It is the opposite of frontside.īackwash: When returns to the ocean from the beach, sometimes colliding with incoming waves.īail: To bail or bailing refers to when a surfer intentionally removes him or herself from the surfboard. Backdoor is also a popular surfing break in Hawaii.īackside: When a surfer rides with his back to the wave he or she is surfing back-sided. Bīackdoor: When a surfer pulls into a hollow section of a wave from behind a broken section of a wave they just “backdoored the wave” which gives them more tube time. Alaia were originally used by Hawaiians to surf waves in the late 19th century.Īloha: A Hawaiian word that means both “hello” and “goodbye”.Īnkle Busters: Also called ankle slappers, are waves so small you are better off mind surfing them and pretending you are a smurf instead of trying to ride them with a board.

Why it’s a word, we have no idea.Īlaia: A surfboard made of wood. It comes from the waka-waka sound that PAC-MAN makes.

An aerial is also called an air.Īggro: an Australian term that means to surf aggressively or refers to a generally aggressive surfer.Īkaw: Akaw means great, cool, epic, awesome.

A-Frame: A wave that has both a left and a right and allows two surfers to surf the same wave going in opposite directions.Īerial: A surfing maneuver where a surfer flies through the air above the lip of the wave.

California surfer lingo