Khona kanye e-Orange County, Southern California, Huntington Pier, Southside igagasi elidume umhlaba wonke, elijabulisayo eliphula isihlabathi nhlangothi zombili zomgodi. Amanye amagagasi lapha angaba inselele futhi aphule amamitha angaba ngu-50, anikeze izigaba zokuphenduka nomoya. Kube nomlando omningi lapha, i-US Open of Surfing iba lapha minyaka yonke: umbukwane wonke kufanele ube khona okungenani kanye. I-Southside of the pier ithanda amalungelo futhi isebenza kahle kakhulu ehlobo, nokho, abantu bendawo bazokutshela ukuthi iNyakatho-ntshonalanga enkulu ikhukhumala ebusika futhi yenze amalungelo athile ajabulisayo. Lena indawo eyenza "ukudubula indawo" yaduma, nakuba singakukhuthazi ukuyizama ngaphandle kwesigqoko sokuzivikela nokugoqwa kwebhamuza.
Yiziphi izimo ezingcono kakhulu zokuntweza e-Huntington Pier, Southside?
Iba kahle phakathi kokufika okhalweni nokuphezulu kathathu. Sincoma ibhodi elide uma lincane kanye nebhodi elifushane bese ukhuphuka njengoba usayizi ukhula. Amagagasi lapha abafaneleka kakhulu abatshuzi abaphakathi nendawo nabathuthukile. Ukusefa lapha kuyahambisana kahle (6/10) futhi kuzominyana kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ehlobo (8/10). Imimoya emihle kakhulu ivela eNyakatho-mpumalanga, kanye nokukhukhumala okuhle kakhulu okuvela eNyakatho-ntshonalanga, eNingizimu, eNingizimu-ntshonalanga naseNtshonalanga. Isebenza kuwo wonke amagagasi kodwa ikhetha phakathi nendawo.
Sincoma ukuthi ugqoke i-3/2 ehlobo lapho izinga lokushisa lamanzi likhuphuka libe ngamadigri amnandi angama-20. Ebusika i-4/3 ingase ikhethwe lapho izinga lokushisa lamanzi lehla lifika ku-15 degrees. Bona ishadi lezinga lokushisa elingezansi ukuze uthole idatha eyengeziwe kulokhu.