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Griffin Colapinto
Griffin Colapinto is best understood through the events, breaks, and board choices that repeatedly fit their surfing.
Break Notes
Trestles
Trestles rewards certain habits and punishes others. The trick is knowing what the wave asks before the section asks it for you.
Region San Clemente, California
Wave type High-performance cobblestone point
Useful angle Setup + board fit
break guidetrestles
How to read the wave
Variety, tempo changes, and linking turns without losing shape.
It can flatter surfing that looks explosive but does not actually connect the wave well.
The useful part is not just where the break sits on a map. It is how the wave asks you to set your line, place your feet, and choose your board once you are out there.
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More surf, more context, and a few good places to stay on the same idea.
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Which Surfers Look Best When Trestles Goes Clean?
A thread about who gains the most when Trestles becomes a flow test instead of a chaos test.