The problem, of course, is that the game lacks any real depth. Perhaps I'm just prejudiced or something, but I can't tell one wave from another. And the surfboards themselves all handle the same way. Worse, the camera angles are so similar that you can never even get a different perspective on the action. One exception to the lack of gameplay variety is that the weather conditions you select for your run do seem to effect the gameplay somewhat by causing bigger waves.
Waves swell and rise accurately, then break just as they do along any real beach.
The main problem is that the surfer looks a bit too small in comparison to the environment. Rendering on the player is also not up to the high-polygon count standards of most PC action games published over the past few years. Music and sound is similarly lackluster. The songs are very repetitive and lack the grungy extreme appeal of well-known bands like Cypress Hill. There are a few sounds that help make the game more realistic, like seagulls in the distance or the splash of the waves, but nothing to write home about.