Hey Zuz, I’m confused: I didn’t surf a single time in 2025

On Fridays, we usually run our Hey Zuz I’m Confused segment. I didn’t think it’d be fair to run one this holiday week with genuine concern. So I made one up.

😵‍💫 hey zuz, i am confused.

I didn’t surf a single time in 2025. Who says 2026 is going to be any different?

🥰 dear reader

The only person who can say it’s going to be different is you. You, you, you—and only you. There must be millions of reasons why one goes an entire year without surfing. Landlocked location, lack of funds, injury, life gets in the way. There was a year I didn’t surf. I honestly can’t remember why. I think I was pissed with surfing. Like, really pissed. For reasons that now completely escape me—it’s been a while.

As far as I am concerned, surfing is not a sport, neither is it a hobby. I don’t know what it is, but it’s not those two things. Maybe it’s a state of mind. Yes. That sounds right.

So you need to be in the surfing state of mind to surf and enjoy it. Don’t force it. Just because you didn’t surf for a year, two years, or a decade doesn’t mean you can’t ever surf again. That’s just silly talk. You’ll know when the time is right—and I’ll see you then in the lineup.

Author: The Wipeout Weekly team