The North Sea holds many surf zones. You know of Norway, the North East of the UK and even the Netherlands has had some time in the spotlight over recent years. But trace your finger a bit further south and you’ll notice Belgium, which faces out into the southern part of the North Sea – and yes, it gets waves.

Cold? Of course, an average of 39-to-46 degrees F in the darkest of winter’s depths. But there’s also a surf scene there who are probably as hardcore as it gets. Some live in Antwerp and rather than drive, take a train to the beach – a two hour trip, to get changed on the shoreline, out there in what could be wind swell for an hour, change on the freezing beach and make the trip home.

Keith Marcantuoni, a 5’4″ Hypto and the spoils of home.…