{"id":135992,"date":"2017-09-29T06:30:48","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T13:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/?p=135992"},"modified":"2017-09-29T06:30:48","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T13:30:48","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-to-surf-the-great-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/?p=135992","title":{"rendered":"What you need to know to surf the Great Lakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Surfing in a giant and frigid body of freshwater might not be everyone\u2019s idea of paradise, but for landlocked surfers, it\u2019s a lifestyle that is embraced with gusto. Great Lakes surfing is challenging, but for the brave men and women who surf there, the obstacles provide a sense of adventure.<\/p>\n<p>While Midwest lake surfing can be rewarding, it is important to know some key things before you go. As with surfing in the ocean, there are a number of factors that go into scoring epic (or even not-so-epic) waves in the Great Lakes, from understanding what generates swell to bringing the appropriate equipment.<\/p>\n<p>If you are an adventure-seeking surfer, the Great Lakes should be on your to-do list. Here are the essential things to keep in mind when planning your trip\u00a0\u00a0 &#8230;\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grindtv.com\/surf\/need-know-surf-great-lakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stoked News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surfing in a giant and frigid body of freshwater might not be everyone\u2019s idea of paradise, but for landlocked surfers, it\u2019s a lifestyle that is embraced with gusto. Great Lakes surfing is challenging, but for the brave men and women who surf there, the obstacles provide a sense of adventure. While Midwest lake surfing can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-surf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=135992"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135993,"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135992\/revisions\/135993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=135992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=135992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=135992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}