bodyboarders
Prone wave riders
Bodyboarders are people who ride waves on bodyboards—short, rectangular foam boards ridden lying down or in a half-kneeling position.
Unlike surfers who stand, bodyboarders stay close to the water's surface, using swim fins for propulsion and control.
The bodyboarders waited for the next set of waves.
Periodic sea-level changes
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- undertowSubsurface seaward current
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
hydrodynamic · inshore · offshore · channel · sandbar · reef · rocks · kelp
Emergency response hormone
- rushQuick sudden movement
- stokeFeed a fire
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
wipeout · hold-down · drop · speed · freefall · committed · charging · heavy
Increase in size
- shorebreakWaves breaking at waterline
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- lipMouth's outer edge
crest · face · shoulder · peak · trough · curl · beachbreak · closeout
Swimming appendages
tides
Periodic sea-level changes
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- undertowSubsurface seaward current
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
buoyancy · hydrodynamic · inshore · offshore · channel · sandbar · reef · rocks · kelp · sealife
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
- rushQuick sudden movement
- stokeFeed a fire
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
exhilaration · wipeout · hold-down · drop · speed · freefall · committed · charging · heavy · gnarly
swell
Increase in size
- shorebreakWaves breaking at waterline
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
lip · crest · face · shoulder · peak · trough · curl · beachbreak · closeout · hollow
fins
Swimming appendages
wetsuit · deck · slick · rails · nose · tail · channels · plug · wax · grip
prone
Inclined or face-down
360 · trim · stall · floater · air · invert · backflip · carve · snap · pumping
Wedge
A given name
contests · magazines · videos · sessions · locals · crew · respect
- travelerspassenger, travelers, traveler, tourist, vacationers
- surferslongboarders, big wave surfers, grommets, kooks
bodyboarderssurfers
Those riding waves
longboarders · windsurfers · wakesurfers · kitesurfers · skimboarders
bodyboarderslandlubbers
Non-seafaring people, derisively
kayakers · beachgoers · canoeists · rowers · sunbathers