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  • a
  • A-frame
  • Aaberg, Denny
  • Aaberg, Kemp
  • Abberton, Koby
  • Abbruzzi, Sid
  • Abellira, Reno
  • Abubo, Megan
  • academia and surfing
  • Adler, Tom
  • advertising and surfing
  • aerial
  • Aguerre, Fernando
  • Aikau, Clyde
  • Aikau, Eddie
  • Aipa, Ben
  • air-drop
  • airbrush
  • Airshow
  • Ala Moana
  • alaia board
  • alcohol and surfing
  • Alexander, Kala
  • Alms, Paige
  • aloha shirt
  • Alter, Hobie
  • Alvarez, Pepe
  • Ancell, Kevin
  • Andersen, Lisa
  • Anderson, Craig
  • Anderson, Simon
  • Andino, Kolohe
  • Angel, Jose
  • angle
  • Aragon, Janice
  • Arakawa, Eric
  • Archbold, Matt
  • Arena, Eduardo
  • Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP)
  • August, Robert
  • Aurness, Rolf
  • Avalon, Frankie
  • b
  • backdoor
  • backside attack, Pipeline
  • backwash
  • bail out
  • Bain, Rob
  • Baker, Bernie
  • Baker, Grant “Twiggy”
  • Baker, Tim
  • Ball, John “Doc”
  • Ballard, Bill
  • Ballard, Rochelle
  • balsa
  • Banks, Jim
  • Barilotti, Steve
  • Barland, Michel
  • Barreda, Sergio “Gordo”
  • Barry, Michael
  • Bartholomew, Wayne
  • Baxter, Jackie
  • Beach Boys, The
  • Beacham, Debbie
  • beachboys
  • beachbreak
  • Beachcomber Bills Grand Prix
  • Beachley, Layne
  • beavertail
  • Becker, Phil
  • Bedford-Brown, Stuart
  • Bells Beach
  • Bendall, Ma and Pa
  • Bennett, Barry
  • Benson, Becky
  • Benson, Linda
  • Bertlemann, Larry
  • Beschen, Shane
  • Big Wave Dave's (TV series)
  • Big Wednesday
  • Bigler, Steve
  • Billabong Challenge
  • Biolos, Matt
  • Blair, Larry
  • Blake, Tom
  • Blanchard, Alana
  • Blank Monday
  • Blears, Jim
  • Blears, Laura
  • blogging and surfing
  • Bloomquist, Ricky
  • Blue Juice
  • Boarding House: North Shore (TV series)
  • bodyboarding
  • bodysurfing
  • Boehne, Barrie
  • boil
  • Bold, Harry
  • Bolster, Warren
  • Bonython, Tim
  • bonzer
  • books and surfing
  • Booth, Jeff
  • Botha, Wendy
  • Bourez, Michel
  • bowl
  • Boyd, Francis "Duke"
  • Boyer, Lynne
  • Boyum, Mike and Bill
  • Bra Boys
  • Bradbury, John
  • Bradshaw, Ken
  • Brady, Leonard
  • Branson, Matt
  • Brennan, Kevin
  • Brewer, Art
  • Brewer, Dick
  • Briley, Shawn
  • Brisick, Jamie
  • Bronzed Aussies
  • Brooke, Serena
  • Brooks Street Surfing Classic
  • Brown, Bobby
  • Brown, Bruce
  • Brown, Chris
  • Brown, Dana
  • Brown, Woody
  • Browne, Bud
  • Buchan, Adrian "Ace"
  • Buchanan, Iain
  • Bujakowski, Jerry
  • Bunger, Charlie
  • Buran, Joey
  • Burger, Bert
  • Burkard, Chris
  • Burle, Carlos
  • Burleigh Heads
  • Burness, Michael
  • Burness, Peter
  • Burns, Ronnie
  • Burridge, Pam
  • Burrow, Taj
  • Byrne, Allan
  • Byrne, Chris "Critta"
  • Byrne, Phil
  • Byron Bay
  • Bystrom, Chris
  • c
  • caballito
  • Cabell, Joey
  • Cairns, Ian
  • Calhoun family; Marge, Candy, Robin
