{"id":171,"date":"2026-02-10T14:43:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chilloutsurf.com\/?p=171"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:43:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:43:38","slug":"surfing-dictionary-surfing-terms-and-definitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chilloutsurf.com\/es\/surfing-dictionary-surfing-terms-and-definitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Surfing Dictionary &#8211; Surfing Terms and Definitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"171\" class=\"elementor elementor-171\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-386a3aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"386a3aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f2e6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"18f2e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ============================================ -->\r\n<!-- CSS STYLES (Same as previous, plus list styles) -->\r\n<!-- ============================================ -->\r\n<style>\r\n    \/* --- GLOBAL VARIABLES & RESET --- *\/\r\n    :root {\r\n        --primary-blue: #2563EB;\r\n        --hover-blue: #0EA5E9;\r\n        --accent-yellow: #FACC15;\r\n        --text-dark: #111827;\r\n        --text-gray: #4B5563;\r\n        --bg-white: #ffffff;\r\n        --bg-gray: #f9fafb;\r\n        --shadow-sm: 0 1px 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);\r\n        --shadow-md: 0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);\r\n        --shadow-lg: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);\r\n        --radius-md: 8px;\r\n        --radius-lg: 16px;\r\n    }\r\n    * { box-sizing: border-box; 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If you know any surfing terms that are not mentioned in this list then go ahead and suggest a word for our dictionary.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <p>There are <strong>81<\/strong> Surfing Terms in our Surfing Dictionary:<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <!-- Featured Image -->\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chilloutsurf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/surfboards.jpg\" alt=\"Surfboards\" class=\"featured-image\">\r\n\r\n    <ol class=\"dictionary-list\">\r\n        <li><strong>AXED<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This term refers to a surfer when hit by the lip of a wave which leads to a wipeout.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>BACKHAND<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This means to surf with your back to the wave.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>BACKSIDE<\/strong>\r\n        <p>When riding a wave, facing the beach with your back to the wave.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>BANK<\/strong>\r\n        <p>The bank is the sandbank on which waves break.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>BARREL<\/strong>\r\n        <p>The \"tube\" of a wave, the ultimate ride in surfing, to enter the wave itself as it breaks over you, and successfully exiting.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>BEACH BREAK<\/strong>\r\n        <p>Beach Break refers to surf breaking on a sandy beach.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>BLADE<\/strong>\r\n        <p>Another word for your surfboard.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>BLANK<\/strong>\r\n        <p>A blank is a block of foam from which a custom surfboard is made.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>BLOWN OUT<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This is a term used to refer to choppy surf resulting from onshore winds.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>BODYBOARDING<\/strong>\r\n        <p>Bodyboarding is surfing while lying down on a bodyboard instead of standing up on a surfboard.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>BODYSURFING<\/strong>\r\n        <p>Bodysurfing is surfing without the benefit of anything except one\u2019s own body, with only the use of fins.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>BOMBORA<\/strong>\r\n        <p>A bombora is a deep water, offshore reef break.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>BONEYARD<\/strong>\r\n        <p>The impact zone, the place you don't want to be when your sneaker set comes!<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>BOTTOM TURN<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This refers to a turn at the bottom of the wave face.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>BREAK<\/strong>\r\n        <p>A place where surfing is exceptionally good. It usually consists of a \"peak\" or long \"peeling\" lines of waves.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>CHANNEL<\/strong>\r\n        <p>A channel refers to a deep water gap between sandbanks or reefs.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>CHOPPY<\/strong>\r\n        <p>Choppy refers to the ocean under an onshore wind.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>CLEAN<\/strong>\r\n        <p>Clean refers to glassy, peeling waves and\/or good surf conditions.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>CLEAN-UP<\/strong>\r\n        <p>A clean-up is when a large set catches everybody inside.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>CLOSE-OUT<\/strong>\r\n        <p>A close-out is a wave that breaks along its entire length simultaneously.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>CUTBACK<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This is a turn wherein you reverse your direction completely, right to left or left to right.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>DECK<\/strong>\r\n        <p>The deck is the upper surface of aboard.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>DING<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This refers to a dent or hole in surfboard.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>DOUBLE UP<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This is when one wave overtakes another.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>FACE<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This is smooth, unbroken portion of wave.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>FLOATER<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This refers to momentarily surfing on the outer, top portion of the lip before falling down and in front of the wave while it breaks and continues your ride.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>FOREHAND<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This term refers to surfing with your face to the wave.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>FRONTSIDE<\/strong>\r\n        <p>When riding a wave, facing the wave with your back to the beach.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>GLASSY<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This is to surf with either light offshore wind or no wind at all.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>GNARLY<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This term could mean heavy, difficult waves which are usually quite big.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>GROMMET<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This term is used to describe a young and precocious surfer.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>GUN<\/strong>\r\n        <p>A gun is a big wave board which is long and narrow in shape.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>HANG 10<\/strong>\r\n        <p>Positioning yourself so that all your toes are draped over the nose of the board as you glide down the wave. There's no such thing as a \"cheater ten,\" you can't fake hanging ten.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>HANG FIVE \/ CHEATER FIVE<\/strong>\r\n        <p>Draping five toes over the nose of the board. A \"cheater five\" is where a surfer is actually placing the majority of his or her weight on the back foot, and simply sticking the forward foot out as far as it can go.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>IMPACT ZONE<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This is the point at which a swell is breaking most heavily and most frequently.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>KICK-OUT<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This is done by making a controlled exit from a wave by riding up and face and over the top.