Seal surfs! (or comfuses the boards with floes ? )

A young seal shocked two surfers by joining them for a session in the waves in Northumberland.

Matt Stanley and Andrew Flounders were surfing off Amble when the seal swam up and got on board, even chasing them as they surfed.

The seal was with the duo for almost an hour, although it found balancing a bit of a problem.

"It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience," said Stanley, 23.

"We had been in for about 45 minutes when the seal came along. I've seen them there before but they are usually far away.

"This one nudged Andrew's foot in the water and started getting curious."

The seal climbed on their boards but struggled to stay on for long.

"It kept sliding off, but every time you caught a wave it would surf in on the white water," said Stanley.

"I admit we lost interest in the surfing for a bit. I've never seen a seal that close up, never mind one sitting on board.

"When we left it followed us, but the waves were not too bad so ...more(plus video)