Hurricane treats Hawaii surfers to a taste of the perfect wave

Surfers walk to the water to paddle out as Hurricane Lane approaches Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. August 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry

KAILUA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Will Rozier could not sleep on Thursday night, not because wind and rain from Hurricane Lane was lashing his Hawaii home, but because he was anxious to surf the huge waves rolling into one of his favourite beaches on the Big Island.

"I couldn't even sit down and eat breakfast. I had to throw it all in my car and drive down to the beach and eat it while I was watching the waves and the sun rising," said Rozier, 24, a resident of the archipelago's southernmost island who has surfed since he was a child.