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what level do you surf on?
white waves
white water or small green waves
needs help with wave selection
struggles with position in the water
slow to pop up
rides the wave straight to beach
loses speed
not familiar with safety + surf etiquette
green waves
an independent surfer
catching unbroken waves
having control of surfboard
able to turtle roll
understands and applies surf etiquette
able to keep find and keep basic speed
able to do small direction changes on wave
intermediate
able to perform basic turns
able to negotiate head high waves
able to do a basic variety of turns
does turns mostly on shoulder
able to duck dive / turtle roll
comfortable surfing point breaks and reef breaks
advanced
able to surf overhead waves with consequence
able to barrel ride
performs advanced turns
performs advanced turns in critical sections
surfs with a lot of speed and power
surfs with a lot of variety
able to surf small and big waves well
able to find and generate speed in waves with no power
able to do innovative turns, such as airs, tail blows/ release, laybacks, reverse 360 etc
good competitive surfer