It's a magical start. It kind of gives me a nice little cushion there. If I just surf loose and get another result or two, then everything's lined up real good for the start of the year.

For a surfer, it's never-ending. There's always some wave you want to surf.

It's nice to have a cushion.

It's nice to have a bit of a cushion.

It would be nice just to have that cushion so we live a little more calmly.

Big waves are a whole different ball game. You're riding a wave with an immense amount of speed and power, generally over 10 meters. On the face of the wave, obviously life and death thoughts start to happen.