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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Consistent

Sports; Surfing

A surf condition when waves are coming in very frequently and in predictable quantities.

Flatstitched

Sports; Surfing

Seams which have the stitching sewn through the material; generally usually used in warmer-water suits because-though it's super flexible-it does let water through.

Groundswell

Sports; Surfing

A swell with a swell period over 11 seconds between successive waves. As a rule, the harder the wind blows in a storm, and the longer it blows over a longer distance of ocean, the bigger the swell ...

Synoptic chart

Sports; Surfing

A chart showing various meteorological observations and conditions over a given area at a specific time.

Blown out

Sports; Surfing

A surf condition caused by strong onshore winds, which create ugly chop on the wave faces and through the lineup. Generally considered unridable.

Broken up

Sports; Surfing

A surf condition in which waves approach the beach and break apart into different peaks/lines with a clear separation between the ridable shoulders. This is usually caused by two swells from ...

Tucked edge

Sports; Surfing

A rail design popularised in the late 1970s in which a "soft" or rounded rail is finished at the bottom with a slightly angled edge, providing bite and release.