Agro- having a bad attitude
Amped- excited while surfing or really looking forward to a surf
Ankle Snapper- small waves
Bail- to avoid an imminent wipe out
Barney- an inexperienced surfer
Benny- a non local
Carve- surfing aggressively
Choka- awesome
Clucked- being scared or afraid of waves
Cranking- to describe a good wave
Dirty Lickings- taking a gnarly wipe out
Eat it- wiping out on a wave
Flat- no waves!
Frube- someone who doesn't catch any waves the time they're in the water
Gidgets- small female surfers
Gnarly- dangerous surf conditions
Gremmy,Grommet,Grom- used to refer to young or inexperienced surfers as well.
Grubbing- falling off your board while surfing
Hodad- non-surfing beach bum
Junkyard Dog- someone who only surfs crappy waves.
Kook- a tryhard or someone who only surfs to look cool
Radical- awesome or impressive.
Raked Over- to be hammered by upcoming waves while paddling out
Shaka- "Hang loose" Common signal by all surfers.
Sick- used to describe when someone does something impressive.
Snakes/snake- someone who steals a wave. waves are meant to be shared but snakes don't share.
Stoked- very happy
Wahine- female surfer
Washed-up- used to describe someone who's crushing hard or a love bug.
Wipe-out- another term for falling off your board.
