The combination of salt water and sun can leave your hair looking like straw, so stop your locks from drying out by always remembering to give your hair a really good rinse with fresh water as soon as you get out of the surf. If there isn't a shower on the beach, just fill a big bottle with tap water at home and take it with you.

Surfers need to have a good level of fitness. Surfing boosts your aerobic capacity, muscular strength, endurance and power, flexibility and anaerobic endurance. The aerobic fitness comes from the repetition of paddling against the resistance of the waves.

Stability is one of the most important factors in the prevention of musculosketal injury during performance of elite sport. Stability is most important for surfers around the shoulders, and lumbopelvic region or core.

Shoulder Stability is important to maximise the power of large paddling muscles for  

Increased speed during long paddles to return to the line up Sprints to out position opponents And paddling into hollow waves

Improved stability also prevents the development of tendonitis, which causes pain, loss of power and eventually an inability to paddle.

Most surfers just go surfing, which takes a fair amount of fitness if you stay out surfing in different surf conditions for a while. However given enough time in the water most surfers will develop overuse injuries.

Make sure you condition yourself with an exercise programme for strength and flexibility.