![]() ![]() It can be dangerous in big surf.Ĭharging – A surfer really going for it on a wave, surfing aggresively. Carve is also a surfing magazine found in Europe.Ĭaught Inside – A surfer who is caught inside is too far in, and the waves are breaking further out. Get it right for great positioning for your next manoeuver.īrah – slang term for brother, friend, fellow surfer.Ĭarve/Carving – The classic surfing manoeuver, carving is basically what turning on a wave is called. It’s often the first move made after dropping in. “He took off on a bomb”.īooger/Boogieboarder – Slang for body boarders.īottom Turn – This is the turn made at the base of the wave when coming down off the face. Check the men’s boardshorts here and the women’s boardshorts here.īomb – A particularly large or heavy wave. Starring Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt and Gary Busey.īillabong – What Australians call a watering hole, but to everyone else it is one of the largest surfing equipment and clothing manufacturers out there.īitchin’ – Old school for really good or enjoyable.īlank – The foam used to shape a surfboard.īlown Out – Where the onshore wind turns the surf in to unrideable mush.īoard – The fibreglass thingy under your feet.īoardshorts/Boardies – These shorts are quick drying, lightweight, and worn by those lucky enough to be surfing in warm water. Thanks to Danny from Oregon for this info.īetty – One of the oldest and well know surf slang for a surfer girl who surfs.īig Wednesday – A classic coming of age film telling the story of three surfing friends in California. It should also be pointed out that it was not actually Bells Beach where the scene was filmed but India Beach in Oregon. (And no doubt that after reading the waves page and finding out what a point break actually is, you’re feeling particularly chuffed with yourself!) This was the setting for that tearful end bit in the movie “Point Break” when Patrick (twinkletoes) Swayze AKA Bodie ate it at the end of Point Break. Check out the Bells Beach Pro held in March every year. Find it on the south Victorian coastline of Australia. They just ask for some.”īells Beach – Bells Beach is one of the great right point breaks. ![]() You’ve not read up about waves, have you?īeach Leech – The perfect description of a beach leech: “Some people don’t bring their own boards, and prefer to borrow your extra boards (they don’t rent). Is sometimes called a “tube.”īeach Break – This is a wave that breaks over a sandy sea bed. ![]() For some surfers it’s the be all and end all of surfing. Beach break waves are dependent on the quality of the sand banks to provide good, surfable waves.īarney – An inexperienced surfer, or someone who’s no good at surfing.īarrel – A barrel is where the wave is hollow when it is breaking. Can make for some fun surfing.īail – To bail is to jump off the board to avoid an imminent wipeout.īanks – Sand on the sea floor of a beach break. The opposite is frontside.īackwash – Waves/water heading back out towards the incoming wave where it has rebounded from the beach / cliffs / sea wall etc. A regular footed surfer going left or a goofy footed surfer going right will be surfing backside. Old School!Īmped – Getting excited while surfing or really looking forward to a surf.īackdoor – Entering a barrel from behind the peak of the breaking wave.īackside – Surfing with your back towards the wave. 360 degree turn.Ī-Frame – The perfect barreling surf, a cross-section of an A-frame wave reveals an “A” shape where it is breaking soooo nicely.Īggro – Aggressive attitude in the water having a bad attitude.Īir/Aerial – An advanced surfing manoeuver where the surfer and board leave the surface of the wave.Īkaw! – Something surfers shout when they spot a huge perfect wave, or when they are shocked or surprised. Want to know the latest in surfer speak? A-H found hereġ80/360 – The spin of a surfer’s board during a manoeuver in degrees, e.g. ![]()
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