Design feature (ie curve in bottom of board)
The surfing manoeuvre used to change direction and head back towards the breaking part of the wave
The top surface of the surfboard
Damage to surfboard
Acceleration on wave
The initial part of the ride where you head to the base of the wave
To take off on a wave when rider is already surfing
Method of diving the board under an oncoming wave on the way out through the break
Design feature on board (see rail)
Method of going under waves for Malibus and wave skis
Unbroken surface of a wave
The line of fastest descent to the base of a wave (or mountain slope)
Woven glass cloth that, when saturated with resin, provides the protective outer coating of a surfboard
Small vertical projections on the rear of the bottom of the surfboard used for stability and drive
Swimming aid worn on feet
1. Surfless ocean
2. Powerless section of wave
A manoeuvre used to kick the board clear of the breaking wave
Folyurathane plastic material used to make the core of the surfboard
Where the surfer stands facing the wave
Smooth ocean surface conditions when there is no wind
A surfer who rides with his right foot in front his left
Cheeky young surfer
Swell which has travelled a long distance from where it has formed; characterised by evenness and length
Large surfboard for riding big waves
Descriptive term denoting cylindrical type of wave
Slang term for a good quality wave
Legendary God of surf
The point at which the breaking wave lands and exerts maximum force
Reef or sandbank seawards of surf spot that shows when a set of waves is approaching
1. In the tube
2. Closest to curl on take-off
3. Shoreward of breaking waves
A surfboard, usually shorter, ridden on the knees
Kneeboard rider
Manoeuvre of the 80's where the surfer is surfing on his backhand and lays out on his back on the wave face
A wave breaking from left to ride when viewed from shore
A rubberised or urethane cord used to attach the surfboard to the rider's ankle
The term used to describe the wave and swell formation at a surfing location
Descriptive term indicating long even swells
The pitching edge of a hollow or semi-hollow wave
Old Malibu
1. Length 8'6'' to 10'6'' style of surfboard from from the 50's and 60's originally made of Balsa (playwood in Australia) and eventually foam and fibreglass
2. A beach in southern California
A surfer who rides with his left foot in front of his right
The front of the surfboard
Surfing manoeuvre where the surfer stands on the very front of the surfboard
Manoeuvre involving striking the breaking lip of the wave
Conditions when the wind is blowing off the land
Conditions when the wind is blowing on the land
A position beyond the line of breaking waves
A wave whose maximum height is attained over only a very small area, sloping away to either side, produced by triangular reef or sandbank
CURVE
CUTBACK
DECK
DING
DRIVE
DROP
DROP IN
DUCK DRIVE
EDGE
ESKIMO ROLL
FACE
FALL LINE
FIBREGLASS
FIN/FINS
FIN/FLIPPERS
FLAT
FLICK OFF
FOAM
FOREHAND
GLASSY
GROOFY FOOT
GROMMET
GROUND SWELL
GUN
HOLLOW
HOT
HUEY
IMPACT ZONE
INDICATOR
INSIDE
KNEEBOARD
KNEELO
LAYBACK
LEFT(HANDER)
LEG-ROPE
LINE-UP
LINED-UP
LIP
LOGGER
MALIBU
NATURAL FOOT
NOSE
NOSE RIDING
OFF THE LIP
OFFSHORE
ONSHORE
OUTSIDE
PEAK