How did 2010 predictions about the future of surfing pan out?

Kelly Slater, 11-time world champion, waves to the crowd who gathered for the WSL Founders’ Cup of Surfing, the first event that showcased the man-made waves in Lemoore, Calif. on Sunday May 6, 2018. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
What will happen to surfing as we ride a wave into the next decade?
It was a question posed to Peter “PT” Townend, surfing’s first world champion, for a story the Orange County Register published as 2010 approached, a chanc