Now that your sick surf vocab is up to scratch, you’ve started your journey from absolute kook to pro surfer. Whitewash (or whitewater) is a foamy white colour the ocean makes when the wave breaks.Įxample: “I caught a big wave this arvo and almost got knocked off by all the whitewash”. Often they’ll let everyone know as the wave approaches.Įxample: “Look behind ya, those guys are going out the back.” Where a surfer waits just behind the lineup to catch an earlier wave. Out The Back (otherwise known as OTB or Outside) Here’s more info on how to get out of a rip.Įxample: “Probably best to be careful in that area, there’s a rip over there”.ħ. The more you fight it, the more dangerous it becomes. If you get stuck in one, DO NOT PANIC! Swim parallel to the shore and not against the current. (It’s also a pretty good song by Aussie, Vance Joy) Rips can be dangerous and are caused by two meeting currents. But that doesn’t mean you should hang out in the waves, be careful, head back to the beach and wait for it to pass.Įxample: “I saw a man in the grey suit at Bells Beach the other day”.Ī Rip, is a stretch of fast moving water which takes swimmers and surfers out to sea. If you do, don’t imagine it to be like Jaws - most are more scared of you than you are of it. Hopefully you won’t be spotting either a businessman in a grey suit, or a man in the grey suit (AKA a shark) whilst on the beach. This guy was definitely frothing the waves. It’s actually used around Australia, in and out of the surf.Įxample: “I am frothin for a surf today”. We’re not talking about a quality pint, or a surfer with a small case of rabies, Frothin is another word for excited. Think of like a seatbelt for the surf.Įxample: “I bought a new leggie the other day, the old one was on its last legs”. This is both a board-saver and a lifesaver. A Leggie what Aussies love to call the leg rope that attaches the surfer to the board. Nothing wrong with that though, we all have to start somewhere.Įxample: “Look, the kooks are learning to stand up on the sand”.įunnily enough this actually has something to do with legs. That (probably) doesn’t mean they think you’re crazy - simply put it means you are just a beginner. Most people out there will be called a Kook. Australia has a great surfing culture, especially among kids.Įxample: “Wow mate, that grommet is ripper”. A Grommet is simply a young kid that loves riding the waves. We’re not talking about the cheese loving Walace and Gromit, and we’re definitely not talking about those little metal or rubber things you put in holes. Grommet, Leggie, Frothin’? We don’t want you getting confused, so we’ve brought you a kooks guide to surfer slang. Surfing is pretty much like a religion around Australia’s beaches, this means it’s probably a good idea to brush up on your slang so you’re not left behind when you’re catching the waves at Spot X.
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