  • California Surf Museum
  • California Surfriders
  • Callahan, John Seaton
  • Campbell brothers, Malcolm and Duncan
  • Campbell, Mick
  • Campbell, Thomas
  • Canha, Conrad
  • Canham, Jeff
  • canoe surfing
  • Cape St. Francis
  • Captain Goodvibes
  • Cardiff Kook
  • Carroll, Corky
  • Carroll, Nick
  • Carroll, Tom
  • cars and surfing
  • Carson, David
  • Carson, Lance
  • Cassidy, Graham
  • Catri, Dick
  • caught inside
  • Center, George "Dad"
  • Chang, Aaron
  • channel
  • channel bottom
  • channel surfing
  • Chantays, The
  • Chapin, Gard
  • Chapman, Craig "Owl"
  • Chasing Mavericks
  • cheater five
  • Chesser, Todd
  • Chew, Rich
  • Chicama
  • Church, Ron
  • claim, claiming
  • Clark Foam
  • Clark, Gordon "Grubby"
  • Clark, Jeff
  • Clarke-Jones, Ross
  • Cleary, Bill
  • closeout
  • closeout tube
  • Club Waikiki
  • Codgen, Claude
  • coffin
  • Coke Classic; Coca-Cola Surfabout
  • Colburn, Bolton
  • Colburn, Con
  • Cole, Maurice
  • Cole, Peter
  • Collins, Richie
  • Collins, Sean
  • Conlogue, Courtney
  • Conneeley, Robert
  • Cooke, Alec
  • coolite
  • Cooper, Bob
  • Cooper, Jodie
  • Copeland, Bing
  • Cortes Bank
  • Couper, Gail
  • Couture, Colin "Doc"
  • cowabunga
  • Cram, Donald
  • Cram, Richard
  • Crawford, Jeff
  • Crawford, Peter
  • Cross, Dickie
  • cross-step
  • Croul, Spencer
  • Cunningham, Mark
  • Curran, Tim
  • Curren, Pat
  • Curren, Tom
  • cutback
  • d
  • Dale, Dick
  • Daly, Martin
  • Damm, Jon
  • Dana Point
  • David, Vetea "Poto"
  • Davis, Dale
  • Davoli, Linda
  • de la Rosa, Luis Miguel "Magoo"
  • De Rooy, Dorothy
  • de Rosnay, Arnaud
  • de Rosnay, Joel
  • de Souza, Adriano
  • Deane, Wayne
  • death and surfing
  • Deerhurst, Ted
  • Delaney, Bill
  • Dent, Chuck
  • Diffenderfer, Mike
  • dig a rail
  • Dillon, Scott
  • DiMenna, Ron
  • displacement hull surfboard
  • Dittrich, Scott
  • Divine, Jeff
  • Dobson, Dale
  • Doerner, Darrick
  • Dogny, Carlos
  • dogs and surfing
  • Domenech, Thierry
  • Dooley, Mick
  • Dora, Miki
  • Dorian, Shane
  • Dotson, Ryan
  • double-up
  • Downing, George
  • Downing, Keone
  • Doyle, Mike
  • drop-knee turn
  • Drouyn, Peter
  • drugs and surfing
  • Drummond, Ron
  • dry tube
  • Duane, Daniel
  • Duane, Gordon
  • duck dive
  • Dugan, Tom
  • Duke Kahanamoku Invitational
  • Dungeons
  • Dunn, Jackie
  • Durbidge, Bede
  • e
  • East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame
  • Eaton, Mike
  • Eberle, Jackie
  • Eckert, Ned (JJ Moon)
  • Eden, Jack
  • Edwards, Phil
  • Egan, Luke
  • Eggers, David
  • Elkerton, Gary
  • Ellis, Bryce
  • Ellis, Grant
  • Emerson, Nancy
  • Endless Summer, The
  • Enever, Laura
  • Engel, Joe
  • Entwistle, Stuart
  • Erickson, Roger
  • Espere, Tiger
  • Esposito, Mike
  • Evans, Bob
  • Evolution
  • Expression Session
  • f
  • 50/50 rail
