| TAIL | The rear end of the board. |
| TAILSLIDE | When the surfer lets the boards fins lose it's grip on the wave and the board slides on the face. |
| TAKE GAS | Get obliterated by a wave. |
| TAKE-OFF | The beginning point of the ride where the board is propelled by the wave. |
| TESANI | A carved out wave. |
| THATS TIGHT | Thats so cool. |
| THE GOLDEN RULE | Don't do something to your brada that you wouldn't want your brada to do to you!!!! |
| THE SPOT | The best spot to surf in an area. |
| THREE-SIXTY(360) | Spinning the board through 360 degrees on the face of the wave. |
| THREE BAGGER | An ugly person who needs three bags over their head to look attractive. |
| THRUSTER | A three finned surfboard. |
| TIGHT | 1. Close to someone; You definitely understand the person. 2. really cool |
| TIKI STYLE | When you surf the white water standing still...like a tiki!! grommets and beginners normally surf tiki syle. |
| TRANSPOSE | Backside defination w/ frontside defination. |
| TRIBE | A group of life long friends who surf together and bring their families together. Stronger group than a normal crew. |
| TRIM | The skill of keeping a surfboard at the correct angle to the face to gain maximum speed. |
| TRIMMING | Adjusting weight and position on the board so that the board retains maximum speed. |
| TRUKIN | A term used when somene is owning a wave seriously fast. |
| TOE NAIL | Resin on the nose of the board formed into a sharp point to spike surfers or their boards with. Considered a deadly weapon and is now a felony assault with a deadly weapon in most states. |
| TOES ON THE NOSE | When you stand with your toes on the front of the board, usually on a long board. (see HANG FIVE or HANG TEN) |
| TOES ON THE NOSE BROS | Guy telling his buddies hit up the waves. (matt-california) |
| TONAR | Something that is totally gnarly; very cool. |
| TOOL | Annoying, stupid surfer. |
| TORI KOOK | 1. A beginner who has a newfound pasion for surfing, but is still considered a kook by other experienced surfers. 2. A beginner who surfs becauase they love it and not just to be cool, but is looked down upon by other surfers. |
| TOTALLY | Absolutley, Sweet, Nice. Agreeing with someone. |
| TOTALLY DUDE! | A saying that surfers use to say yes! |
| TOUCHOLES | People that get in your way and have a crappy attitude about it!!! See SPEEDBUMPS. |
| TOURIES WITH THE MOURIES | Any tourists out in the water sitting on crappy body boards, getting in the way. |
| TOW-AT | A BS manuver used in magazines, inwhich the surfer is towed towards the wave and boosts a large air off the lip. these are often made out to look like there is no ski involved. |
| TOW INS | Being towed into waves that are too large to paddle into. |
| TRIPPY | Totally wierd, cool, gnarly, or it can be used casually for just about anything. "Dude, did you see that wonker over there trippin' out?" "Ya, trippy dude." |
| TRODER | Someone who wipes out often. |
| TROLL | People who go to the beach and stay in the shade under the pier. |
| TRUNKIN | A guy who surfs in really cold water without a wetsuit. |
| TUBE | The hollow part of the wave. Also called barrel. |
| TUBED | Riding a wave inside the hollow pocket so that the wave is breaking around you. Generally ends with being STOKED. |
| TUBEULAR | 1. Expresses the exhilaration of surfing the barrel of a wave. eg. AWSOME! 2. Really cool. |
| TUNNEL LOVE | When staying in the tube for more than ten seconds (thats damn hard!). |
| TURTLE | To roll your board over to go through a wave to get outside, commonly used with longboards. |
