![]() We all know it is hard to describe the stoke when surfing, so hopefully, you’ll find relief to your needs right here! Knowing the surfing terms will help you navigate the occasions freely with other surfers. Take a look at this video to know is waiting for you down below: CLICK TO WATCH > Let us introduce the surfing terms dictionary.Īs an intro to surfing’s lingo, we recommend watching this legendary surfer express his hype. And what happens when a bunch of alternative athletic individuals all decide on using their very own expressions – a wild surfers slang appears. Pumping: when the waves and the conditions are excellent.Let’s all agree on the fact – that surfing is mostly performed by alternative athletic individuals. Kook: a person who has an exaggerated idea of his/her surfing capacity and who doesn’t understand properly the rules of surfing. Glassy: when there’s no wind and the surfing conditions are excellent.Ĭhoppy : when the waves are subjected to cross winds and do not break cleanly: poor surfing conditions. Offshore winds usually mean clean surfing conditions. Offshore: winds blowing toward to ocean from the land. Strong onshore winds will create bad surfing conditions. Onshore: winds blowing from the ocean to the shore. Regular footed: surfer who surfs with the right foot backward.īackside: Surfing with your back to the wave, a goofy foot going right, or a regular foot going left.įrontside: Facing the wave while surfing, a goofy foot going left or a regular foot going right. Goofy footed: surfer who surfs with the left foot backward. Wax: a substance rubbed on the top of a surfboard for traction. Leash: leg rope that attaches a surfboard to the surfer. Spring tides: During new or full moons -occurring when the Earth, Sun & Moon line up-, the extra gravitational force of the Sun makes the oceans bulge more than usual, meaning high tide will be higher than usual and low tide, lower than normally.įins: devices under the surfboard to give stability, control, direction and drive when riding a wave. ![]() ![]() Low tide: When the sea rises to its lowest level. High tide: When the sea rises to its highest level. Because the moon rises nearly an hour later each day, high tide (and naturally low tide) occur about an hour later each passing day. It takes about 6 hours for the ocean to go from high tide to low tide, which means there’s usually 2 high tides and 2 low tides in a day. Tides can significantly affect the shape, the size and the consistency of the waves. Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the gravitational forces of the moon and the sun on the ocean. So here’s the basic stuff you need to know regarding tides and surfing. High tide baby ! Tides are a concept we’re not necessarily familiar with especially being and inlander. Fun guaranteed □!Įver been chilling at the beach when suddenly all your stuff get washed by a wave ?! This usually comes with a high-pitched “AAAAAAAAH” girly scream. When a surfer free-falls from the highest part of the wave (and the most powerful) as it breaks over him/her with…. Over-the-fall: the worst kind of wipeout. Getting barreled is one of the most difficult and enjoyable surfing maneuver. Swell: A series of waves that have traveled from their source in a distant storm, and that will start to break once they reach shallow enough water.īarrel or to get barreled : r iding inside the hollow curl of a wave. It can also be called “tube”. Wipe-out: falling off the surfboard when surfing a wave, what the Salty team is professional at □.Ĭlose-out: when all parts of a wave break at the same time. From a beach viewpoint -facing the ocean-, the wave would break toward the right.Ī-frame: a peak-shaped wave breaking left and right with perfect shape. Left: a wave breaking towards the left from the point of view of a surfer paddling and riding the wave. From a beach viewpoint- facing the ocean-, the wave would break toward the left. Right: a wave breaking towards the right from the point of view of a surfer paddling and riding the wave. Reef break: Waves breaking over a coral reef bottom. Point break: Surf break where waves hits a rocky headland. Each surf break will produce a different style of wave depending on the sea bottom and the local topography.īeach break: Waves breaking over a sand bottom. There’s 3 main types of surf spots: Beach break, Point break & Reef break. What we call the “surf break” is the zone where waves start to break. The Saltyz got your back! Here are the top surf terms that are fluently used, and that you need to know to stay away from winning the kook-0f-the-day title. You’ll find yourself in conversations where you’ll think “what da fack are they talking about ?! What does ‘swell’ even mean?” ![]() Being introduced to the surfing world also comes with a whole new dialect.
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