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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atmospheric pressure

Sports; Surfing

The air pressure or force exerted on the Earth's surface caused by the weight of the air above, usually between 950 - 1050 millibars at sea level. Air pressure is also measured to indicate the ...

backing off

Sports; Surfing

The action of a wave as it passes from shallow water into deeper water closer to shore. The wave becomes less steep, or the broken whitewater fades away. Tends to occur shoreward of offshore reefs or ...

tandem surfing

Sports; Surfing

The act of two people surfing together on a single board. Tandem riding was born at Waikiki. Over the years, it has evolved from a man and a woman standing together on a single board to a series of ...

bodysurf

Sports; Surfing

The act of catching waves by swimming without a board. The most original form of surfing. In shallow water bodysurfers can push off the bottom, but usually need swim-fins to catch waves in deep ...

Zogs

Sports; Surfing

Zogs is a popular brand of surf wax found wherever there are surfers.

sex wax

Sports; Surfing

Zogs is a popular brand of surf wax found wherever there are surfers.

shorebreak

Sports; Surfing

Waves that break right on the beach. Usually not surfable, and more powerful and steeper than a normal beachbreak, because the waves shoal and break quickly due to the fast transition from deep to ...