

Barrel A barrel is where the wave is hollow when it is breaking. Snaking, cutting off, dropping in: taking a wave out of turn, or stealing it from someone else who might have been closer or more deserving of the wave. (slang, Australia) Term used to describe a member of a Surf lifesaving club. An inexperienced surfer, or someone whos no good at surfing. Lineup: the orderly queue of surfers waiting for waves, must be respected Hang ten: surfing with both feet on the nose of the board, ten toes hanging off the front Hang five: surfing with one foot at the nose of the board, five toes hanging off the front Over time and through no planning or reason, people of the ocean seemed to have developed their own set of Surfing Terms. So here are 34 surfing terms to help you fit right in at the beach next time you go for a wave. Goofy foot: riding with your right foot forward and left foot back on the board To speak like a surfer, you need to know the lingo. All these terms try to express the amazing feeling of getting it just right, so you feel you’re in a cosy home in the waveĬharging: attacking a wave with aggressionĭawn patrol: going surfing very early in the morning.

In this humorous video, YouTuber Squirrel Monkey once again takes us back in time. Rusty Blazenhoff 12:32 pm Wed May 3, 2023. The surfing glossary of terms is a complete list of expressions used by surfers on the waves, at the beach, and outside in the real world. 17 hours ago &0183 &32 If Duolingo came out in the eighties. Aerial: leaving your board and getting some airīailing: general term for jumping off your board to avoid a bad situationīarrelled, locked in, slotted, pitted, shacked: surfing in the barrel of the wave, surrounded perfectly by the hollow of the curl. Surfer slang and surfer lingo represent an authentic dictionary of surfing words.
