Artificial Reef

A man-made attempt at duplicating a natural reef in order to produce surfable waves in an area that otherwise would not have surf.
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Minus Tide

A very low, low tide that is below sea level (sea level is at a tide level of “0 ft.”)
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Locked in

Being in a critical position on a wave with no where to go - the surfer just goes hard and fast to avoid being consumed by the wave.
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Pounded

Same as getting “munched” or “crushed” or “wrecked”, or even “slammed”.
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Hoot

A positive yell of approval or props to another surfer, usually after some well executed maneuver.
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Foamer or Foam Rider

Someone who rides the whitewash (i.e. where the wave has already broken). This is where most newbies begin to learn how to stand up on their board.
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Drift

Moving with the current. Experienced surfers usually pick a spot on the shore and make sure they're not drifting too far from their spot.
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Jack / Jack Up

When a wave hits a shallower spot or a reef and instantly grows in size, usually also causing it to break. An alternate definition is when something (like your car or your board) get “all jacked up” - it means messed up, broken, trashed.
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Cowabunga!

Pronounced "cow-a-buhng'-a". A nonsensical exclamation, similar to saying the expression “hot diggity”. Example: “Cowabunga! That was some great surf”.
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Poser

Someone who doesn't really surf, but dresses and acts as if they do.
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Duck Dive

A technique for getting past an oncoming wave as a surfer is paddling out. The nose of the board is pushed down under the breaking wave and then turned upwards towards the back of the wave, which lets the force of the wave pass over the board and the paddler without knocking them back towards the shore.
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Ebb Flow or Ebb Tide

When the water level is moving from high tide towards low tide.
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Paddling Gloves

Webbed gloves (i.e. gloves with material between the fingers) that are used to increase paddling power.
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Angling

An older term used to describe riding across the face of the wave.
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