A week later, and my body still hurts.

My arms ache from riding the Shredmill standing wave. My legs are sore from surfing the wave pool. And I’m still recovering from whiskey-throttling around the lake on LIND electric surfboards, circling an island populated by lemurs.

But I can’t wipe the smile off my face.

That’s the magic of Swatch Nines, which recently brought together some of the world’s most creative surfers, skateboarders, and action sports athletes for three days of absolute chaos in Waco, Texas.

“The setup here feels like it’s like Disneyland for surfing and skating,” said Noah Beschen.

Laura Enever. Jesse Jennings

And he wasn’t wrong.

There were surfers grinding skate rails into waves, massive aerials launched with the help of winches, a floating skatepark, nighttime sessions illuminated by flares, and plenty of spectacular wipeouts.…