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>KOOK<\/strong>\r\n        <p>A wannabe surfer, someone who talks about great waves he or she catches, but no one ever sees them. A surfer of limited experience who is in the habit of constantly being in the wrong place at the wrong time, often ruining an experienced surfer's ride.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>LIFT<\/strong>\r\n        <p>These are forces generated on surfboard that holds you up.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>LINED-UP<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This term is used to describe an even, well-developed swell.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>LINEUP<\/strong>\r\n        <p>The area where surfers congregate, waiting for waves. Originally, people paddled out and waited for their turn to take a wave, hence the term. No one waits in a lineup anymore, but term is still used. First come, first served.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>LIP<\/strong>\r\n        <p>The part of the wave that pitches forth from the crest.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>LULL<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This is a period of time wherein waves either quit coming altogether or arrive at a much-reduced size.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>MUSH<\/strong>\r\n        <p>These are waves that break softly or sloppily with little power.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>OFF THE LIP<\/strong>\r\n        <p>Maneuvering your board using the \"lip\" of the wave.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>OFFSHORE<\/strong>\r\n        <p>When prevailing winds are blowing from land to sea. This usually helps wave stand up, making it more hollow.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>OUTSIDE\/OUT THE BACK<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This is area beyond the impact zone.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>OVERHEAD<\/strong>\r\n        <p>These are waves that exceed the height of rider.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>PEAK<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This is a point at which a wave breaks first, from which it ideally peels in one or both directions.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>PEEL OFF<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This is a process whereby a wave breaks starting off in one particular place and then zippering along cleanly and evenly for a distance.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>PET THE CAT<\/strong>\r\n        <p>When trying to enter the tube, it sometimes becomes necessary for a surfer to slow down. One technique is to \"Pet the Cat\". A surfer is petting the cat when he places his hand in the face of the wave, dragging it through the water. This can control the speed of rider so that they can slow themselves into the tube, or release enough to get out of the tube.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>POCKET<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This is the steepest and most powerful part of wave.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>POINT BREAK<\/strong>\r\n        <p>An area jutting into the sea which causes waves to break either right or left on either side of point.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>PUMPING<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This term is used to describe a good, powerful swell.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>RASHGUARD\/RASHIE<\/strong>\r\n        <p>Slick material used either under a wetsuit or by itself. Protects skin from, obviously, rashes which can be caused by friction against wax or board itself.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>REEF BREAK<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This is a surf spot where waves encounter a distinctively contoured reef, causing them to break with distinctively good shape.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>RIP<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This refers to a channel of water running out to sea.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>ROGUE<\/strong>\r\n        <p>A wave that is decidedly larger than most of the other waves you are experiencing during a particular session.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>ROGUE WAVE<\/strong>\r\n        <p>An outside wave that \"comes out of nowhere\". Usually larger than most of the other waves you will see in that session.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>SANDBAR<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This is one feature of ocean bottom which has a great effect on shape of waves. Sandbars get moved around by larger waves, one day a peak breaks here - next day, it can be gone. Sandbars are usually found at beach breaks and river mouths.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>SET<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This refers to a group of waves.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>SIDE BITES<\/strong>\r\n        <p>These are smaller, outside fins in a three-fin setup.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>SKEG<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This is Archaic term for surfboard fin.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>SLIDE HANGER<\/strong>\r\n        <p>An open-ended, wetsuit hanger designed to slide into position at the waist of wetsuit. The wetsuit is draped over a circular I-beam bar<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>SLOP<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This refers to lousy or weak surf.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>SNEAKER SET<\/strong>\r\n        <p>The set of waves that seems to come out of nowhere. This usually shows up just after everyone on the outside has gotten tired of waiting for the next outside set, and has paddled to the inside to catch a few. This is also known as \"clean up\" set.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>SOUP<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This term refers to white water of a broken wave.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>SPIN-OUT<\/strong>\r\n        <p>A Spin-out is when fins of board break loose from water surface.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>SPITTING A LIP<\/strong>\r\n        <p>When a wave throws out the uppermost portion of wave, creating a tube or barrel. Getting hit upside the head by a spitting lip can be painful. Exercise caution whenever a wave spits a lip.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>STOKED<\/strong>\r\n        <p>The state of near-Nirvana that accompanies a surf session. Has been known to cause those who are stoked to walk about with a zombie-like expression and a huge smile on their faces for days.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>SUCKY<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This refers to a hollow, often heavy wave.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>SURF NAZI<\/strong>\r\n        <p>Intolerant locals (generally, but you can find them anywhere) who feel they \"own\" the break and don't want you there. They are generally cowardly, insecure types and have been known to start fights with surfers who are smaller than they are.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>TAKE-OFF<\/strong>\r\n        <p>A Take-off is the start of ride.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>THE GREEN ROOM<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This refers to tube or barrel of a wave. This is also known as \"The Green Cathedral\".<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>TRIM\/TRIMMING<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This means riding board at an angle to wave, sidelong down length of beach, instead of aiming straight at beach as you ride.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>TUBE<\/strong>\r\n        <p>Tube refers to inside of a hollow wave.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>VICTORY AT SEA<\/strong>\r\n        <p>This refers to large, choppy surf.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>WAHINE<\/strong>\r\n        <p>A female surfer.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>WAX<\/strong>\r\n        <p>Surfboard wax is applied to deck of board to prevent slipping off while riding.<\/p>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n\r\n        <li><strong>WETSUIT\/WETTIE<\/strong>\r\n        <p>The neoprene suit was worn by surfers during cooler times. Should fit snugly to allow just a bit of water to enter. The body heat warms water and helps keep surfer warmer in cool\/cold water. 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