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Fire fighter and tube hound @matt_oberman threading the needle! Short edit of Matt in Tahiti live on the site - link in the bio
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The heat is on…come get in the water!!! What an epic week this week!!! 🤙😎 #surfcamp #pompanobeach #livingwatersurfschool #summercamp #summervibes

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Another epic day today!!! 😎🤙 #surfcamp #pompanobeach #livingwatersurfschool #summercamp #beachcamp

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What an epic Monday!!! Come join the party!!! 🤙😎 #surfcamp #pompanobeach #livingwatersurfschool #summercamp #summervibes

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@matt_oberman and a reason to keep an eye on the South Pacific. See what else the basin has in store in the latest WaveFax, link in bio.

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Some action from this morning! Party waves, tubing, and epic vibes!!! 😎🤙 #surfcamp #livingwatersurfschool #pompanobeach #summercamp #livingwatersurfcamp

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Big wave energy, packed into a tee 🌊
The Slasher Bat design featuring @matt_oberman is here!
Grab yours in men’s, women’s, and kid's sizes today, in-store and online now!

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Most people squeeze their passions into the margins. Matt Oberman and Skeeter Zimmerman built their whole lives around them.

Good waves are hard to come by in South Florida, but that hasn’t stopped these two watermen from scoring world-class waves. Matt with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and Skeeter with the Boca Raton Fire Department — they run a 24-on, 48-off schedule that gives them the freedom to move when the swell lines up.

Their story goes back decades. Both grew up chasing every wave they could find, competing, landing sponsors, and living the early surf life. Skeeter rode with Quiksilver for years and launched Living Water Surf School before joining the fire service. Matt stacked up sponsors of his own and spent time as a lifeguard before stepping into his role as a firefighter.

Now the rhythm is simple: when they’re on duty, they’re serving the community. When they’re off, they’re tracking buoy readings, swapping shifts, and heading wherever hollow waves are breaking.

“What Matt and I are doing is a young man’s game and we have to stay fit,” Skeeter said. “You can’t just say, ‘I’ll do it when I’m in my sixties and retired.’”

For them, it’s never been about money or fame. It’s about the pull of the ocean — and making the most of it while the waves, and the years, are still on their side.

Photos:
Maena Fabisch
Ben Hicks
Atlantic Current Media
Gaetan Charlin

Written by Darien Davies.

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Read “Blue Collar Barrel Chasers” in The Water People Issue — on stands now.

#atlanticcurrent #southflorida #bocaraton #firstresponders

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Pumped on this new spread in the latest issue of the @atlanticcurrent #issue79

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Deep into my cameras on a cool February morning in Florida. #BeOceanMinded
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Solid 👋 lip slap! @matt_oberman

#surfing #surflife #surfphotography #sonyalpha #florida

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The sights and sounds of a winter swell hitting home 💙#BeOceanMinded
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@thorindustries @airstream_inc @battlebornbatteries @pacsafeofficial #pacsafeofficial @yakimaracks #withyakima @explore.Toyota @gorichsolar @freeflyapparel @sunbum @smithoptics @falkentire @iamspecialized @fiveten @power._cycle @sramroad @xcelwetsuits @koss @mobilesolarconsulting @rigidindustries @areaccessories @freestylewatches @fstopgear @drinkbivo @gomacro @surfboardtradingco @koss @tldbike @giordanacycling @hoyafilterusa @sliktripods

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