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                              SurfSpeak - D

East Coast   n   Refers to the east coast of the United States


east swell   n   A swell that is coming from east to west


east wind/easterly   n   Wind that is blowing from east to west


eat it, eat shit   v.   To wipe out bad or get worked.


eat the rocks   v.  To get pounded on a rocky shoreline, with or without a board.


ebb, ebb tide   n   A tide that is moving from high to low tide.


edge   n   1) Part of the side, or rail, of a surfboard.
                 2) The part of a wave that is unbroken, the shoulder


egg, eggy   n   A surfboard shape with a slow rounded nose or/and tail.


elephant gun   n   A large surfboard designed for very large surf.


Endless Summer    An early sixties double anthology album by The Beach Boys released
                                     in 1974.


The Endless Summer     The classic 1966 Bruce Brown film that followed two surfers, 
                                             Robert August (now a resident of Tamarindo, Costa Rica) and
                                             Mike Hynson, looking the perfect wave. 


The Endless summer 2    Bruce Brown's 1994 film, with Patrick O'Connell and
                                             Robert "Wingnut" Weaver, and a cameo by Robert August, that
                                             re-visited the spots surfed in the original; 1966 film.


epic   adj.   Something of grand, giant proportions.  Classic  As in "epic surf"




epoxy board   n   A board made from epoxy resin that is lighter.


EPS foam   n   Expanded polystyrene foam that doesn't yellow or break down in sunlight
                           but does absorb more water in the event of a ding. A dinged board must 
                           be repaired immediately.


ESA     The Eastern Surfing Association    The East Coast's amateur competitive surfing
              association.


evening glass-off   n   The calm, glassy ocean conditions when the wind dies down.


excellent     adj.   great, fantastic, high quality  As in "Excellent waves."


extreme   adj.   When a surfer pushes the limits.  Radical





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