Definition: The groveler is a shortboard-type surfboard, with a more generous volume and rounder curves. These boards make it easier to surf in light conditions requiring superior floatability. They are designed...

Definition: The cutback is the reference maneuver for gaining speed when the shoulder is not long enough. It consists of forming an 8 in the water. The first step is to climb to the top of the wave, before returning to the bottom...

Definition: The gun is the long board used by big-wave surfers. These are boards made for surfing big waves over 2 meters. They give you better paddling and speed, so you can get away with...

Definition: When a wave isn't hollow enough and doesn't benefit from a wall or shoulder, it's a question of staying in the pocket. In other words, you stay inside the wave, in the...

Definition: The hang ten is the longboard maneuver that consists of positioning the 2 feet on the nose of the board. The toes can even come out of the board. This requires a relatively long board...

Definition: Daggerboards or fins are located at the rear of the board to stabilize the board's trajectory and provide drive. Some boards exist without fins, such as Alaia boards. These boards have...

Definition: The inside is the inner part of the wave. The term is used to define priority. The surfer on the inside is the person who has priority on the wave.

Definition: The diamond tail is a surf tail halfway between the round tail, the pin tail and the squash tail. This tail offers better maneuverability than the squash tail, and a slightly easier transition from one rail to the other...

Definition: A kneeboard is a type of board on which the surfer sits on the board on his or her knees. Kneeboarders can perform maneuvers and carves by tilting their upper body to the left...

Definition: A right-handed wave in surfing is a wave that, when facing the sea, runs to the right. A goofy (right front foot) will therefore be on the backside and conversely, on the frontside for regulars.

Definition: A drop or "dropper" means that you start on a wave without respecting the priority rules. You're on the shoulder and don't have priority, but you're still on the wave, on which...

Definition: The bar is the critical point where waves tend to break along the bottom. It's the place you have to row past to reach the calm zone, waiting for a wave a little further offshore.

Definition: Coming from the word barrel, the word barrel is often used in expressions such as "to call a barrel". The barrel is the holy grail of every experienced surfer, it's the tube and the "vision"...

Definition: A beach break is a type of wave with a sandy bottom. These waves are often more capricious and depend on the tide, the current, the wind, the bottom, and so on. These are the waves we find...

Definition: A board is simply the term used to define a surfboard. The word is also used for the various disciplines of "board culture".

Definition: The bonzer is a 5-fin surfboard with a large central fin and 4 smaller fins, often triangular in shape.

Definition: The bottom turn is one of the crucial maneuvers in surfing, consisting of the compression of the legs and the turn at the bottom of the wave to climb back up to the top of the wave. It's just as important as the...

Definition: When the wave rolls in 2 directions, left and right, this type of wave is called a-frame. This means it's possible to surf both goofy and regular fronts. Seen from above, we can clearly see...

Definition: "Carve" is simply the term used to describe a maneuver or turn in surfing. Coming from the term "carving", it's the simplest turn in surfing that will form an elipse in...

Definition: Aerials are all aerial surfing techniques, i.e. when the board and the surfer take off from the water. You'll need to work on the bottom turn, have enough speed and identify the ideal spot for the...