SURF TERMS/SURF LINGO IN SPANISH - DICCIONARIO DE SURFEAR
If you are surfing in Sayulita, and you are trying to learn Spanish, and you want to talk about surfing in Spanish, you should check this out. With the help of my amigos here I have put together a basic diccionario of surf terms in Spanish.
Please note that:
- This is the terminology in Sayulita. In Puerto Escondido or Spain or Costa Rica it could be different.
- It may not be 100% accurate. I'm still working on it.
- The list is obviously not complete. I'm still working on it.
- Contributions/corrections are welcome.
| LAS OLAS (WAVES) | |
| reef break | fondo de coral |
| beach break | fondo de arena |
| point break | fondo de piedra |
| river mouth break | punto del rio |
| left | izquierda |
| right | derecha |
| close outs | cerradas |
| face | la cara |
| wall | el pared |
| lip | el labio |
| curl | hueco |
| peak | cresta |
| breaking | rompeando |
| tube | el tubo |
| bump (wave before it breaks) | burro |
| foam | espuma |
| point | el punto |
| impact zone | zona de impacto |
| set | grupo (or set) |
| tide | la marea |
| current (rip) | la corriente |
| glassy | ??? |
| choppy | picado |
| mushy | aguada / bofa |
| steep | angulo |
| inside | adentro |
| outside | afuera |
| deep | profundo |
| coast | costa |
| clean/ dirty water | agua limpia/sucia |
| agressive | agressivo |
| mellow | tranquilo |
| crowded | muchas personas / llena |
| LAS TABLAS (BOARDS) | |
| surfboard | una tabla |
| longboard | tabla larga |
| shortboard | tabla corta |
| nose | nariz o punta |
| tail | cola |
| leash | leash |
| rail | riel |
| fins | las quillas |
| wax | cera |
| LAS PALABRAS y MOVIMIENTOS BÁSICOS (SURF MOVES and TERMS) | |
| surf | surfear |
| surfer | surfo, surfista |
| carve | giro fluido |
| bottom turn | giro abajo |
| drop in | bajar (yo bajé en la ola - I dropped on the wave) |
| fall | caer (me caî - I fell) |
| wipeout | azotar (yo azoté - I wiped out ) |
| wipeout 2 | una caida espectacular |
| cutback | recortar |
| riding | correr |
| catch (grab) a wave | agarrar |
| floater | flotador |
| manuevers | maniobras |
| tricks | trucos |
| aerial | aéreo |
| style | estilio |
| fluid | fluido |
| backside | de espalda |
| frontside | de frente |
| goofy foot | goofy (pie derecho adelante) |
| regular foot | regular (pie izquierdo adelante) |
