![]() ![]() Grom: shortened from “grommet,” an Australian term used to describe an inexperienced or young surfer (it’s the not-insulting counterpart of ‘kook’) Kook: a derogatory term for a beginner surfer who causes trouble for other surfers by getting in the way or snaking waves ![]() Over-the-falls: one of the most dangerous kinds of wipeout, where you are sucked backwards over a breaking wave and down the lip to sea floorĭude/Dudette: a friendly name for a fellow surfer Wipeout: unintentionally falling off your board… it happens to the best of us Locked in: when a surfer is caught underneath a breaking wave Pop-up: when you stand quickly from a kneeling or paddling position a board to catch a wave–hard to master, but totally necessaryĭropping in: also called “snaking”, this is a surfing faux pas where one surfer gets in the way of another surfer already riding a waveįin chop: being hit by the fins of a surfboard Kick out: a move used to intentionally exit a wave Hit the lip: turning the surfboard upwards to meet the crashing lip of the waveģ60: turning the board (you guessed it) 360 degrees in a full circle on the wave’s faceīottom turn: turning at the bottom of a wave to gain momentum and direction to set up a trick or maneuverĬutback: a turn on or in the wave so you can get back to the surf lineĭuck dive: a quick way to get to the line-up by diving under an incoming wave with your board Hanging ten or hanging five: surfing with one or two feet on the nose of your longboard What’s the difference between longboards and shortboards? Click here to find out.Īerial: when you maneuver your surfboard into the air and land it back onto the wave and keep ridingĬross-stepping: a footwork maneuver that involves shifting your weight up and down the board Shortboard: usually 5-7 feet in length, best for advanced surfers and a high energy style of surfing Rocker: the curvature running along the bottom of a board Longboard: usually 9-12 feet in length, best for beginners and a classic and relaxed style of surfing Leash: a cord usually attached to the ankle to keep the board near the surfer Gnarly: forceful, extreme waves that are both exhilarating and dangerousįin: a curved, rudder-like device under the board that helps control direction Glassy: very clear waves that look like glass Tube: also called the barrel, this is the hollow, curved part of a wave, where you want to surfīlown out: bad, mushy surfing conditions caused by onshore windsĬorduroy: a series of wave swell lines that resemble the aforementioned fabricįlat: unsurfable waters with no waves to be found Set: a group of (usually large) waves coming in to shore Line-up: the spot where you catch waves, right behind where the waves begin breaking Here are some of the most popular surfing terms and what they mean:ĭouble up: when one wave combines with another, creating a twice as powerful wave Welcome to Swim Guide’s Surf Lingo Fluency course. Or maybe you’ve just taken up surfing and want to avoid sounding like a total grom. Maybe the last time you eavesdropped on surfers at the beach has left you more than a little confused. Surfer lingo: You may recognize the words-but what do they mean? Duck diving to the line-up? Kicking out after some kook dropped in your tube? Uhhh… come again? Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable. Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency. This status does not indicate current water quality. This means that this site has been issued a Blue Flag status for the current swimming season. We may manually set the status for a specific beach if we have concerns about the sampling protocol, if there is an emergency, if monitoring practices don't exist or have recently changed, or other reasons that render this site "special." Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more. Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time. Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more. This means that rather than displaying current data it displays the beach's average water quality for that year. When swimming season is over or when a beach's water quality data has not been updated frequently enough (weekly) it goes into historical status. Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable. Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards. ![]() Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards. ![]()
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