Aloha - Hello in Hawaiian
ASP -Association of Surfing Professionals
Barrel - A hollow wave
Cutback - Turning back into a wave
Dawnie - Getting up for an early surf
Foamy - a beginners foam board
Gnarly - Big intimidating surf
Goofy Foot - the dude surfs with his right foot in front
Grommet - a young surfer hanging around causing trouble
Hang Ten - you hang all ten toes of the front of the board while wedging your long board in the wave
Hold Down - when you are held under by a wave
Kick Out - To leave a wave in control
Lefty - A wave breaking to a surfer’s left as he looks to the beach
Line Up - The place where surfers wait for a wave
Longboard - a board over 9ft
Messy - where the waves are not breaking straight
Mini Mal - a intermediate board around 7’ 6”
Natural Footer - a surfer who rides with his leg forward
Peak - The highest part of a wave
Rail - The edge of a surfboard
Reef Break - waves that break over an underwater reef or rocks
Set - A group of incoming waves
Shortboard - used for advanced surfing usually between 5’ and 7’ foot
Sponge - a body board
Surfari - a road trip finding good swell along the way
WCT - World Championship Tour
Zinc - a type of sunscreen used by surfers to stop extreme burning
