Rad/radical – awesome and impressive surfing Quimby – a beginner surfer who is usually annoying Pull in – turning the surfboard up to enter a barrel Pop up – the move surfers make to move from lying on the surfboard to standing up to surf Pointbreak – a type of wave that is found around a point of land, a coastline with a headland Pocket – the power pocket of a barrel or powerful wave and where you want to position yourself Pit Dive - when you don't make the drop and end of diving into the bottom of the wave Pit – the barrel of a large and strong wave Pintail – a surfboard tail shape that is perfect for hollow surfing Pig dog – a position that reflects the surfer grabbing onto the rails while inside a barrel Pearl – when a surfer's buried the nose of their surfboard into the wave Peak – the highest point of a breaking wave that generates both left and right surfable shoulders Party wave – a wave that several people are surfing Paddlepuss – a person who plays in the white water and is afraid to stray from the beach

Overhead – when a wave is higher than an average surfer Overgunned – when the board is inappropriate for the surfing conditions Over the falls – refers to when a surfer goes over the lip and into the face of the wave Outside break – the furthest place from the shore where the waves are still breaking Outside – the place beyond the lineup beyond the place where the waves break Onshore – winds that are blowing from the ocean towards the shore Offshore – winds that are blowing from the shore towards the ocean

Lines – the swell, when it is approaching the shore Line up – the area in the water, away from the swell, where the surfers wait to get their turn at catching a wave Left – a wave that breaks on the left of the surfer, from the peak Leash – the piece of material that ties the leg to the surfboard, grab one here Kook – a rookie surfer or someone who isn’t very good at surfing (see photo above) Kneeboard – a special type of board meant for riding on knees Kickflip – rotating the surfboard 360 degrees, while in the air Kick out – finishing the ride by going over the back or through the wave Keg – a barrel, a tube and something that holds beer after surfing Jake – a surfer who inadvertently is in the way of more experienced surfers Jacking – when the wave swells rapidly, from deep waters to shallow ones Into the soup – inside the foam, the white water

Inside – the place between the shore and the impact zone Impact zone – the place where the waves are breaking the hardest and where beginners tend to get hurt Hodad – a person who hangs around the beach and does not surf Hit the lip – when a surfer turns up their surfboard to hit the falling lip of the wave, allowing the surfboard to be smashed down Helicopter – a surf move where the surfer spins their surfboard around from its nose Heavy – big, awesome waves that are sometimes dangerous Header – to fall off a surfboard from the front, head first Hang Ten – riding a surfboard with both feet placed on the nose of the board and your toes hanging over the nose Hang Loose – the salutation that accompanies the sign of Shaka Hang Five – riding a surfboard with one foot placed on the nose of the board and five toes hanging over the nose Hang Eleven – used to describe a male surfer who rides naked Grubbing – falling off the surfboard while surfing Grom – a young and inexperienced surfer also known as a grommet or gremmie. Greenroom or Inside The Greenroom– the inside of a barrel

Brah surfer lingo