  • Fain, Johnny
  • Falconer, Neridah
  • Falzon, Alby
  • Fanning, Mick
  • Fantastic Plastic Machine, The
  • Farrelly, Midget
  • Fast Times at Ridgemont High
  • Ferreira, Italo
  • Filosa, Gary
  • fin
  • Finnegan, William
  • fish
  • Fitzgerald, Terry
  • Fitzgibbons, Sally
  • Five Summer Stories
  • Flecky, Dan
  • Fletcher, Christian
  • Fletcher, Herbie
  • Fletcher, Nathan
  • floater
  • Florence, John John
  • Flores, Jeremy
  • Foo, Mark
  • Ford, Alexander Hume
  • Foster, Marvin
  • Free Ride
  • Freeman, Jim
  • Freeth, George
  • Friedmann, Daniel
  • Froiseth, Wally
  • Frye, Skip
  • g
  • Gabaldon, Nick
  • Gabeira, Maya
  • Garcia, Sunny
  • Gebauer, Paul
  • George, Matt
  • George, Sam
  • Georgeson-Hedges, Chelsea
  • Gerhardt, Sarah
  • Gerlach, Brad
  • Gidget
  • Gilley, Rob
  • Gilmore, Stephanie
  • Gilovich, Dave
  • Glaser, Todd
  • glass-off
  • glassy
  • Golden, Don
  • Gomes, Abel and Alan
  • Gomes, Johnny-Boy
  • Gordon, Larry
  • Gouveia, Fabio
  • Graham, Dick
  • Grajagan
  • Grannis, LeRoy
  • Green, Gary
  • Greenough, George
  • Griffin, Rick
  • Grigg, Rick
  • Grigg, Robin
  • Grissim, John
  • ground swell
  • Gunston 500
  • Gurrey, A.R. Jr.
  • h
  • H2O magazine
  • Hakman, Jeff
  • Haleiwa
  • Haley, Jack
  • Hamasaki, Joey
  • Hamilton, Bethany
  • Hamilton, Bill
  • Hamilton, Laird
  • hang five
  • hang heels
  • hang ten
  • Hang Ten
  • Hannon, John
  • Hansen, Don
  • Harbour, Rich
  • Hardman, Damien
  • Harehoe, Arsene
  • Harlow, Warren
  • Harrison, Dru
  • Harrison, Lorrin "Whitey"
  • Harvey, Richard
  • Hasley, Chuck
  • Haslock, Gwyn
  • Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
  • Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction
  • Hawaiian Surfboard
  • Hawk, Sam
  • Hawk, Steve
  • Hawkins, Mary Ann
  • head dip
  • Healey, Mark
  • Hedemann, Hans
  • Hemmings, Fred
  • Heritage, Dan
  • Herring, Shane
  • Ho, Coco
  • Ho, Derek
  • Ho, Michael
  • Hobgood, CJ
  • Hobgood, Damien
  • Hobie Surfboards
  • hodad
  • Hoffman, Joyce
  • Hoffman, Philip "Flippy"
  • Hoffman, Walter
  • Holland, Bob
  • Holland, Todd
  • Hollinger, Kimo
  • hollow
  • hollow surfboard
  • Holmes, Paul
  • Honk
  • Honolua Bay
  • Horan, Cheyne
  • Horn, Kit
  • Hot Curl
  • hot curl surfboard
  • Houston, James
  • Hoy, Matt
  • Huge Monday
  • Hughes, Russell
  • Hui Nalu Club
  • Hunt, Al
  • Huntington Beach
  • Hurley International
  • Hurley, Bob
  • Hurricane Gloria, 1985
  • Hurricane Isabel, 2003
  • Hurricane Iwa, 1982
  • Hurricane Sandy, 2012
  • Hyman, Nev
  • Hynd, Derek
  • Hynson, Mike
  • i
  • Ige, Harold "Iggy"
  • impact zone
  • In God's Hands
  • Inertia, The
  • Innersection
  • International Professional Surfers (IPS)
  • internet and surfing
  • Irons, Andy
  • Irons, Bruce
  • island pullout
  • j
  • Jackman, Dave
  • Jacobs, Hap
