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Here’s a list of well-known terms you may encounter on this website.
Aerial – a surf maneuver where a surfer hits the crest of the wave and flies through the air
A-frame – a wave peak breaking left and right with perfect shape
Aloha – a Hawaiian greeting that means “hello” or “goodbye”
Backside – when a surfer rides with his back to the wave
Bail – an evasive maneuver activated when a surfer is caught inside or when he is about to wipeout
Barrel – the tube, the curl of the wave
Beach break – waves that break over sandbars
Bodysurf – the sport of riding waves the body and swim fins
Carve – a sharp turn on the wave face
Chandelier – water falling at a barrel opening threatening the tube rider
Closeout – when a wave breaks all at once, with no shape or shoulder
Crest – the top and highest point of a wave
Cutback – a turn performed on the flats or in the shoulder of the wave, in order to get the surfer back on the surf line
Dawn patrol – early morning surf session
Deck – the top of the surfboard
Ding – a crack, hole or fracture in a surfboard
Drop in – to get in the right of way of a surfer who is already riding a wave
Drop – the moment after paddling in and standing up, just before the first turn of the wave face
Duck Diving – the technique of pushing the surfboard under and through a breaking wave
Foam – whitewater
Goofy foot – a surfer who rides waves with his right leg forward
Gun – a big surfboard for riding big waves; see the surfboards section
Inside – the area where waves end, as opposed to outside
Leash – the cord that attaches a surfboard to the surfer
Line-up – the spot in the ocean where surfers line up to catch waves, just behind the breaking zone
Lip – the curling part of a wave
Longboard – the longest surfboard; see the surfboards section
Neoprene – an ultra stretchy rubber made from melted-down petroleum chips used to make wetsuits
Offshore wind – wind blowing from the shore out to the ocean, holding the curl line and smoothing the wave face
Onshore wind – wind blowing from the ocean toward shore, destroying the quality of waves
Outline – the shape of a surfboard from nose to tail
Outside – the line-up are, as opposed to inside
Pop-up – the quick move a surfer makes to rise to a standing position when taking off on a wave
Quiver – the number/collection of surfboards owned by a surfer
Reef break – a wave that breaks over rock or coral
Rip – to surf very well
Rocker – the curve of the surfboard bottom from nose to tail viewed from the side
Reflection – when a wave strikes a hard object and bounces some of its energy off into another direction
Shaper – a surfboard designer and producer
Shore break – the area where the ocean waves meet the beach
Shortboard – a small surfboard, see the surfboards section
Soup – the broken foam of a wave
Stance – the surfer’s feet position on a surfboard
Swell – energy powered by strong winds which produces wave trains
SUP – stand up paddleboard
Take-off – the start of a wave ride
Tube – the hollow interior of a wave, also known as barrel
Wave height – the difference between the elevations of a crest and a neighboring trough
Wave period – the time between two consecutive wave crests
Wave train – a group of swells of similar wavelengths
Wavelength – the distance between the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave
Wedge – a steep wave
Wetsuit – a garment made of neoprene which provides thermal insulation
Wipeout – an unexpected fall off a surfboard while surfing a wave, or surf accident