While on a recent trip to California, Noa Deane and his legendary pops Wayne caught up with the guys at Surfline for a chat about who inspires him, his current board set-up and where he thinks high performance surfing is headed.

Here are a few highlights from the interview below:

Who do you think is doing the best airs right now?

John John for sure. The way he lands takes so much talent. He always seems to land in a good spot. I feel like I do it sometimes, but maybe one in ten waves. John John is more like nine out of ten. He's always landing in a good spot and it looks so smooth and stylish. He does bigger airs than everyone else too. I think he's definitely the best. I bet when his movie comes out, it's going to be mind-blowing.

You've been working on a movie too, right?

Yeah. I've got one coming out with Kai Neville. I've been working with him and Rusty. It's a movie of Kerrzy and I in West Oz, and then all the stuff that didn't make it into Cluster. It's pretty gnarly. I think the video is coming out during the US Open. It should be pretty sick.

Be sure to check out the entire feature on Surfline here with tons more photos and videos that will be sure to knock your socks off.