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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Leash plug

Sports; Surfing

A small plug with a crosswise metal or plastic bar used to attach a leash to a surfboard, usually inserted in the deck near the tail of the board.

Delaminate

Sports; Surfing

A breakdown of the bond between the fibreglass and foam of a surfboard, where the fibreglass becomes separated from the foam. Usually caused by water seeping in under the fibreglass due to a ding of ...

Short-period swells

Sports; Surfing

A term used by Surfline surf forecasters to identify swells with swell periods under 15 seconds between successive waves. These swells are not able to wrap into many protected areas because the swell ...

Wing

Sports; Surfing

A cutaway in the tail outline, generally credited to Terry Fitzgerald of Australia in 1971, designed to break the rail line in turns at speed. Later reborn as the "Clayton wing", a bump in the ...

Frube

Sports; Surfing

A surfer who does not catch a wave for the whole time they are in the water.

Kevlar

Sports; Surfing

A type of glass-plastic cloth which is ultra-strong; occasionally used by surfboard manufacturers for certain equipment, but generally shunned because of its high cost.

Soul arch

Sports; Surfing

A classic manoeuvre when a surfer arches his back through a critical section of the wave to demonstrate casual control. Most people equate the soul arch with one man: Peter Townend.