By Fjordryder , 17-11-2019

Be ware! - I was a little hesitant to surf here because of the killer whale attack back in ‘91, but I went for it anyways. Boy was that a mistake! Despite being a norwegian meself, the locals told me I don’t belong and made fun of my dialect. Came back to my car after surfing closeouts only to find that my carburetor was missing and my windshield was waxed. Even after surfing the north shore for 10 years never have I experienced threats like I did that day. The local crew, who call themselves the brå bros, held me down and made me promise to never come back to a waves that is theirs. Go surf Giske instead is my suggestion.

By Anonymous , 08-06-2009

..... - thing is that us Norwegians have a thing with hype and fashion. We tend to hype things out of proportion, whatever fashion infuences get us from abroad well blow up. Same with surfing, the problem is that surfing and being on the surf hype is two different things. Combine this with a ragged coastline with very few surfable beaches, you have a crowd issue. but a very special norwegian one where most in the water have no clue but they dress the part. The few people surfing many years before the big hype are still there to quietly catch some waves, no scene, no stickers, no heyho I'm a surfer and the whole world should know. Just wetsuit board and go out in hailstorm and subzero degrees. Come summer hype sets in yet again. Is it really hard to understand the frustration of having your beach littered with everything and having to take the blame?

By Anonymous , 09-08-2008

norwegians - well, that's norway for you. sounds quite tipical norwegian. making up a problem where there is non, like crowded waves. localism comes in quite handy for most of them, as they are the rudest unfriendliest, least laid back bunch by nature. so they can mask it behind something they think is cool...dickheads. and with all the oilmoney they have they can afford to travel to whatever surfspots in the world and to the freeride resorts in the alps and expect there to be welcomed with open arms and treated like they godamn own the place while they behave like a bunch of morons. sorry got carried away a bit. just a bit frustrating sometimes. glad there are so many other nationalities living here. tip: stick to the swedes in norway. they are the better scandinavians. and cheers to the exceptions from the rules. also met a handfull of really cool norwegians.