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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Zonal

Sports; Surfing

Weather pattern term which means that all of the storm activity in one particular region is moving in a consistent west-to-east pattern along the same latitude. While this can happen anywhere in the ...

Long wave

Sports; Surfing

Waves with periods greater than 30 seconds. Extremely rare, and the ultimate forerunner.

Messy

Sports; Surfing

Waves that close out, break irregularly and that are not ideal to surf on. The opposite of clean surf, generally caused by an onshore or cross-shore wind.

Bail out

Sports; Surfing

To abandon or ditch one's surfboard before getting wiped out by the wave, either paddling out, or while riding the wave.

Snake

Sports; Surfing

Waves should be shared, but snakes take it all. To snake is to drop in out of turn. A person who regularly sneaks around behind other surfers in order to take more waves; the act of doing so. This is ...

Lined up

Sports; Surfing

Waves or swells with long crests, either in deep water or as they break. If they waves are too lined up they will close out. Perfect waves at point breaks are very lined up but still break from one ...