Wet ‘N’ Wild with Rockin’ Fig:

Well, it was a long, fun summer. The weather was quite tasty, not as much June gloom for June and July.

Pretty warm air temperatures this summer, which ended with a heat wave the last couple weeks that posted 80 degree temperatures for two weeks straight. The ocean was hot and cold, a couple weeks in the mid- to upper 60s to 70s, then dropping off to the upper 50s, pretty much all summer long.

And we got a couple good size south swells when we needed them most. A recap of the surf action for the summer: It started at the NSSA National Championships at Trestles at the end of June and saw San Clemente’s Kolohe Andino go big, taking the men’s Governor’s Cup with all sorts of rad moves. Santa Barbara’s Lakey Petersen took the women’s, beating the favorites at the Governors Cup by busting a huge air in the final, a first for the women.

At the Nike 6.0 Pier Pressure at Huntington Beach Pier, Hawaii’s Keanu Asing took top honors, edging Malibu’s Dillon Perillo for the win in a battle of some of the hottest up and coming juniors around. In the latter part of July, the Hurley U.S. Open of Surfing went super big.

Nine-time world champ Kelly Slater was there and was ripping as hard as you can, carving 360s, barrels and rios, along with other world champs Aussie Mick Fanning, “the Speedster” who placed second, C.J. Hobgood, who got an insane barrel, and three-time Open champ Rob Machado.

The surf picked up to six- to 15-foot plus toward the end of the event, with jet ski assistance, a first. The prize money was upped from $20,000 to $100,000. Thanks, Bob Hurley.

Local Brett Simpson won men’s and local Courtney Conlogue won women’s. A surf fest with a 150,000 spectators — the largest crowd ever, at the 50th anniversary of surf contests at the Huntington Beach Pier.

In August, the U.S. took gold at the ISA World Games in Costa Rica, the first time since 1996. Conlogue led the way with a gold in women’s and teammate Sage Erickson got bronze. In men’s, Corey Lopez took a silver and Benny Bourgeois got copper after the U.S. beat France and Australia, which finished second and third.

The end of August saw the Surfing America U.S. Championships at the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier. Again Andino came up big winning the 18 and 16 and under divisions, proving he’s the top of the class. Don’t forget the Hurley Pro at Lower Trestles, San Clemente. The waiting period starts Saturday to Sept. 19. The top 45 and three wild cards will be on hand.

Should be hot, weather and surfing.

RICK FIGNETTI is a 10-time West Coast champion and a longtime KROQ-FM surfologist. He owns a surf shop on Main Street. You can reach him at (714) 536-1058.