Jealous of you world travelers, good on ya! Grew up surfing in OC, CA. Dedicated Old Man’s and Churches guy (San Onofre). Alas, I moved to Arizona in 1993 and now only surf for 1 week each summer. However, I can still surf and both my sons love being in the ocean. Oldest (20) surfs pretty well for a kid born in AZ. Even in crappy summer surf* San Diego, it is the best week each year.
*realistically being 50 and living in AZ, if it was pumping and 6’ I’d get hammered anyway, so good thing it’s mellow most summers!
Pic from a few years ago, “don’t snake me dad”