Daily Survival Guide

How to Survive a Two-Wave Hold-Down
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1. Bail your board.


2. Avoid surfacing in the white water after a wave crashes.


3. Do not struggle--you will become exhausted.


4. Dive as deep as you can.


5. Let the first wave pass over you.


6. Follow the board's leash to the surface.


7. Wait out the waves by diving underneath them.
   Curl your body into a defensive ball as the waves pass overhead.


8. Paddle to calmer water.