Surfing is a wonderful sport that is popular in basically any beach area.
We have some good surfing locations here in the UK. I've never tried it myself. Have you? 
I have never gone surfing. I live in Florida, US. It is usually associated with Huntington, California and Hawaii.
Is surfing not popular in Florida then? We only tend to surf on the south coast. The conditions there are better. 
Not as big as those other areas. It is very big in Indonesia, too., which has 13,000 islands.
I've heard that before. Although I didn't Know it was popular with surfers. Australia is meant to be popular too.
Surfboard
A surfboard is an elongated platform used in surfing. Surfboards are relatively light, but are strong enough to support an individual standing on them while riding an ocean wave. They were invented in ancient Hawaii, where they were known as "papa he'e nalu" in the Hawaiian language, they were usually made of wood from local trees, such as koa, and were often over in length and extremely heavy. Major advances over the years include the addition of one or more fins (skegs) on the bottom rear
gone in one wave.” –Bethany Hamilton"
Marge Calhoun: She was a woman surfer who pioneered surfing in Hawaii. She is considered the first women surfing champion. She was indicted into the surfing hall of fame in 2003.
Stephanie Gilmore: “Fear - It's a fine line between that and pushing yourself. You definitely reach new heights when you push. But fear is good. Fear keeps us alive. If we didn't have it, we'd be doing crazy things and getting in sticky