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Just Add Water

Surf culture thrives along the Texas coast, offering opportunities to engage in a myriad of watersports and ride waves as tall as 14 feet. In South Padre Island, located on the Gulf Coast, Gene Gore, proprietor of the South Padre Surf Co., guides host Dylan Thuras through the art of surfing on the pristine shores of Isla Blanca Beach.

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