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Surf Zombies

by Andrew Norton

Surf zombies are seemingly lifeless beings that stand by the sea, motionless for hours, watching surfers with the cold stare of a hungry shark.

Their eerie silhouettes scatter the shoreline like tombstones, forcing intrepid surfers to circumnavigate the seaside cemetery.

Ok, I’m getting carried away now but you know the people I mean. They’re usually an assortment of indecisive surfers, hypnotized wave lovers and concerned parents.

A ‘surf zombie’ is anyone who spends too much time looking at the surf and not enough time splashing about in it. Here’s what I mean:

surf zombies pipeline hawaii

North Shore surf zombies

surf zombies Vieux Boucau france

Surf zombies at Vieux Boucau, France

surf zombies

North Devon surf zombies

surf zombies meditating

Surf zombies meditating at The Cribbar

surf zombies in the water

Surf zombies at high tide

friendly zombies

Friendly zombies

sunset surf zombies

Sunset surf zombies

This article was inspired by a thread on the Magic Seaweed forum where you will find these and other surf zombie sightings.

Please share your surf zombie sightings in the comments below or send me a pic by email.

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Comments

  1. Anne Moellering says

    29/08/2012 at 3:58 am

    #LIKE !!! 🙂

  2. Anne Moellering says

    29/08/2012 at 3:58 am

    #LIKE !!! 🙂

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