Triston Gailey, 3, gets some help squeezing into his wetsuit from his father, Todd, before hitting the waves in Morro Bay, California. (Photo by Joe Johnston/The Tribune of San Luis Obispo)

Triston plays with a tourist's on the beach. (Photo by Joe Johnston/The Tribune of San Luis Obispo)

Triston waxes his surfboard before hitting the waves. (Photo by Joe Johnston/The Tribune of San Luis Obispo)

Triston poses for a photo with his surfboard before catching some waves with his father. (Photo by Joe Johnston/The Tribune of San Luis Obispo)

Triston and his father hit the waves. (Photo by Joe Johnston/The Tribune of San Luis Obispo)

Triston carries his board. (Photo by Joe Johnston/The Tribune of San Luis Obispo)

Triston surfs a wave as his father, Todd, watches in Morro Bay. “Hes the most coordinated 3-year-old I've ever seen”, says the 35-year-old captain/paramedic with the Morro Bay Fire Department. (Photo by Joe Johnston/The Tribune of San Luis Obispo)

Triston gets a high five from his father after riding all the way to the sand. (Photo by Joe Johnston/The Tribune of San Luis Obispo)