  • James, Dr. Don
  • Jan and Dean
  • Jaquias, Kaipo
  • Jarratt, Phil
  • Jarvis, Dennis
  • Jaws
  • Jeffreys Bay
  • Jennings, James "Chappy"
  • Jepsen, Hal
  • John from Cincinnati (TV series)
  • Johnson, Noah
  • Jones, James
  • k
  • Kaena Point
  • Kahanamoku, Duke
  • Kaio, Kealoha
  • Kalama, Ilima
  • Kaluhiokalani, Montgomery "Buttons"
  • Kampion, Drew
  • Kanaiaupuni, Barry
  • Kaopuiki, Joseph "Scooter Boy"
  • Kasuya, Shuji
  • Katin Pro-Am Team Challenge
  • Katin, Nancy
  • Kawahara, Tak
  • Kawai, Mikio
  • Kealoha, Dane
  • Keating, Dick
  • Keaulana, Richard "Buffalo"
  • Kechele, Matt
  • Keck, Tom
  • Kekai, Albert "Rabbit"
  • Kelly, John
  • Kennelly, Keala
  • Keogh, Denny
  • Kerbox, Burton "Buzzy"
  • Kerr, Josh
  • kick-stall
  • Kidman, Andrew
  • King, Don
  • Kinimaka, Titus
  • Kirra
  • Kivlin, Matt
  • Klopf, Chris
  • Klyn, Vince
  • knee-paddle
  • kneeboarding
  • Knost, Alex
  • Knox, Taylor
  • kook
  • Kookmeyer, Wilbur
  • Korduroy
  • Kuga, Takao
  • Kuhn, Charlie
  • Kukea, Ethel
  • Kwock, Danny
  • l
  • Lagardere, Josette
  • Laine, Wes
  • Lambresi, Mike
  • laminate
  • Larkin, Joe
  • Larmont, Mike
  • Larson, George "Peanuts"
  • Larson, Merv
  • Lassen, Chris
  • late takeoff
  • Latronic, Mike
  • layback
  • Lazor Zap
  • Lear, Cecil
  • left
  • Letham, Isabel
  • Liddell, Mark
  • Lightning Bolt Surfboards
  • Lind, John
  • Lindberg, Larry
  • lineup
  • lining up
  • lip
  • Lis, Steve
  • Little, Brock
  • Llamas, Bud
  • Lochtefeld, Tom
  • Loehr, Greg
  • London, Jack
  • long john
  • Long, Greg
  • Lopes, Pepe
  • Lopez, Cory
  • Lopez, Gerry
  • Los Angeles Surf Fair
  • low-pressure system
  • Lowe, Mick
  • Lucas, Jimmy
  • Lueras, Leonard
  • Lynch, Barton
  • Lynch, Wayne
  • m
  • Maalaea
  • MacAulay, Dave
  • MacDonald, Phil
  • MacGillivray, Greg
  • Machado, Rob
  • Machuca, Jorge
  • MacKenzie, Lynette
  • madeirite surfboard
  • Makaha
  • Makaha International Surfing Championships
  • Maki, Clarence
  • Malibu
  • Malibu Invitational
  • Malibu U (TV series)
  • Malpartida, Oscar "Chino"
  • Mansted, Peter
  • Marcus, Ben
  • Margieson, Brenden
  • Marsh, Richard
  • Martin, Terry
  • Martinez, Bobby
  • Martinson, Mark
  • Marzo, Clay
  • Massara, Mark
  • Massfeller, Steve
  • Masuda, Takuji
  • mat surfing
  • Mavericks
  • Mayes, Jack "Bluey"
  • McAlister, Charles "Snow"
  • McCabe, Peter
  • McCaul, Brad
  • McClelland, Brennan "Hevs"
  • McCoy, Geoff
  • McCoy, Jack
  • McKenzie, Kim
  • McKinnon, Andrew
  • McLeod, Hugh
  • McNamara, Garrett
  • McNamara, Liam
  • McTavish, Bob
  • McVay, Kimo Wilder
  • Meador, Kassia
  • Mearig, Kim
  • Medina, Gabriel
  • Meistrell brothers, Bob and Bill
  • Mel, Peter
  • Menczer, Pauline
  • Merkel, Dan
  • Merrick, Al
  • Merrill, Linda
  • Meseroll, Dick
  • Metz, Dick
  • Mignogna, Bob
  • Milius, John
