RADICAL1. (RAD) Something was really awesome or cool. 2. Crazy, insane, wierd, unplanned. 3. Awsome, on the edge. See Sick.
RAD MANOne who totally hangs ten with his toes on the nose or skilled in many manuvers.
RAG-DOLLED To get smashed by a wave.
RAILThe side or edge of a surfboard.
RAILERThe "Ultimate" Cool in surfer lingo.
RANDOM STANDERInexperienced / weekend surfer.
RANK(Go or Went) As "It was goin off he just went totally rank on that wave dude!" or "Just go rank at the dude! what a wanker!" etc (Australian)
RATAnnoying idiot. Kook.
RAWSomthing bad ass or really f*ckin awesome.
REEF BREAKWaves breaking over a projection rising from the sea bed, usually a corel reef or rock shelf.
RE-ENTRYManeuver which involves surfing up into the lip of a breaking wave, then coming back down with it.
REGULARA surfer who surfs with thier LEFT foot forward
RESINChemical used in a two part mixture with catalyst to convert fibreglass into a hard outer skin.
RHINO CHASERBig wave board (comes from big game hunting and a reference to a Rhino rifle )
RICKEDAwesome.
RICTOff the ricter scale; awesome.
RIGTo fix a competition or event to person's advantage.
RIGHT!What you shout when you catch a wave and intend to go to the right leaving the left for someone else to catch.
RIGHT-HANDER or RIGHTA wave that breaks from right to left as viewed from the shore.
RIGHTEOUSTotally awesome or honorable. Another word for Gnarly.
RIGHT ONGood job,nice effort.
RIPTo surf your max.
RIP or RIPTIDEA channel of water running out to sea.
RIPPIN' or RIPPINGSurf hard and energetically making excellent manuvers and totally controlling the wave.
ROAD BLOCKWhen u and another surfer are paddleing out then all of a sudden you bail and thow your board in front of the other surfer causeing them to have to bail also.
ROCKERThe curve in a surfboard when viewed side on.
ROCKETHot guy.
ROOMInside a large barrel.
R.T.D.RTD: referencing a surfer on a long board who cannot turn. As in, Rapid Transit District, similar to a bus.