It's 4.30am and that dang alarm is bleating. Shut the noise off, pick up your phone and crack a half-asleep eye at the local cam. It's good out there, really good. And the only thing stopping you is the thought of a few more hours sleep versus a session down the road. Luckily, most of the time, the former works out – there is something so serene and almost ethereal at that time in the morning. The world is still horizontal but you're up, loading boards into car, popping the kettle on for a quick morning perk-up before getting out there. There's an art to the dawn patrol, a pre-surf ritual that can feel absolutely essential. What's interesting, is everyone has their own little things they do in the morning to prep for the surf. A friend of mine rolls his van down the drive in the morning so he doesn't wake up the kids.…