Tube riding
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Tube riding is a term used by surfers to describe riding well inside the curve or barrel of a finely-shaped breaking wave. Under the right conditions, waves in some areas form a moving "tube" or cylinder as they break, for example, see the Banzai Pipeline
in Hawaii.
The most straightforward way to tube ride is by body surfing. Body surfers ride the waves on their stomachs without a board and thus they can relatively easily access the tube, even on a moderately small wave that is barreling. It is also possible to tube ride using a boogie board, a surfboard
, and other wave riding tools. However tube riding is an advanced skill, and many surfers spend years and even lifetimes surfing without ever really getting “tubed” (the term used for being inside the barrel of the wave).
Banzai Pipeline
The Banzai Pipeline, or simply "Pipeline" or "Pipe," is a surf reef break located in Hawaii, off Ehukai Beach Park in Pupukea on O'ahu's North Shore. A reef break is an area in the ocean where waves start to break once they reach the shallows of a reef...
in Hawaii.
The most straightforward way to tube ride is by body surfing. Body surfers ride the waves on their stomachs without a board and thus they can relatively easily access the tube, even on a moderately small wave that is barreling. It is also possible to tube ride using a boogie board, a surfboard
Surfboard
A surfboard is an elongated platform used in the sport of surfing. Surfboards are relatively light, but are strong enough to support an individual standing on them while riding a breaking wave...
, and other wave riding tools. However tube riding is an advanced skill, and many surfers spend years and even lifetimes surfing without ever really getting “tubed” (the term used for being inside the barrel of the wave).