Since when are waves too big for surfers?

Like many other recreational hot spots, climate change may be a threat to beaches. In the U.S. alone, 86 million plus people will hit up the beach for some fun in the sun during the summer. Many of the ocean lovers, are surfers. Melting of the polar ice will obviously increase the sea level and potentially threaten the world in a number of ways, but signs of threats to the ocean lovers are being seen now. Hurricanes are increasing in strength and numbers. We have just seen Hurricane Irene on the east coast and that has caused a lot of damage. Who would have thought Vermont would see a hurricane? Obviously the coast tends to be hit with the most damage; climate experts are saying that beach erosion is wiping out dunes and waves are becoming too big for surfing and fishing. Funny as it seems, waves can be too big, even for surfers. The warming ocean waters not only affect the reefs and the inhabitants of the ocean, but the change in temperature leads towards to more extreme weather events. Oceans activist David Helvarg is just one of many who has been alarmed for the many years' "The rising temperatures in our seas can have major consequences for all of us. “The Environmental Protection Agency says melting glaciers and warmer ocean waters will likely cause an average two-foot rise in sea level on all U.S. coasts by 2100. Rising sea levels will cause threat to making some surf spots to disappear due to deeper waters and changing coastal dynamics.  Surfers will have to adapt, as Destructive storms created by climate change, changing weather patterns, and changing ocean currents will force coastal communities to adapt and maybe relocate. Much of the coastal ocean communities are home to many surfers. This certainly will cause a commute for many surfers. Surfers will continue to test the limits of the waves, but more precaution may be needed with some changes in the winds.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/2006-05-30-sports-globalwarming_x.htm