duck diving
Surfer's wave bypass
Duck diving is a surfing and bodyboarding technique for passing through an oncoming wave while paddling out.
The surfer pushes the nose of the board underwater and follows it down, letting the wave roll overhead, then surfaces on the other side.
The name comes from how ducks submerge to feed.
I had to duck dive three waves before I made it to the lineup.
- wave ridingSport on ocean swells
- wetsuitInsulating garment for water
- surfboardsWave-riding watercraft
- wipeoutComplete, catastrophic failure
- shortboardCompact, maneuverable surfboard
going under · nose down · paddling · whitewash · breaking waves · fins · surf breaks · hold breath · pop up · submerge · rip currents · ocean swimming · hydrodynamics · streamline · longboard · foam core · timing · pipeline
- surf campsurf lessons, beginner classes, longboards, shortboards, foam boards
- surf schoolsbeginner lessons, group lessons, private lessons, surf camps, instructors
- freedivingfreediver, apnea, breath hold, monofin, no limits
movement direction relative to water surface
duck divingsurfacing
Coming to the surface
coming up for air · popping up · floating · treading water · breaching