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Surfing has been a way of life for thousands of years among Pacific Islanders. In ancient times, surfing prowess earned you actual political power. In the early 1900s, surfing began to be recognized by international sporting agencies as a legitimate sport.

Offshore Wave. In surfing terms this relates to the wind blowing from the shore. A ground swell mixed with offshore winds makes for cracking surf. Onshore Waves. The opposite of offshore waves, these occur when the wind blows toward the beach, and as a result the waves lose their shape and crumble. Peak

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As the wave moves into increasingly shallow water, the bottom of the wave decreases speed. There comes a point where the top of the wave overtakes it and starts to spill forward — the wave starts to break. We're surfing! In general a wave will start to break when it reaches a water depth of 1.3 times the wave height.

The classic surfing manoeuver, carving is basically what turning on a wave is called. Carve is also a surfing magazine found in Europe. Caught Inside. A surfer who is caught inside is too far in, and the waves are breaking further out. It can be dangerous in big surf. Charging. A surfer really going for it on a wave, surfing aggresively.

2021年6月1日 · At high-tide, the spot I’ve been surfing recently gets near impossible to catch waves. Even on a bigger board (7'6 - 8'0) However, with the south swells rolling in these days, there are plenty of big outside sets that roll through that have enough juice to catch… but the takeoff has to be right at the peak.