CrossStep said..100% of my time surfing is spent, well surfing.
Its not just about that 2%. In fact some of my most memorable surfing memories haven't been about the 2% on the wave, but the remaining 98% of time in the water and the other 100% getting to that point in time.
Case point: I remember one trip driving down a once remote bush tracks before dawn and arriving at the break to fine I had the ocean to myself. The water was dark, murky and had a smell to it, just letting you know that today it was alive with all forms of sea creatures. The Autumn fog was so thick I could just see end of the waves peeling off as they finally broke on the rocky shoreline, beyond that there was nothing to see but a wall of grey mist.
I remember stewing for a good bit about the benefits of going out by myself into something I couldn't see, on a remote and rocky coastline (no phone reception back then), and I remember how I knew i would regret it if I didn't paddle out.
I remember pushing past the shore line and finally seeing this perfect wave peeling left and right, and still not being able to see beyond it.
I remember floating alone out in an ocean that I could not see in any direction, a shore line that I could no longer see, peering down into water that was almost black and having to guess the take off point (no visual reference available.... and no GPS).
Sure I remember the waves I caught alone for 2 hours until I heard another car rock up, epic
But the feeling of riding those waves only takes up a moment of the whole memory of that early morning session.
I didn't start, or get back into surfing just for the thrill of the 2%
Im not going to dwell on the efficiency of my surfing ...... and Im sure as hell not going to purchase a GPS watch to help me re-live the moments.
, but dam if Im paying that much for a watch. I might not enjoy my surf it I forget to put it on 
