6 Reasons Why Surfing Is The Most Electric Sport And You Had No Idea

4. Reading the “Unreadable”

Top-tier surfers possess a near-psychic ability to read the surface of the water and predict exactly where a wave will break. This “wave IQ” is developed over decades and allows them to position themselves in the perfect spot to catch a ride. It’s a mental game of chess played against the unpredictable nature of the sea.