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Surfing

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…

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Country or region
Worldwide
Equipment
Surfboard, leash, wetsuit
Highest governing body
World Surf League (WSL), International Surfing Association (ISA)
Mixed-sex
Yes, separate competitions
Olympic
Since 2020

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Overview

Origins and history

Surf waves

Maneuvers

Learning

Equipment

The physics of surfing

Dangers

Surfers and surf culture

Competitions

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Surfing

Nodes230
Edges229
Triples325
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008696
Components1

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Surfing

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related to Further reading · 27
Surfing → April, At Home With, Bandung, Best Surfer, Booking Offroad, Booking Surfing, Cash, December, Emotional Well-Being, GQ, Hatherleigh Press, Indonesia, Lembang, May, Mental, November, Offroad Indonesia, Oktober, Physical, Planet
related to Polynesia · 27
Surfing → AD, Another, April, British, Britons, Captain James Cook, Cook's, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, HMS Dolphin, HMS Endeavour, In Polynesian, It, James Cook, Joseph Banks, June, Lieutenant James King, Marquesas Islands, Modern, Paipo
related to California · 23
Surfing → American, British, California, David Kawānanakoa, Edward Keliʻiahonui, English, Geoff Dunn, George Freeth, Hawaii, Hawaiian, In, In July, John Wrightson, Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, Kim Stoner, Matthew's Hall, Native Hawaiian, San Lorenzo River, San Mateo, Santa Cruz
related to Competitions · 21
Surfing → Brazil, California, Carissa Moore, Caroline Marks, Ferreira, France, International Olympic Committee, It, Kauli Vaast, Los Angeles Games, Lower Trestles, Olympic, Olympic Games, Paris Olympics, Tahiti, Teahupoʻo, The, Tokyo Games, Tokyo Olympics, Tsurigasaki Beach
related to West Africa · 21
Surfing → Accra, Amid, Barbot, But, Cameroon, CE, Central Africans, Elmina, Fishermen, From, Ghana, Gold Coast, In, Ivory Coast, James Alexander, Liberia, Michael Hemmersam, Senegal, They, Thomas Hutchinson
related to Artificial waves · 19
Surfing → A-frames, Able, Artificial, Because, Bristol, Completely, Even, In England, Japan, Lefts, Miyazaki, Most, One, Rights, The Ocean Dome, The Seagaia Ocean Dome, There, This, Wave
related to Surfers and surf culture · 18
Surfing → America, American, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Boys, Beach Party, California, During, Gidget, Hawaii, However, Later, Ride, Several, Some, Surf, Surfers, US, Wild Surf
related to Artificial reefs · 17
Surfing → An, Artificial, ASR Ltd, Boscombe, California, Chevron Reef, El Segundo, England, However, In Kovalam, Kovalam, New Zealand-based, Seli, Ships, South West India, The, These
related to Equipment · 15
Surfing → An, EPS, Even, Expanded Polystyrene, For, However, Lighter, Most, PE, PU, PU/PE, Since, SUPs, Surfboards, This
related to Learning · 15
Surfing → All-inclusive, Due, Funboards, It, Land-based, Many, Most, New, Online, Post-COVID, Surf, The, They, Typical, When

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waves wave surfers surf water board surfer break also surfboard breaks speed breaking ride ocean reef california beach length conditions

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SurfingCountry or regionWorldwide1.00infobox
SurfingEquipmentSurfboard, leash, wetsuit1.00infobox
SurfingHighest governing bodyWorld Surf League (WSL), International Surfing Association (ISA)1.00infobox
SurfingMixed-sexYes, separate competitions1.00infobox
SurfingOlympicSince 20201.00infobox
Surfingis asurface water sport in which an individual0.90text
Surfingis aprogression of the air0.90text
a personal watercraftinstance ofa motorized water vehicle0.80text
tows the surfer into the wave frontinstance ofa motorized water vehicle0.80text
helping the surfer match a large wave's speedinstance ofa motorized water vehicle0.80text
which is generally a higher speed than a self-propelled surfer can produceinstance ofa motorized water vehicle0.80text
paddle boardinginstance ofSurfing-related sports0.80text

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