“Everyone wants to catch this wave”

A group of female entrepreneurs are making waves in Rockaway Beach.

Whether it’s 5 a.m. or 5 p.m., whether it’s snowing or sweltering, the boss ladies will head to the Queens beaches to surf while handling their business responsibilities.

Surfer Tracy Obolsky, chef and owner of local Rockaway Beach Bakery, said she plans her trips “based on the swell forecast.” But she added: “You can’t really surf whenever you want. The conditions have to be right, the stars have to align, and you go when the opportunity presents itself.”

Like running a business, surfing requires discipline, patience, perseverance, good communication skills, and the ability to take responsibility.

“Everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon,” said Anya Ferring, owner of the online clothing company ARTbutt and the Manhattan-based design consultancy The Factory 8. “You have to have a spirit of community and connection.”

This also applies to her work.

“We need to communicate with our customers and suppliers,” said Ferrin, 43. “We need to be polite. We need to abide by a code of respect and honor in doing business.”

Obolsky, like other female business owners who enjoy surfing, said she finds relaxation in the water.

“For me, you have to be there,” said Obolsky, 41. “I wasn’t thinking about payroll or ordering anything. Somehow, I could just rest in the water and enjoy a moment of peace.”

Likewise, Obolsky’s friend Claire Canfield, co-owner of Bloom Beauty Lounge in Chelsea, said she loves surfing because it’s a chance to “put your whole self into it.”

“You can’t think about anything else when you’re surfing because the waves are so limited,” said Canfield, 39.

Floral designer Amy Febinger, 48, also a close friend of Obolsky’s, said that as a Type A personality, she couldn’t stand the thought of persisting in anything she couldn’t master immediately, until she learned to surf.

“If you want the best waves, sometimes you have to be really patient,” she said. “It’s taught me to be patient in other areas of my life.”

Mylene Alcayaga, 30, co-owner of Santokki Studio, a plant shop in Red Hook, Brooklyn, who surfs with Canfield, said surfing “is not easy” and is like running a business. “Every day there’s something different going on.” Still, she called it “really meditative.”

Stacy Snyder, an event planner at Stacy Danielle Studio, said surfing is a “spiritual exercise” that’s all about the journey and the destination.

“Surfing is an exciting thing to do, just like executing a well-planned activity,” said Snyder, 39. “It’s the destination. However, what I learn the most is what I did to get there. It’s the journey.”

She added: “The journey gives meaning to the destination. The destination gives purpose to the journey.”