Surfing words, in the order you need them
Start with the beginner words and you can follow a match. Each level builds on the one before.
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Words
- Board
- Wave
- Break
- Lineup
- Set
- Paddle
- Takeoff
- Face
- Barrel
- Cutback
- Wipeout
- Duck dive
- Regular
- Heat
- Priority
- Score
- Judges
- Interference
- Combo
- Ride
- Interference penalties
- Priority judge
- Head judge
- Snaking
- Paddling interference
- Blocking and hassling
- Primary take-off zone
- Heat tie-break
- Re-surf
- Championship tour
- Man on man format
- Wave selection
- Right of way
- Bottom turn
- Aerial
- Floater
- Carve
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Closeout
- Reef break
- Point break
- Snap
- Fins
- Rocker
- Leash
- Rail
Rules
- How does a surfing competition heat work?
- How is surfing scored?
- What makes a high-scoring wave in surfing?
- What counts as a ride in surfing, and what if the horn goes mid-wave?
- What is priority in surfing?
- Who has right of way on a wave when there is no priority?
- What is an interference in surfing?
- What is the penalty for an interference in surfing?
- Can a surfer use position or priority to stop a rival catching waves?
- What happens if two surfers finish a heat on the same total?
- When is a surfing heat stopped or surfed again?
- What equipment rules are there in competitive surfing, and can a surfer get help in the water?