Enye yezona ndawo zidumileyo zekhefu le-surf emhlabeni, ezikuMntla weLos Angeles County, i-First Point iMalibu yenye yezona ndawo zihle kakhulu kwihlabathi ezixobuka phezu kwelitye kunye nesanti. Kukho amacandelo amathathu kumaza, kodwa iNqaku lokuQala lelona laziwa kakhulu kwaye lifakwe kwi-surfing, ikwalelona lingaguqukiyo. Amaza apha athambile kwaye aphuka ukuya kuthi ga kwi-250 yeemitha, enikezela ngokugqibeleleyo kwebhotolo egudileyo. Amaza alungile kuninzi lweentlobo zokusefa: Ukuhamba ngenqanawa kunye nokukrazula zombini zilungile. Qaphela umgangatho wamanzi ophantsi kakhulu emva kweemvula, izifo zixhaphakile.
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Ukuqhawula kuzo zonke iisayizi, ukuphakama esinqeni ukuya kwi-triple overhead kuya kuba nokumila okuhle. Nawuphi na umsebenzi we-surf uya kusebenza apha, ibhodi ende yemigca yakudala okanye ibhodi emfutshane yokukrazula! I-Malibu ifikeleleka kakhulu kuwo onke amanqanaba e-surfers, abaqalayo yonke indlela eya phambili baya kuwathanda amaza apha. Ukusefa apha kuyaguquguquka (7/10), nangona kunjalo, izihlwele apha ziyageza (10/10), Unethamsanqa lokungaphoswa kumatyeli aliqela ngamaza. Imimoya ekude nonxweme ivela eMantla. Awona madumba angcono kakhulu asuka eMzantsi, eMzantsi-ntshona, okanye eNtshona. Indawo yokuqala isebenza kuwo onke amanqanaba amaza, nangona ikhawuleza kwaye inyuka kumaza asezantsi.
Ngexesha lasehlotyeni sincoma ukunxiba i-wetsuit eyi-3/2 njengoko ubushushu bamanzi buhamba bujikeleze i-19 degrees. Ebusika i-4/3 ingcono xa iqondo lokushisa lamanzi lihla ukuya kwi-14 degrees. Jonga itshathi yobushushu engezantsi ngedatha engaphezulu kule.