest cable car(5.5km) with awesome views from Da Nang to Hoi An and a reprieve from the blistering heat.

]]> By: Daniel http://matadornetwork.com/trips/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-7951 Daniel Sat, 20 Nov 2010 16:56:01 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-7951 Nice article Rhys, thank you for the information, good reading! Keep up the good work peace Nice article Rhys, thank you for the information, good reading!

Keep up the good work

peace

]]> By: Drew http://matadornetwork.com/trips/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-7935 Drew Mon, 15 Nov 2010 07:31:43 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-7935 Seriously, who goes to any country on a surf exploration trip without bringing their own surfboard? Amateur! Seriously, who goes to any country on a surf exploration trip without bringing their own surfboard? Amateur!

]]> By: Paul Trinh http://matadornetwork.com/trips/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-7787 Paul Trinh Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:44:31 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-7787 Surf is sick in Nha Trang. Today it hit 7 feet solid face. I lived on the North Shore of Oahu. and haven't surf waves this fun since there. We just shipped in AIPA surfboards from Hawaii. The only boards you can get here are cheap BIC crap from france and epoxy like SUPs. Anchor skate and surf shop. Go to anchorsb.blogspot.com Surf is sick in Nha Trang. Today it hit 7 feet solid face. I lived on the North Shore of Oahu. and haven’t surf waves this fun since there. We just shipped in AIPA surfboards from Hawaii. The only boards you can get here are cheap BIC crap from france and epoxy like SUPs. Anchor skate and surf shop. Go to anchorsb.blogspot.com

]]> By: jungle rat http://matadornetwork.com/trips/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-6139 jungle rat Sun, 13 Jun 2010 07:59:27 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/surf-vietnam-china-beach-and-beyond/#comment-6139 Hay everybody, yup Vietnam is the shit and surfing is too. u wouldnt believe the surf that is available offshore winds bc of headlands so when the surf comes in its offshore this winter is going rule in vietnam best time is oct ot feb. sept is tyhoon season but thats when the real dream happens I was on the beach last year when both typhoons hit vietnam in sept living the dream in vietnam travel surfing and searching aloha Hay everybody,
yup Vietnam is the shit and surfing is too.
u wouldnt believe the surf that is available
offshore winds bc of headlands so when the
surf comes in its offshore
this winter is going rule in vietnam
best time is oct ot feb.
sept is tyhoon season but thats when the real dream happens
I was on the beach last year when both typhoons hit vietnam in sept
living the dream in vietnam
travel surfing and searching
aloha

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