Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| aquaboard | a board for riding on the surface of water. |
| aquaplaning | the sport of skimming across water. |
| bodyboard | a surfboard that is shorter and blunter than a standard board, on which the surfer lies rather than stands. |
| bodysurf | to surf without a surfboard. |
| bodysurfer | one who BODYSURFS. |
| bombora | a dangerous current over a submerged reef, |
| dumper | a wave that crashes suddenly downwards with great force, causing surfers to fall. |
| funboard | a board used for speed in windsurfing. |
| gnarly | of surfing conditions, difficult and dangerous. |
| gremmie gremmy | an inexperienced surfer. |
| hodad hodaddy | a non-surfer. |
| kneeboard | A short surfboard ridden in a kneeling position; (verb) to ride a kneeboard. |
| longboard | a type of SURFBOARD. |
| malibu | as in malibu board, a lightweight surfboard. No —S. |
| paddleboard | a long narrow buoyant board used for riding the surf or in rescuing swimmers. |
| rashie | a shirt worn by surfers as protection against the sun, heat rash etc. |
| reelman | the member of a life-saving surf team who operates the reel. |
| rote | the noise of the surf on the shore. |
| sailboard | a long narrow buoyant board used for riding the surf or in rescuing swimmer. |
| sailboarder | one who uses a SAILBOARD. |
| sailboarding | the sport of using a sailboard. |
| shortboard | a SURFBOARD between six and eight feet in length. |
| skimboard | a type of surfboard shorter than normal and rounded at both ends; (verb) to use a skimboard. |
| skimboarder | one who uses a SKIMBOARD. |
| skyboard | a small board used for surfing. |
| surf | surging water or waves rushing up a sloping beach; sea foam; (verb) to bathe in or ride on surf. |
| surfable | that can be surfed. |
| surfboard | a long narrow board used in surfing; (verb) to surf on a surfboard. |
| surfboarder | one who uses a SURFBOARD. |
| surfer | one who surfs. |
| surfie | a young usu. unemployed person who spends much time surfing. |
| surfride | to ride on surf. |
| surfrider | one who engages in SURFING. |
| surfy | having surf > SURFIER, SURFIEST. |
| wakeboard | a short surfboard for a rider towed behind a motorboat; (verb) to ride a wakeboard. |
| wakeboarder | one who practises WAKEBOARDING. |
| wakeboarding | a sport similar to water-skiing in which the participant is towed behind a motorboat while riding on WAKEBOARD. |
| wahine | (US) a female surfer. |
| windsurf | to sail on a SAILBOARD. |
| windsurfer | one who practises windsurfing. |
| wipeout | a fall from a surfboard; a complete failure. |