Surfing

Surfing

Surfing is a water sport and recreational activity in which the wave rider, rides the forward face of a wave usually towards the shore. While most suitable waves for surfing are found in the ocean the activity can also be performed on lakes. The wave rider balances on a surf board while riding the waves.

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drop

Sports; Surfing

The initial part of a ride when a surfer slides down the face of the wave.

wave train

Sports; Surfing

The independent swell or waves in the wave spectrum, which have originated from the same storm or fetch of wind, and are moving in the same direction. At a single location like a buoy, there may be a ...

wind surge

Sports; Surfing

The increase in mean sea level caused by the "piling up" of water on the coastline by wind.

santa ana wind

Sports; Surfing

The hot, dry, and gusty offshore winds in Southern California that are actually born near the Rocky Mountains. Typically seen between September and February, the offshore breezes begin when a ridge ...

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Sports; Surfing

The Greenwich Meridian is located at 0 degrees longitude, over a town named Greenwich in England. GMT is World Time and the basis of every time zone in the world. It is fixed all year and does not ...

group velocity

Sports; Surfing

The forward speed of a swell, or wave group. In deep water, it is equal to 1. 5 times the swell period between successive waves in the wave group. The waves within the wave group move twice as fast ...

laminate

Sports; Surfing

The first coat of resin applied to a shaped surfboard blank. Laminating resin is used to soak the fiberglass cloth and seal it to the blank; the resin hardens securely, but leaves a sticky residue on ...