Surfing

Surfing

Surfing is a water sport and recreational activity in which the wave rider, rides the forward face of a wave usually towards the shore. While most suitable waves for surfing are found in the ocean the activity can also be performed on lakes. The wave rider balances on a surf board while riding the waves.

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Reflection

Sports; Surfing

A surf condition in which a wave or swell bounces off a hard object like a seawall, jetty, or rock, and merges back into the original wave or swell. Reflected waves often create bowly, peaky waves, ...

Victory at sea

Sports; Surfing

A surf condition in which the waves are very choppy and windblown. Derived from the old classic "Victory At Sea" TV shows in the 60's, in which the intro showed US Navy destroyers ploughing through ...

Wax

Sports; Surfing

A substance rubbed on the top or deck of a surfboard for traction. Needed due to the slippery nature of a board's original fibreglass surface. Surf wax comes in many different varieties: softer wax ...

Inconsistent

Sports; Surfing

A surf condition in which waves don't arrive frequently or predictably, and there are long, uncertain waits between sets.

Regular foot

Sports; Surfing

A surfer who surfs left foot forward and faces the wave on rights, and doesn't face the wave on lefts. Also called natural foot in Australia.

Surging waves

Sports; Surfing

A scientific term to describe waves that don't have time to break because the transition from deep-water to shallow water is too fast. Very little white water is evident before surging waves reach ...

Kook

Sports; Surfing

A beginner or someone who is not very good at surfing. A person who has an exaggerated idea of his/her surfing capacity, and who as a result interferes with other surfers' enjoyment of the waves. ...