Sometimes it pays to stop and take time to watch how other surfers operate.

Especially those surfers who appear unbothered by crowds. Watch as they dart around the line up playing the ball and not the man. Always in position, stroking into set waves as if there was no competition. They can concentrate on their surfing and not be bothered by the ridiculous crowds in the water.

Take Noah Lane for instance. During this recent session at the always crowded Duranbah he jagged a dozen set waves as if there was no-one else there. 

All photos by Adam Weathered.