"Riding Giant Waves at Tormo: A Messy but Memorable Surf Session"
Feb 19, 2024 - 9:53amSummary: I had a good time surfing at Tormo despite the messy and windy conditions. The waves were big and fun, which allowed me to catch some giant waves on my longboard. The waves measured about six to eight feet, making it a pretty solid session overall. It was an overall pretty nice time surfing.Comment: Surf ag tourmo let’s gooo
Transcript: So I surfed Tormo, and it was nice. It was really nice. I mean, the waves were a mess, and just like windy and kind of crappy and whatever, but it was big and it was fun, and I caught some giant waves on my longboard, and yeah, it just was an overall pretty nice time. Probably like six to eight foot really was what was being surfed. So pretty solid, solid day, solid session, I'd say.
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