SurfcultureFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchCultureassociatedwiththesportsurfingSurfCulture2010MaverickscompetitionatHalfMoonBay,CaliforniaPontiacwoodie,usedbyearlysurfers.Surfcultureincludesthepeople,language,fashion,andlifestylesurroundingthesportofsurfing.ThehistoryofsurfingbeganwiththeancientPolynesians.Thatinitialculturedirectlyinfluencedmodernsurfing,whichbegantoflourishandevolveintheearly20thcentury,withitspopularitypeakingduringthe1950sand1960s(principallyinHawaii,Australia,andCalifornia).Ithasaffectedmusic,fashion,literature,film,art,andyouthjargoninpopularculture.Thenumberofsurfersthroughouttheworldcontinuestoincreaseastheculturespreads.Surfers'desireforthebestpossiblewavestoridemakethemdependentonconditionsthatmaychangerapidly,giventheunpredictablenatureofweathereventsandtheireffectonthesurfaceoftheocean.Becausesurfingwaslimitedbythegeographicalnecessityofanoceancoastlinewithbeaches,thecultureofbeachlifeofteninfluencedsurfersandviceversa.SurferMagazinewasfoundedinthe1960swhensurfinghadgainedpopularityandwastheinitialvoiceforsurfculturewhichincludedenvironmentalactivism.[1]Thestaffusedtosaythatiftheywerehardatworkandsomeoneyelled"Surf'sup!"theofficewouldsuddenlyempty.Localismorterritorialismisapartofthedevelopmentofsurfcultureinwhichindividualsorgroupsofsurfersclaimcertainkeysurfingspotsastheirown.[2]Aspectsof1960ssurfcultureinSouthernCalifornia,whereitwasfirstpopularized,includethewoodie,[3]bikinisandotherbeachwear,suchasboardshortsorbaggies,andsurfmusic.[4]Surfersdevelopedtheskateboardtobeableto"surf"onland,[5]aswellasdevelopinganumberofotherboardsports.[6]Contents1History2Spirituality3Womeninsurfing4DiversityinSurfing5Bigwaveculture6Localism6.1Surfgangs6.1.1Wolfpak6.1.2BraBoys7Surfterminology8Issuesaffectingsurfers9Surfingandenvironmentalism10Surftourism11Surfingart11.1Surfgraphics11.2Surfmusic11.3Surfvisualart12Fashion12.1Bikini13Events13.1Surfingcontests14Surfingorganizations15Spin-offs&influences15.1Boardsports16Surfinginm