Instagram loves to put a rose-coloured tint on the world, doesn’t it? Particularly when it comes to surfing.
Cold, grey, damp beaches looks a lot better when you conveniently ignore the ugly road signs, rubbish and drunks, and place a nice filter over the top of a pretty sunset.
Here are a few of the better examples we discovered of surf life with #nofilter… and it’s not pretty.
Surfing in Britain on Instagram
Surfing in Britain in real life
Surf cafe on Instagram
Surf cafe in real life
Sunset surf session on Instagram
Sunset surf session in real life
Surf wagons on Instagram
Surf wagons in real life
Newquay on Instagram
North Devon on Instagram
North Devon in real life
Summer surfing on Instagram
Summer surfing in real life