when was surfing invented

1930's

Hawaiians doing it for hundreds of years. others got interested after world war II.

45,334 years, 3 months, and 4 days ago.

Everyone knows that.

Surfing was first recorded in Hawaii by Lieutenant James King, whose task it was to complete the journals of James Cook after his death in 1779. However, by this time surfing had already become an integral part of Hawaiian culture with surfers riding waves lying down or standing on long hardwood boards. Surfing was as much as a part of Hawaiian life as many major sports r part of western life today. It permeated every part of Hawaiian society including religion & myth. Hawaiian Chiefs would demonstrate their leadership by the skills they possessed on the surf.

It was invented when somebody was trying to escape a giant wave by jumping onto a piece of floating debris.

dont ask me

this has some good info. It seems to have started in the late 1700s.

when people started falling in love

The first surfers were a group of Polynesians that first surfed in Polynesia then left their home to migrate. This happened around 800 A.D and 1100. They landed on a group of islands that are now called the Hawaiian Islands.

It was a sport of the Hawaiian kings many hundreds of years ago. They probably figured it out when they came in with their outrigger canoes and saw how well the canoes were carried by the waves. Just a guess.

Hawaiians have surfed for a very long time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfing#History

exactly what hwhjr1987 said! heh heh!
S Africa (in Durban) holds the longest running international annual surfing contest each July..formerly known as the ''Gunston 500'' (because 1st prize money was R500..about £30 these days).now known as the Vodacom Mr Price Beach Africa festival..go figure!
now you know a little bit more...... :-)

1,000,045.5599 hours ago

since before hawaii was found by the white people it was started by duke kahanamoku

Legends say a long time ago . . ., but Duke started the interest in surfing and has been, l believed, named the father of modern day surfing.