Where’s the best place in the world to surf?
Hawaii is my favorite. Not just because I’m from there, but because it has the best waves year-round. Tahiti has great surfing too, and terrific food. It’s the only place in the tropics where I’ve found good Bordeaux, cheese, and baguettes. 2. What makes a surfing location appealing? The typography of the bottom—reef breaks and sand and rock bottoms—really affects the type of surf. The Southern Hemisphere has fairly consistent surf, but doesn’t quite produce the size that we have in the North Pacific. Probably the two greatest wave producers in the world are the Indian Ocean and the Northern Pacific, followed by the South Pacific. The longer the waves travel across the ocean, the cleaner they are and the more precision, but the smaller they are—so, in places like Indonesia and Fiji, what you sacrifice in size you make up for in quality. 3. Are there any waves that you have yet to ride, but are hoping to conquer? Yes, but I don’t know where they are. That’s the search—looking for new wa
