Ocean Swells Quotes

It's weird, I grew up in California, and I've only surfed, like, once.

My dad was a really good surfer, and by the time I was 10, he was dragging me out on some good days at Bells. I'd reckon they were solid, 6-foot days, and he'd tell me to wait on the shoulder. I'd see him coming through the barrel, and he'd just scream at me to go. I'd drop in, and he'd give me a hoot from behind - I've always loved it.

A long sea implies an uniform and steady motion of long and extensive waves; on the contrary, a short sea is when they run irregularly, broken, and interrupted; so as frequently to burst over a vessel's side or quarter.

I think you could find some waves on the west side of Denmark, but I never tried it.

It's not the size of the ship; it's the size of the waves.

No surfer wants to be the photographer, especially when the waves are good.

I've always been under the impression that it would be such a bummer to be in a peaceful place like Hawaii or the tropics and be stressed about catching waves.

Surfers have the most attitude.