surfer
Rides ocean swells
A surfer is someone who rides ocean waves on a surfboard, standing upright and maneuvering as the wave carries them toward shore.
The term extends to anyone who browses casually—an internet surfer, a channel surfer flipping through TV stations.
Both senses share the idea of gliding across a surface, moving from one thing to the next.
Insulating garment for water
- boardshortsLoose swimwear for surfing
- leashAnimal restraint cord
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- longboardExtended skating platform
shortboard · fish · funboard · thruster · fins · rashguard · booties · hood
Increase in size
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- crestHighest point or tuft
- breakersWaves that collapse shoreward
- wipeoutComplete, catastrophic failure
carve · lineup · peak · glassy · choppy · lefts · rights · shorebreak
Hawaiian multipurpose greeting
Increase in size
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- kelpLarge brown marine algae
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
coral · saltwater · marine · shark · dolphin · seal · stingray · jellyfish
Emergency response hormone
- rushQuick sudden movement
- stokedExtremely enthusiastic, slang
- pumpedExcitedly eager, energized
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
fear · tow-in · charging · committed · hold-down · heavy · gnarly · sketchy
Interwoven filament structure
Struggle for supremacy
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- fitnessGood physical shape
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- agilityQuickness and ease
coordination · sponsorship · professional · champion · heat · jersey · judges · priority
wetsuit
Insulating garment for water
- boardshortsLoose swimwear for surfing
- leashAnimal restraint cord
- waxPliable waterproof substance
longboard · shortboard · fish · funboard · thruster · fins · rashguard · booties · hood · nose
swell
Increase in size
wipeout · carve · lineup · peak · glassy · choppy · lefts · rights · shorebreak · tube
aloha
Hawaiian multipurpose greeting
swell
Increase in size
reef · coral · saltwater · marine · shark · dolphin · seal · stingray · jellyfish · seaweed
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
exhilaration · fear · tow-in · charging · committed · hold-down · heavy · gnarly · sketchy · fired-up
web
Interwoven filament structure
competition
Struggle for supremacy
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- fitnessGood physical shape
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
agility · coordination · sponsorship · professional · champion · heat · jersey · judges · priority · qualifying
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- water sportsswimming, swimmer, diving, diver, rowing
- beach zonewaves, breakers, foam, spray, whitewater
- beachgoerssunbather, swimmer, beachcomber, lifeguard, beach bum
- hobbyistshobbyist, hobbyists, enthusiasts, crafters, collectors
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
surferdeep-sea diver
Person exploring ocean depths
landlubber · aquaphobe · diver · scuba diver · submariner
surferoffice worker
Indoor professional employee
suit · square · landlubber · corporate executive · homebody
surferlandlubber
Non-seafaring person
non-swimmer · couch potato · homebody · desert dweller · hydrophobe
- surf fishingFishing from ocean shore
- couch surferPerson sleeping at others' homes
- surf and turfSeafood and meat entrée
- channel surfCycle through stations
- channel surfingRapidly changing television stations
- couch surfingCrashing at others' places
surf, surfing, surfed, surfboard, surfers, surfboards, surfable, surfboat, surfcasting