I love going to the beach to surf
I love to watch. It is very popular in California and Australia, both places I have lived. Where do you surf?
I live in South Carolina, and Folly Beach has the best waves here
I know where that is - near Charleston, right? Folly Island is one of the barrier islands.
That's right! I love it there.  I wonder where surfing originated
The ancient Polynesians started the whole thing. They surfed on boards, but used their knees and surfed on their bellies.
What did they make their boards out of?  Some type of wood?
It was the Hawaiians developed the more modern surfboard, using wood from local trees - they were usually pretty heavy!
That's really cool!  I had never considered the history of surfing before.  I want to learn more now
It's quite fascinating, and there are lots of different types of surfing, e.g. knee boarding, surf matting or body surfing.