  • Miller, Edward "Dude"
  • Miller, Rusty
  • Miller, Sonny
  • Milosky, Sion
  • Minami, Glenn
  • Mitchell, James "Chubby"
  • Modern Collective
  • Moir, Mike
  • molded surfboard
  • Momentum
  • Moniz, Tony
  • Monster from New Zealand Swell, 1975
  • Moondoggie
  • Moore, Carissa
  • Moore, Larry "Flame"
  • Morey, Tom
  • Morgan, Bev
  • Moriarity, Jay
  • Morning of the Earth
  • Morris, Willy
  • Morrison, Dean
  • Mulanovich, Sofia
  • Mullis, Kary
  • Mundaka
  • Mungall, Greg
  • Muñoz, Mickey
  • Munro, Mimi
  • Murphy
  • Murphy, Jack
  • Murphy, Matthew "Spider"
  • n
  • Narrabeen
  • Naude, Paul
  • Naughton, Kevin
  • Nazare
  • Neece, Jim
  • Neilsen, Paul
  • Nelson, Nancy
  • Neville, Kai
  • New School
  • New York Surf Film Festival
  • Newport Beach
  • Ninth Wave, The
  • Noll, Greg
  • Noosa
  • North Shore, Oahu
  • noseriding
  • Novakov, Mike
  • nudity and surfing
  • Nuuhiwa, David
  • o
  • O'Brien, Jamie
  • O'Connell, Pat
  • O'Donell, Phyllis
  • O'Neill Wetsuits
  • O'Neill, Jack
  • O'Rourke, Chris
  • Oberg, Margo
  • Oberholzer, Frankie
  • Occhilupo, Mark
  • Ocean Pacific
  • offshore wind
  • Ogden, Bill
  • Olivenca, Jojó
  • olo board
  • onshore wind
  • Op Pro, Huntington Beach
  • Operation Hang Ten
  • Opper, Ira
  • Ordille, Sandy
  • Otton, Kai
  • Outrigger Canoe Club, The
  • outside
  • Outside Log Cabins
  • over the falls
  • overgunned
  • overhead
  • Owens, Bobby
  • p
  • Paarman, Jonathan
  • Pacific Coast Surf Riding Championships
  • Pacific System Homes surfboards
  • Padang Padang
  • Padaratz, Flavio
  • Padaratz, Neco
  • Page, Robbie
  • Palos Verdes
  • Palos Verdes Surfing Club
  • Pan, Peter
  • Pang, Dennis
  • Parkes, Wayne
  • Parkinson, Joel
  • Parmenter, Dave
  • Parrish, Tom
  • Parsons, Mike
  • Paskowitz, Dorian
  • Paterson brothers, Jake and Paul
  • Patterson brothers, Robert, Raymond, and Ronald
  • Paull, Keith
  • Peck, John
  • perfect wave, the
  • Perrow, Kieren
  • Peru International Surfing Championships
  • Peterson, Craig
  • Peterson, Lakey
  • Peterson, Michael
  • Peterson, Pete
  • Pezman, Steve
  • Phillips, Walt
  • Pico Alto
  • Pike, Bob
  • Pipeline
  • Pipeline Masters
  • Pires, Tiago
  • planer
  • plank surfboard
  • Pomar, Felipe
  • Pope, Larry
  • Poppler, Jericho
  • Potter, Martin
  • Powell, Shane
  • Pratte, Tom
  • Preisendorfer, Rusty
  • Price, Mark
  • Pro Class Trials
  • Proctor, Edward "Pop"
  • Propper, Gary
  • Puerto Escondido
  • Pump House Gang, The
  • Purpus, Mike
  • q
  • quasimoto
  • Quigg, Joe
  • Quiksilver
  • Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau, The
  • Quinn, Maz
  • quiver
  • r
  • race, racism and surfing
  • rail grab
  • rail sandwich
  • Ranch, The
  • Randazzo, Dean
  • Rarick, Randy
  • Rasmussen, Rick
  • Rawson, Pat
  • Ray, Tony
  • Raymond, Bruce
  • Redman-Carr, Melanie
