| OFF THE LIP or LIP BASH | To ride the wave up to the lip and quickly turn back in to the wave. A maneuver whereby the board hits the breaking lip of the wave before continuing along the wave. |
| OFFSHORE | When the wind is blowing from the land out to sea and holding up the face of the wave , will usually produce ideal surfing conditions, especially when the wind is reasonably light. |
| OFF THE LIP | A manuver to abruptly turn the surfboard on thelipt of the wave and dropping down on to the wave face. |
| ONSHORE | When the wind is blowing from the sea onto the land, this messes up the face of the wave and produces poor surfing conditions. |
| ORBITSVILLE | To launch off the lip to land on the back of the wave. Replaced with Aerial. |
| OUTSIDE or OUT THE BACK | 1. The area beyond the impact zone. the outside rail is the edge furthest from the face of the wave. 2. When shouted "Outside"! means there is a BIG set coming. |
| OUT THERE | Crazy, whoaa. (see NUTTER) |
| OVER IT | Anything that you don't like/want or don't want to do. Ex. "I'm over this weather." |
| OVER THE FALLS | To fall down the face of the wave inside the falling lip. Getting pitched head-first and slammed by the lip of a crashing wave. See PITCHPOLE |
| OWNED | That wave owned you dude! See wipeout |