SurfSpeak - B
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back n. The backside of a wave.
backdoor n. 1) A surfing move when the surfer takes off to one side, or behind the peak in order to surf through the section of the wave where the lip will throw first. 2) to go backdoor v. an expression describing when a surfer is forced to pull into an already pitching barrel from behind the peak. 3) Backdoor n. A Hawaii North Shore surf spot. back hand turn n. A turn made the surfer's back to the wave. back out v. To sit back on your board and pull out rather than to continue a take off on a wave that could have been caught. backpaddle v. To backpaddle or backstroke with the arms, often to keep from being sucked over the falls. backside adv. Surfing with your back to the wave backwash n. 1) On a steep beach, water from a broken wave that runs rapidly off the beach often colliding with incoming water in the shallows. 2) A wave that is bounced back to the ocean by a steep shoreline. 3) A wave that is returning to the ocean after crashing on the beach. baggies n. Loose-fitting, often oversized, long, surf shorts. Originally made of Hawaiian print. bail v. 1) To abandon a ride. To "bail out". 2) To leave a place. "Lets bail." bare back adv. Surfing without a wetsuit. to "go bareback" barney n. 1) A poorly skilled surfer. Derived from "The Flintstones" cartoon character, Barney Rubble. syn. - geek, kook 2) v. To act like a barney. "That kook was barneying all over the place." barrel n. The hollow part of a wave formed when a wave breaks and curls over. syn. - tube, pipe bash v. to slam into a wave. beach break n Waves that break on a sand bottom, due to sandbars in close to the beach. Costa Rica's Dominical is a powerful beachbreak. biff v. To fall and hit the water. To "get biffed". big open face n. A large wall of a wave to surf across. big wave n. As the term implies, a large wave. "That was a big wave." blown out adj. Describes when high onshore winds ruin the surf, causing the shape of waves to be unridable. "The surf is blown out." board bag n. A padded carrying case used to protect a board when traveling. board room n. A room in a house especially used to store surfboards, often with wall and/or floor racks. bogus 1) adj. Describes a lame action, false concept or idea. 2) Ridiculous, unbelievable, unfair. Something is "completely bogus." boogie board n. A soft, somewhat flexible foam body board. Tom Morey invented the original Boogie Board in 1970. Ridden with or without swim fins. boomer n. A large, heavy breaking wave, often unridable. booties n. Neoprene rubber surf worn for warmth in cold water and for grip. bottom turn n. A turn made when the surfer takes off down to the bottom of the wave and turns back up into the face of the wave. bounce v. When a surfer shifts weight up and down on the front of the board in order keep forward momentum. bowl n. A bowl-like area on the face of a wave that bend or wrap as they move toward shore often caused by shallow bottom conditions. break n. 1) The place where waves move from deeper to shallower water, such as over a reef, or a sandbar and "breaks". Waves break when the water depth becomes less than one-seventh of the distance between wave crests. 2) The area in the surf where the waves are breaking. 3) When the top of the wave spill forward and down it's face. bro n. Short for brother. syn. - dude, brah, friend, bud bummer n. A bad thing, to be let down. "That was a bummer." bump, bump on the water n. A swell or set of waves approaching. "I see some bumps coming our way." bumpy adj. 1) Choppy water/waves "bumpy waves" 2) Ocean conditions between glassy and blown out bust a few v. to go surfing. "Lets go bust a few". bumpy adj. 1) Very choppy water, as in "bumpy waves". Riding a wave over choppy water would be described as a "bumpy ride". 2) Water conditions between glassy and blown out. buoy n. 1) A person who just floats around on his board , never catches a wave, and gets in the way of other surfers. 2) A floating weather 3. A float that is anchored in the water to warn of danger or as channel marker. burger n. 1) a shapless, mushy, bumpy wave burly adj. Describes extremely cold water. ie: "It's burly out there today". It is sometimes used as a synonym for gnarly. bust a few v. To go surfing |