  • reform
  • Reid, Sam
  • religion and surfing
  • Rendezvous Ballroom
  • Renneker, Mark
  • Reno, Angie
  • Reynolds, Dane
  • Ribas, Victor
  • Richards, John "LJ"
  • Richards, Mark
  • Richardson, Terry
  • Riddle, J
  • Ride the Wild Surf
  • Riding Giants
  • Rielly, Derek
  • right
  • Rincon
  • Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
  • riptide
  • river surfing
  • Robb, Kalani
  • Roberts, Tony
  • Rochlen, Dave
  • Roland, Joe
  • Romanosky, Ron
  • Rommelse, Michael
  • Rosa, Peterson
  • Rosemberg, Tito
  • Roth, Ed "Big Daddy"
  • Rudolph, Gavin
  • Russell, Rory
  • s
  • S-turn
  • Sainsbury, Mark
  • Salisbury, Mike
  • Samuels, Lewis
  • San Onofre
  • sandboarding; sand surfing
  • Sandy Beach
  • Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
  • Santos, Edwin
  • Schmidt, Richard
  • Schumacher, Cori
  • Sebastian Inlet
  • Semmens, Nigel
  • Servais, Tom
  • Severn Bore
  • Severson, John
  • sex and surfing
  • Sex Wax
  • shaka
  • Sharp, Bill
  • Shaw, Bill (Flea)
  • Shepherd, Bob
  • Sherman, Steve
  • Shifren, Nachum
  • Shipley, Jack
  • Shipstern Bluff
  • shoot the pier
  • short john
  • shortboard revolution
  • Silver Surfer
  • Simmons, Bob
  • Sims, Craig
  • single-fin
  • Sizemore, Ron
  • skateboarding
  • Skeleton Bay
  • Slater, Evan
  • Slater, Kelly
  • Smirnoff Pro-Am
  • Smith, Chas
  • Smith, Col (Newcastle)
  • Smith, Col (Sydney)
  • Smith, Davey
  • Smith, Gene "Tarzan"
  • Smith, Jordy
  • Smith, Jorja and Jolene
  • Soderberg, Steve
  • soul arch
  • Soul Surfer
  • Spencer, Sterling
  • Spencer, Ted
  • Spencer, Yancy
  • spinner
  • spinout
  • spit, spitter
  • Spreckels, Adolph "Bunker"
  • Stab magazine
  • stand-up tube
  • Starr, Rusty
  • Steamer Lane
  • Stedman, Shane
  • Steele, Taylor
  • Step Into Liquid
  • Stewart, Mike
  • sting, stinger
  • stinkbug stance
  • stoke
  • Stone, Tom
  • Stoner, Ron
  • Strauch, Paul
  • Stubbies Surf Classic
  • Sullivan, Pancho
  • Sumpter, Rod
  • Sunn, Kula (Martha)
  • Sunn, Rell
  • Sunset Beach
  • surf boat
  • surf bum
  • surf bunny
  • "Surf City"
  • Surf Girls (TV series)
  • Surf Guide magazine
  • Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA)
  • surf leash
  • surf movies
  • surf Nazi
  • Surf Punks
  • surf sacrifice
  • surf wax
  • Surf's Up (movie)
  • Surf's Up (TV series)
  • Surfaris, The
  • surfboard racks
  • surfboard shop
  • surfboard stacking
  • "Surfer Joe"
  • Surfer magazine
  • Surfer Stomp
  • Surfer's Journal magazine, The
  • surfer's knots
  • "Surfin' Bird"
  • "Surfin' Safari"
  • "Surfin' USA"
  • Surfing Heritage and Cultural Center (SHACC)
  • Surfing magazine
  • Surfline
  • Surfrider Foundation
  • Sutherland, Jock
  • Sutherland, Mark
  • Sutton, Cyrus
  • swallowtail
  • Swarts, Lewis "Hoppy"
  • Sweet, Dave
  • Swell of 1939
  • Swell of 1969
  • Swell of 1983
