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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Fish

Sports; Surfing

A surfboard design invented by Steve Lis of San Diego, California, which features a wide nose and broad swallow-type tail design, with a twin-fin setup; in recent years, refers to almost any short, ...

Mushy

Sports; Surfing

A surf condition in which waves are crumbly and soft without any steepness or much energy. Gutless and weak.

Barrel

Sports; Surfing

A barrel is where the wave is hollow when it is breaking or the space inside a breaking wave between the lip and face. A surfer may be completely hidden from view during a barrel ride, especially ...

In the soup

Sports; Surfing

A term used when a surfer is in the white foam of the wave after the wave has broken.

Down-the-line

Sports; Surfing

A reference to the direction further along the crest of a wave from the location from where a surfer drops into the wave. The direction toward which the surfer is riding. Waves can also be described ...

Foam

Sports; Surfing

1) The liquid polyethylene material used to mould surfboard blanks, which hardens or cures into a soft but firm foam, and is then shaped by hand. 2) Also the white water of a breaking wave and/or the ...

Hotcoat

Sports; Surfing

A coat of resin applied during the laminating process, just after the initial coat of resin and glass. So named because the resin and catalyst are mixed to force a fast gelling. The resin, also known ...