surfing

Also known as surfboarding, surfin', 🏄

right|200px|thumb|Pictogram for Surfing at the Summer Olympics

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Key facts

Sport.name: Surfing
Sport.image: Mavericks Surf Contest 2010b.jpg
Sport.caption: Mavericks Surf Contest 2010
Sport.union: World Surf League (WSL), International Surfing Association (ISA)
Sport.country/region: Worldwide
Sport.mgender: Yes, separate competitions
Sport.equipment: Surfboard, leash, wetsuit
Sport.olympic: Since 2020

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Contents

Origins and history
Peru
Polynesia
West Africa
California
Surf waves
Tube shape and speed
Wave intensity
Artificial reefs
Artificial waves
Maneuvers
Terms
Learning
Equipment
The physics of surfing{{anchor|Physics_of_surfing}}
Wave formation
Wave conditions for surfing
Surf breaks
Headland (point break)
Beach break
River or estuary entrance bar
Reef break
Ledge break
Rip currents
On the surfboard
Dangers
Drowning
Collisions
Marine life
Rip currents
Seabed
Microorganisms
Ear damage
Surf rash
Spinal cord
Surfers and surf culture
See also
References
Further reading
External links

right|200px|thumb|Pictogram for Surfing at the Summer Olympics

Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found on ocean shores, but can also be found as standing waves in the open ocean, in lakes, in rivers in the form of a tidal bore, or wave pools.

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