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Leggie: A legrope or lease. The cord that connects your ankle to the tail of surfboard so it isn't washed away when you wipe out. Made of lightweight urethane and available in varying sizes. With thicker ones for big waves and thinner ones for small
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Wedge: Two waves traveling from slightly different direction angles that converge to form a wedge when they merge, where the wedge part of the two waves usually breaks a great deal harder than the individual waves
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Kick-out: Surfer throwing their body weight to the back of the board and forcing the surfboard nose straight up over the face of the wave, which allows the surfer to propel the board to kick out the back of the
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Over the falls: When a surfer falls off the board and the wave sucks them up in a circular motion along with the lip of the wave. Also referred to as the "wash cycle", being "pitched over" and being "sucked
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Snaking, drop in on, cut off, or "burn": When a surfer who doesn't have the right of way steals a wave from another surfer by taking off in front of someone who is closer to the peak (this is considered
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Riptide: A strong offshore current that is caused by the tide pulling water through an inlet along a barrier beach, at a lagoon or inland marina where tide water flows steadily out to sea during ebb tide
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as described in literature on the subject. In some cases terms have spread to a wider cultural use. These terms were originally coined by people who were directly involved in the sport of surfing.
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Fade: On take-off, aiming toward the breaking part of the wave, before turning sharply and surfing in the direction the wave is breaking, a maneuver to stay in the hottest or best part of the wave
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Rolling, Turtle Roll: Flipping a longboard up-side-down, nose first and pulling through a breaking or broken wave when paddling out to the line-up (a turtle roll is an alternative to a duck dive)
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Pocket: The area of the wave that's closest to the curl or whitewash. Where you should surf if you want to generate the most speed. The steepest part of a wave, also known as the energy zone.
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Channel: A deep spot in the shoreline where waves generally don't break, can be created by a riptide pulling water back to the sea and used by surfers to paddle out to the waves
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Thruster: A three-finned surfboard originally invented back in 1980 by Australian surfer Simon Anderson. It is nowadays the most popular fin design for modern surfboards.
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Wall: The section of the wave face that extends from the shoulder to the breaking portion, where the wave has not broken and where the surfer maneuvers to ride the wave
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Caught inside: When a surfer is paddling out and cannot get past the breaking surf to the safer part of the ocean (the outside) in order to find a wave to ride
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Inshore: The direction towards the beach from the surf, can also be referring to the wind direction direction traveling from the ocean onto the shore
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A-Frame: Wave with a peak that resembles an A and allows surfers to go either left or right, with both sides having a clean shoulder to work with.
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Stall: Slowing down by shifting weight to the tail of the board or putting a hand in the water. Often used to stay in the tube during a tube ride
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Smack the Lip /Hit the Lip: After performing a bottom turn, moving upwards to hit the peak of the wave, or area above the face of the wave.
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Drop-knee: A type of turn where both knees are bent where the trail or back leg is bent closer to the board than the lead or front leg knee
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Dilla: A surfer who is low maintenance, without concern, worry or fuss, One who is confidently secure in being different or unique
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Tandem surfing: Two people riding one board. Usually the smaller person is balanced above (often held up above) the other person
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Tombstone: When a surfer is held underwater and tries to climb up their leash, which positions the board straight up and down
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Snaking/Back-Paddling: Stealing a wave from another surfer by paddling around the person's back to get into the best position
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Air/Aerial: Riding the board briefly into the air above the wave, landing back upon the wave, and continuing to ride
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where most of the waves are starting to break and where most surfers are positioned in order to catch a wave
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Duck dive: Pushing the board underwater, nose first, and diving under an oncoming wave instead of riding it
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Rag dolled: When underwater, the power of the wave can shake the surfer around as if they were a rag doll
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Fins-free snap (or "fins out"): A sharp turn where the surfboard's fins slide off the top of the wave
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Curl: The actual portion of the wave that is falling or curling over when the wave is breaking
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Trough: The bottom portion of the unbroken wave and below the peak, low portion between waves
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Hang Heels: Facing backwards and putting the surfers' heels out over the edge of a longboard
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Goofy foot: Surfing with the left foot on the back of board (less common than regular foot)
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Staying on Top and Keeping the Sand Out of Your Pants: A Surfer's Guide to the good life
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Backing out: pulling back rather than continuing into a wave that could have been caught
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Pearl: Accidentally driving the nose of the board underwater, generally ending the ride
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Floater: Riding up on the top of the breaking part of the wave, and coming down with it
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Undertow: An under-current that is moving offshore when waves are approaching the shore
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Bottom: Refers to the ocean floor, or to the lowest part of the wave ridden by a surfer
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Miller, Scott D.; Mark Hubble; Seth Houdeshell (2003). "Glossary of surfing terms".
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Re-entry: Hitting the lip vertically and re-reentering the wave in quick succession.
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Green: The unbroken portion of the wave, sometimes referred to as the wave shoulder
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Crest: The top section of the wave, or peak, just before the wave begins to break
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Head dip: The surfer tries to stick their head into a wave to get their hair wet
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The Art of Surfing: A Training Manual for the Developing and Competitive Surfer
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Hodad: A nonsurfer who pretends to surf and frequents beaches with good surfing
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Wipe out: Falling off, or being knocked off, the surfboard when riding a wave
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Drop in: Dropping into (engaging) the wave, most often as part of standing up
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Finney, Ben; Houston, James D. (1996). "Appendix A-Hawaiian Surfing terms".
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Regular/Natural foot: Surfing with the right foot on the back of the board
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Side-slip: travelling down a wave sideways to the direction of the board
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Sectioning: A wave that does not break evenly, breaks ahead of itself
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Quiver: A surfer's collection of boards for different kinds of waves
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Grab the rail: When a surfer grabs the board rail away from the wave
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Pump: An up/down carving movement that generates speed along a wave
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Gnarly: Large, difficult, and dangerous (usually applied to waves)
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Vocabulary used to describe various aspects of the sport of surfing
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Pop-up: Going from lying on the board to standing, all in one jump
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Off the Top: A turn on the top of a wave, either sharp or carving
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Great Surfing: Photos, Stories, Essays, Reminiscences and Poems
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Surf's up: A phrase used when there are waves worth surfing
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Outside: Any point seaward of the normal breaking waves
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Bottom turn: The first turn at the bottom of the wave
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Set waves: A group of waves of larger size within a
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Index

Surfboard quiver

vocabulary
surfing

Hermosa Beach
California
surf break
Barrel
Beach break
Blown out
Chop or choppy
Close-out
breaking wave
Flat
Glassy
queue area
Off the hook
Point break
breaking wave
swell
breaking wave
Swell
breaking wave


Teahupo'o
Tahiti
Bail
Carve

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