From a bud in San Diego...
Yesterday as a wave crested in front of me, too small to ride, a pelican dropped from the sky to the left and began gliding along the lip of the wave. It passed about six feet in front of me, I could see the feathers of its wingtips tremble with each touch on the water, feeling it's edge, sending little bursts of water skyward, dancing along the wave like any surfer. The swell lifed me up and I watched the pelican continue the right, following the wave's crest for a good 200 feet, until the wave curled over and she flew skyward.
Too cool. I searched
surfing pelican on YouTube and there are several vids.