Whenever a tropical system named Marie enters the Pacific, ears perk up, and expectations for Southern California surfers go through the roof. The legendary Hurricane Marie swell of 2014—often cited as the modern benchmark for epic summer surf—set an incredibly high standard. So when Hurricane Marie 2.0 recently lit up the coast, the inevitable question arose: Was the new Marie better than the original? In a recent video breakdown by Surfline, Forecaster Schaler Perry analyzed the two historic events. According to Perry, comparing the swells ultimately comes down to quantity versus quality. Click play for the breakdown below. “Marie 2014 is already the benchmark,” Perry explained in the video.…