TV review: Surfing doc New Wave has the kind of optimism we need for 2026

"The one thing I learned from New Wave is the amount of dedication you need to ride a wave at all. These Groms are up at 5.30am to get the right conditions."

Young surfers - 'groms', if you will - on RTÉ's New Wave.

We are intrigued by people who do stuff we could never imagine doing ourselves. 

And surfing definitely fits into that bracket for me, so I like New Wave (RTÉ Player), as it follows teenage surfers striving to represent Ireland in the European championships.