Surfing Word Search
Waves that surfers ride usually begin as wind blowing over open ocean far from shore. A leash keeps the board close after a fall.
Surfing word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- beach
- board
- crest
- ocean
- paddle
- surfboard
- surfer
- tide
- wave
- wetsuit
Surfing word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- balance
- barrel
- beach
- board
- crest
- leash
- ocean
- paddle
- sandbar
- surfboard
- surfer
- swell
- tide
- wave
- wetsuit
Surfing word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- balance
- barrel
- beach
- board
- crest
- current
- fins
- leash
- lineup
- ocean
- paddle
- sandbar
- surf wax
- surfboard
- surfer
- swell
- tide
- wave
- wetsuit
- wipeout
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Words in the Surfing word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- wave
- Moving ridge of water that carries a surfer forward.
- board
- Floating platform a surfer stands on.
- ocean
- Large body of salt water where most surfing happens.
- beach
- Sandy shore where surfers enter and leave the water.
- surfer
- Person who rides waves standing on a board.
- paddle
- Stroking with the arms to move the board out.
- tide
- Daily rise and fall of the sea caused by the moon.
- wetsuit
- Stretchy rubber suit that keeps a surfer warm.
- crest
- The very top edge of a wave.
- surfboard
- Shaped foam and fiberglass board built for riding waves.
- balance
- Steady stance that keeps a surfer upright on the board.
- leash
- Cord tying the board to the surfer's ankle.
- barrel
- Hollow tube formed when a wave curls over.
- swell
- Series of waves traveling in from distant storms.
- sandbar
- Underwater sand ridge that makes waves break well.
- wipeout
- Falling off the board while riding a wave.
- lineup
- Spot beyond the break where surfers wait for waves.
- current
- Steady flow of water that can move surfers sideways.
- fins
- Small blades under the tail that steer the board.
- surf wax
- Sticky wax rubbed on the deck for grip.
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