[Jeff Chandler]

I'll give him credit, he's standing up on his board, moving forward, but I don't see the wave. If his old man was a top notch surfer, he would never have bothered with such a tiny "wave".

[ElkGroveDan]

It depends upon when the picture was taken.

He's probably holding his balance as long as possible and riding the foam all the way in for the photographer. Like all waves, I'm sure it was bigger than that when it curled.