What are the different kinds of ocean waves or surf?

Question

I need surfer names, like a pipeline and other surf related things like a rip current. Please list any names or terms you know of.

Answer 1

Read the surf glossary or Surfing A to Z on Surfline.  Or go buy the Encyclopedia of Surfing.

Answer 2

reef, point, beach breaks

offshore is good

onshore blows

esky lids and mals suck

mick fanning rips

slater still filth

dont drop in

get out of the water kook

seppos cant surf (except KS)

stay outta my way grommet

you burnt me b******e

you want more visit your local break and listen

Answer 3

point break

pitted

blue room

green room

spin cycle

peels

rights

lefts

long shore currents

rip currents

shore break

lull

fetch

onshore wind

offshore wind

groms

thruster

minimal

longboard

rocket fish

fish

barrel

backwash

white wash

lip

the face

cutbacks

frontside

backside

snap

floaters

round house cut back

frontside air

carving 360

pumping

fcs

future

taj burrow

rob machado

jordy smith

yadin nicol

mick fanning

ozzie wright

s-turn

Sebastian inlet

the wedge

teuhopoo

peahi

snakes

agro

drop ins

Backdoor

bail

blown out

bottom turn

chop

glassy

close outs

ding

overhead

double overhead

rail

stringer

leash

wax

clark foam

duck dive

drop in

epoxy

wetsuit

spring suit

groundswell

wind swell

gun

rail

kook

line up

lip

locals

peak

pearl

plunging waves

pop up

quiver

rocker

pin tail

squash tail

sets

section

sandbar

shoaling

spit

stoked

turtle

john carper

rusty

wrv

lost

chille

js industries

local motion

Hawaiian island creation

santa cruz

s*x wax

sticky bumps

wax comb

plug

hang ten

quad fin

spray