ocean sports

Waves and competition

Ocean sports are recreational and competitive activities conducted in or on the sea—surfing, sailing, swimming, diving, kayaking, windsurfing, and the like.

The term groups activities by their shared setting rather than any particular skill or equipment: She's into ocean sports like paddleboarding and snorkeling.

Related

diving · sailing · kayaking · stand up paddle · snorkeling · waves · beach break · wetsuit · paddleboard · windsurfing · jet ski · wakeboarding · kitesurfing · swimming · scuba · reef · tides · rip current

Categories
Opposites
water venue type

ocean sportslap swimming

Continuous pool exercise

synchronized swimming · water polo

environment type

ocean sportsfield sports

Outdoor hunting pursuits

indoor sports · track and field · court sports · basketball · tennis

element/medium

ocean sportsair sports

Athletic pursuits involving flight

skydiving · paragliding · hang gliding · bungee jumping

Family

ocean, oceans, oceanic, sport, sports, sporting, sporty, sportive, sportsman

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G