Bowls is so perfect that everybody thinks it’s an easy wave to surf. WRONG! it took me years to figure that wave out and if you think it’s easy, it’s not. first, you have to position yourself in the right spot or the wave will break too fast. if you go too deep, you will get caught behind. if you take off on the shoulder, you will miss the best part of the wave. so you have to find the perfect take off area. then you have to deal with the locals and pro surfers. then you have to deal with the longboarders, then the currents, winds, swell direction, and tide changes that can change the wave hourly. so yes, you have to have some wave knowledge to be able to surf that wave to its potential. and when you do, it could be the best wave of your life…
