wave-riding
Atop moving swells
Wave-riding is the act of riding ocean waves, whether on a surfboard, bodyboard, or similar craft.
The term encompasses surfing and related water sports, emphasizing the skill of catching and staying on a moving wave: Wave-riding requires reading the ocean's rhythm.
Figuratively, it can describe capitalizing on momentum or trends: The startup has been wave-riding the AI boom.
Buoyant wave-riding plank
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- breakInterrupt continuity
- swellIncrease in size
lineup · cutback · carve · paddle · wipeout · reef · point break · longboard
Of Pacific island peoples
- HawaiianFrom the 50th state
- MalibuAffluent coastal California city
- BiarritzFrench Basque seaside resort
- surf cultureWave-riding community ethos
aloha · waterman · beach lifestyle · tribal
surfboard
Buoyant wave-riding plank
swell · lineup · cutback · carve · paddle · wipeout · reef · point break · longboard · shortboard
Polynesian
Of Pacific island peoples
- HawaiianFrom the 50th state
- MalibuAffluent coastal California city
- BiarritzFrench Basque seaside resort
surf culture · aloha · waterman · beach lifestyle · tribal
momentum
Product of mass, velocity
capitalize · opportunity · timing · crest · peak · navigate · adapt · flow · current · pulse
boogie board
Foam wave-riding plank
- finsSwimming appendages
- proneInclined or face-down
- shorebreakWaves breaking at waterline
sponger · flipper · bodyboard · swim fins · plug · leash · rail · nose · template · deck
wave-ridingtreading water
Staying afloat vertically
anchoring · lap swimming · mooring · lake swimming · becalmed
wave-ridingswimming
Locomotion through water
diving · underwater swimming · scuba diving · free diving · submersion
wave, riding, waves, waved, waving, wavy, waviness, ride, rides