surfing
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
40 sectionsContents
- 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
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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.