  • switchfoot, switch stance
  • t
  • Tabeling, Mike
  • Takayama, Donald
  • takeoff
  • Tales from the Tube
  • tandem surfing
  • Tanjung, Rizal
  • tanker surfing
  • Tavares, Maria "Tita"
  • Tavarua
  • Teahupoo
  • Thomas, Marty
  • Thomopolous / Thompson, George
  • Thomson, Daniel "Tomo"
  • Thorson, Mitch
  • Thruster
  • Todd, Trudy
  • Todos Santos
  • Toledo, Filipe
  • Tom Morey Invitational
  • Tomson, Michael
  • Tomson, Shaun
  • tow surfing
  • Townend, Peter
  • Tracks magazine
  • Tracy, Terry "Tubesteak"
  • Trefz, Patrick
  • Treloar, David "Baddy"
  • Trent, Buzzy
  • Trestles
  • Trim, Judy
  • Triple Crown of Surfing
  • Troy, Peter
  • tuberiding
  • Tudor, Joel
  • Twain, Mark
  • twin-fin
  • u
  • Uluwatu
  • United States Surfing Association (USSA)
  • United States Surfing Championships
  • US Open of Surfing
  • v
  • Valluzzi, Bruce
  • Van Artsdalen, Butch
  • Van Dyke, Fred
  • Van Dyke, Peter
  • Van Hamersveld, John
  • Van Lennep, Chris
  • Van Straalen, Dick
  • vee
  • Velarde, Hector
  • Velzy, Dale
  • Velzyland
  • Ventures, The
  • violence and surfing
  • Virostko, Darryl "Flea"
  • w
  • Waikiki
  • Waikiki Surf Club
  • Waimea Bay
  • walk the board
  • wall
  • war and surfing
  • Warren, Mark
  • waterlogged
  • waterman
  • wavepools
  • waves and wave formation
  • Way, Peter
  • Weaver, Robert "Wingnut"
  • Webb, Kylie
  • Weber Surfboards
  • Weber, Dewey
  • Weber, Sharron
  • Webster, Dale
  • Wedge, The
  • Weeks, Bob
  • West, Claude
  • Western Surfing Association (WSA)
  • wetsuit
  • Wetteland, Max
  • What Youth
  • Whitman, Bill and Dudley
  • Whitmore, John
  • Wilkings, Steve
  • Wilkinson, Matt
  • Williams (Flaxman), Vicki
  • Williams, Carwyn
  • Williams, John "Wheels"
  • Williams, Les
  • Williams, Ross
  • Wills, Danny
  • Wilson, Julian
  • Windansea
  • Windansea Surf Club
  • Winton, Glen
  • "Wipe Out"
  • wipeout
  • Witzig, John
  • Witzig, Paul
  • Women's International Surfing Association (WISA)
  • Wood, Nicky
  • Woods, Gordon
  • World Surfing Championships 1964
  • World Surfing Championships 1965
  • World Surfing Championships 1966
  • World Surfing Championships 1968
  • World Surfing Championships 1970
  • World Surfing Championships 1972
  • Wright, Oscar "Ozzie"
  • Wright, Owen
  • Wright, Tyler
  • x
  • X Games
  • y
  • Yater, Renny
  • You Should Have Been Here an Hour Ago
  • Young, Nat (Aust)
  • Young, Nat (USA)
  • z
  • Zahn, Tommy
  • Zamba, Frieda
  • zinc oxide

left

A wave that breaks to the left, from the surfer's shoreward-facing perspective. As viewed from the beach, a surfer on a left will move from left to right. Pipeline, Grajagan, Teahupoo, and Cloudbreak are famous left-breaking waves.

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  • Grajagan
  • left-go-right
  • Pipeline
  • right
  • Tavarua
  • Teahupoo