article_snippet: My hotel, the Waterfront Beach Resort had a surfboard in the foyer and doorknob signs that read Wiped Out rather than Do Not Disturb.
article_snippet: but by 8.30am there were already more than 100 surfer bobbing about in the ocean.
article_snippet: From the the pierI could watch them mounting them boards and waiting patiently to ride in on the most powerful of the tall, grey waves.
article_snippet: A surfboard-shaped sign ironically declared No Surfboards.
article_snippet: The warning was somewhat redundant as beaches can be private but the sea is free and, anyway, the waves are so mild that no serious surfer would choose no serious surfer.