What do you mean by waiting your turn in the lineup in surfing?

Question

when the wave comes doesn't everybody go on the wave? how do you wait your turn

Answer 1

kool dude

Answer 2

Unless you're surfing waimea (a huge break that is nothing more than a closeout wave to drop down and pray for dear life), not everybody goes on the same wave. Generally a break will go right or left, whoever is further back or closest to the 'peak' will have the right of way. If he/she takes the wave and is coming in your direction, back off the wave. If you go anyway this is considered 'dropping in' and you'll quickly make a bad name for yourself at that break.

Answer 3

no, usually 1 person per wave and the person whose been waiting longer gets it.  There are a bunch of small waves that come and people that werent out there the longest might go for those cuz theyre bored waiting but most people go for the sets that come in.  If u just got out there and get a wave, it's not very fair for the person whose been waiting for it for a long time so u wait ur turn or no ones gonna wanna go surfin wit u

Answer 4

kayy short and simple.

the lineup is where everyone sits and waits for the waves.

when a good set come and the lineup is super crowded there will be like 10 ppl paddling there *** off for the wave. itls like 1st cone first serve

you let them take the wave if they were closer

then wait ur turn for a wave.

sooner or later you'll grow the locals respect and you'll be able to surf waves with them

Answer 5

No, obviously everyone does not go on the same wave, that would be retarted. It depends on what break you're surfing, the crowd and yourself. There's a certain priority of who is supposed to go, when. Of course, surfing with only your friends is different. But in general, defer to your elders. Taking turns is the rule of thumb. If a person passes on a wave, then they are not eligible to catch the next wave. If they make a discernable physical effort to catch a wave and do not, then they are not eligible to catch the next wave. If its your spot, and you're a local, then you have priority over any visitors. Any old timers who've been surfing for a long time (i.e. are generally respected by everyone) have the most priority. Also, the surfer closest to the curl (the breaking part of the wave) has priority (except in the case of snaking).

It is important not to drop in on someone or to snake them. The drop-in happens like this: Surfer A is closest to the curl, paddles into and catches the wave, only to find that Surfer B -- the dropper-in -- has also caught the wave, from further out on the shoulder. Surfer A is then blocked from making a successful ride. The two surfers may collide, accidentally or deliberately, but it's unlikely that either will enjoy the wave to its fullest. At some critical surf spots, Surfers A and/or B may even be placed in physical danger as a result. In this example, Surfer A has priority. A more subtle, yet potentially more offensive form of ride interference is the snake. This move is very bad etiquette, a greedy exploitation of the generally understood drop-in rule, and is usually practiced by competent and aggressive surfers. Snaking works like this: Surfer A, in position and having waited his or her turn, begins to paddle for the wave. Surfer B (the snake) waits until A's focus is purely on catching the wave, then makes a quick move to the inside and takes off, claiming the wave. If both surfers end up riding, it appears A has dropped in and is in the wrong, yet both surfers, and usually most onlookers, know otherwise.

At a reefbreak with a consistent set-wave takeoff zone, the ideal situation is for everyone to simply take turns. This is most easily accomplished when the lineup is largely composed of surfers who know each other, but can be achieved at any spot under reasonable crowd conditions. In the classic turn-taking model, an informal "line" of surfers springs into being, with the surfer whose turn it is sitting deepest and in the logical takeoff spot for the wave he or she wants to ride.

Etiquette permits some leeway here. For instance, the best surfer's skills may earn him or her an occasional extra wave, or a wider opportunity to choose the precise wave he or she wants. If surfers are taking turns with set waves and Surfer A drifts down the line out of the primary takeoff zone, the other surfers may choose to allow A to catch some of the smaller waves, but in doing so A will lose rights to really good set waves that break further outside. Remember, in a taking-turns surf environment, it's your responsibility to be in a good position to catch the wave when it's your turn.

At a pointbreak with two or three sections, groups will form at the beginning of each section and take turns as at a reef, with one proviso: if a surfer is riding down from a section up the line and looks likely to make the wave, other surfers should make every effort to permit him or her a clean shot. The most common breach of etiquette here is pre-emptive paddling: Surfer A is hurtling down the line from a long way back, and Surfer B - figuring A won't make the section - begins to paddle into the wave. As A approaches, B pulls back, but his paddling efforts cause the wave to crumble and break down in front of A. Result: A wipes out or is caught behind, and the wave peels off unridden. Bad move, B.

Point and reef break etiquette can begin to break down if one or more surfers are taking off too deep and out of position, thus wasting the sections and forcing other surfers who are waiting in line to watch wave go unridden. This almost always leads to dropping in, and at the least it'll lead to pre-emptive paddling, as surfers begin to anticipate each other's failures and chase each other's waves from the shoulder.

Beachbreaks tend to feature a shifting wave environment. The takeoff zones - plural, not singular - are spread out, with more waves for everyone. This can break a beach up into several different mini-spots, each with its own turn-taking routine in place. If you're surfing one mini-spot at a beachbreak, keep in mind that if you move to another mini-spot on the same beach, you're entering another mini-society, and should be prepared to go to the end of the wave-sharing line.

Beachbreaks, along with some reef breaks, also lead to the need for peak etiquette. If you are in position for a really good two-way peak with another surfer, you should choose to split the peak - that is, you go one way off the peak, he or she goes the other. In splitting the peak, communication is the key. You might both prefer to go the opposite way, or one of you might want to be sure he or she isn't about to commit a drop-in. The only way you'll find out is to ask each other- and then make the choice quickly! If there are simply too many surfers to keep track of turns and what not, the best rule left standing is the don't drop in rule.