Surfing Stoke

I firmly believe the path to happiness is through surfing. This may seem a profound statement for what some may say is simply a sport.

Filmmaker Brendan Monteiro dives into the life of surfer Casey Grant to find out what exactly dawn patrolling, and surfing more generally, means to the South African.

Here are some basic facts about the wind and waves: Harder the wind blows; Over a longer period of time; Over a greeters distance on ocean (fetch); The more wind energy will be transferred into the ocean, resulting in larger waves and longer swell periods.