surfing beach
Coastal spot, boards
A surfing beach is a beach with waves suitable for surfing—typically where swells break consistently and predictably.
The term distinguishes beaches known for rideable waves from those better suited to swimming or sunbathing: We drove two hours to find a decent surfing beach.
Some surfing beaches are famous destinations; others are local spots known mainly to regulars.
- duck divingTechnique to penetrate oncoming waves
- hang tenSurfboard nose stance
- paddlingStroking water with blades
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
- waveOscillating motion through medium
wetsuit · sandbar · board shorts · cutback · wiping out · dawn patrol · leash · carving · fins · barrel · tube ride · swell · shore break · white water · coastline · wax · reef · water temperature
- beachesshoreline, shorelines, dunes, waves