HOW DO I GET MY SURFBOARD OUT THROUGH THE WAVES?
ANSWER: Go straight out through the oncoming whitewater.
WHY: Because a surfboard reacts just like a boat when going out through the waves. A surfboard is kind of like a boat without sides, and with a real narrow bottom. The same dynamics of a boat applies to a surfboard when taking it out through the surf. You wouldn't take a boat out through the surf at an angle and expect to have much luck, and it's the same with a surfboard.
ALWAYS TAKE THAT SURFBOARD STRAIGHT OUT THROUGH THE WAVES