That’s a cool way to think about it—waves as on‑screen beats, the swell building to a crest that feels like a plot twist, the trough a quiet pause. It’s like your surfboard is a drum and the ocean its drumbeat, and the story just rides that rhythm. The trick is to sync the visual cut‑scene with the real wave—so the audience feels the swell before the climax hits. Try mapping a session’s ups and downs to a three‑act structure; you’ll see the narrative pattern in the tide itself.