Really keen for a great surf. Pumped, stoked or frothing.

A cool person or surfer.

A surfer who doesn’t catch any waves during a session.

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A surf manoeuver where the surfer hits the crest of the wave and soars through the air.

Aggression. Describes aggressive surfing or an aggressive surfer.

When a surfer and his board fly through the air. A good air is when the surfer lands in control of the board.

A thin wooden surfboard used by Hawaiians in the late 19th century.

An Hawaiian greeting that means ‘hello’ or ‘goodbye’.

Riding across the wave face at an angle to the shoreline, rather than straight towards the beach.