Surf culture

From Australia to the USA, surfing is the most popular watersport. Surfers are courageous and agile. Discover this incredible surf culture!

Strong surfers

Surfing is cool but it can be dangerous too! Surfers must be strong to paddle on their surfboard in the water. Then they push their bodies up on the surfboard and ride the wave.

Fins* for mobility

Fins* give the surfboard stability and let surfers do turns and tricks.

Most boards have 1 to 4 fins.

Swimming talent

Surfers have to be good swimmers. They also have to be flexible.-that's why many surfers do yoga.

Surfboard wax*

Surfboard wax* is like a bar of soap*! Surfers put it on their boards so that they don't slip*.

Surfboards

Surfboards are made of foam* and fibreglass*. Large surf boards are ideal for beginners and small ones are best for professionals.

Breathing*

Surfers often fall off their boards! So they do breathing exercises to help them hold* their breath underwater.

Balance*

For surfers, good balance is essential. But it's hard not to fall off when you're surfing at nearly 30 k, per hour!

Wetsuit*

In cold water, surfers wear wetsuits*. They insulate* and keep the surfer warm. In warm water, surfers wear board* shorts or bikinis.

VOCABULARY:

*Fins: Aletes.

*Slip: Revelar-se.

*Foam: Espuma.

*Fibreglass: Fibra de vidre.

*Wax: Cera.

*Wetsuit: 'Traje de Neoprè.'