Surfing Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

Whether you’re a surfer or just enjoy sharing your love for the water with your canine companion, giving your dog a surfing-inspired name is a great way to tie together two things you love. Since the sport has a long-standing history of over a century, complete with it’s own lexicon and famed personalities, there is no shortage of names to choose from, from the most generic term to the most specific beach, move or person, leaving plenty of room for you to find something suitable. After all, what better way to honor both your furry friend and one of your favorite activities than to tie them together with one aptly-selected word?

Surfing Inspired Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Dog with a Surfing Inspired Name

Ricochet

Since we’ve brought dogs into our homes and accepted them as members of the family, they have found a way to be involved in sports. If chasing tennis balls isn’t enough of an indicator, frisbees, footballs, baseballs, and anything plush should help to cement that idea. But as much as they’ve joined us, many of them are reliant on us to encourage or even facilitate their participation. Unless they have one of those fancy new automatic ball-launchers, they need us to throw the balls, toss the frisbees, and teach them how to play, even if in a limited capacity.

But unlike those who get involved with more traditional sports, those who lean towards the extreme tend to get the most out of their dogs’ interest and ability — after all, anything that requires only basic steering such as skateboarding, snowboarding, and in this case, surfing, can truly be autonomous.

If one needs any further example, they need to look no farther than Ricochet, better known as Surf Dog Ricochet. If it wasn’t enough that this Golden Retriever from San Diego is an accomplished surfer and boasts a significant online following between her surfing videos and social media, she also teaches disabled kids how to surf. And like many who discover their hidden talents, she started at a very early age. At only 8 weeks old, she hopped on a boogie board in a kiddie pool and was able to balance on her own. The rest was history.

But Ricochet isn’t the only one taking the new concept of dog sports to the extreme. Since there is a considerable number of other dogs with both an interest in and an ability to surf, there is, no joke, an annual worldwide dog surfing competition held every year — and that’s just the final event. In fact, canines have taken such a liking to surfing in recent years, and the popularity of the sport has risen so greatly in the age of accessibility, that there are numerous events held all around the world to celebrate and generate competition between these water-loving dogs. There are even several websites dedicated to scheduling, coordinating, and chronicling one of the newest and most popular dog-sports, and there are even hash tags to go with it.

So if you’ve ever kept yourself from taking surf lessons because you think it may be too difficult, remind yourself of Ricochet and her surfing kin, as even they’ve mastered the basics without the help of comprehensive verbal assistance.

Surfing Inspired Dog Name Considerations

There is certainly plenty to consider when trying to choose the right surfing-inspired name for your dog. You’ll have to consider if you want to go with a common term or something more specific, like your favorite beach, surfer, or board. You’ll also need to consider your dog’s looks, quirks, and personality, as those are usually the best places to start when generating ideas.

And they can most certainly come from all over. For instance, if your dog loves to fly through the air, Aerial would be a great name for obvious reasons. If they tend to steal your lunch or sunscreen or any other useful items, Leech would be most appropriate. If they tend to float surprisingly well, then maybe Buoy or Balsa would work best.

You can also use their looks as a basis for generating ideas. For example, if they tend to have a lower hindquarters than forequarters such as a German Shepherd, and constantly look like they would be “bogging” down a board, then Bogs would be a clever fit. If they happen to have a reddish coat, Rusty would be a good choice to tie together your favorite brand, dog, and their color.

Whatever you choose, don’t be afraid to explore unfamiliar waters. You never know when you’ll find the one that makes or breaks your wave of thoughts.

Male Surfing Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
3	Duke After Duke Kanahamoku, the father of modern surfing
1	Aggro An aggressive approach to surfing or an aggressive person
1	Akaw Something old-school surfers used to call out when they saw a good wave
1	Barney An Australian term for an inexperienced surfer
1	Barrel The tube or curl of the wave
1	Bogs A play off bogging, which is the act of putting too much weight on the back of a surfboard, turning the front up
1	Carver Someone who is particularly agile or good at maneuvering
1	Crest The topmost part of the wave
1	Deck The top of a surfboard
1	Duck The process of diving into/through a wave so as not to be pushed towards shore with it
1	Knot A unit of speed, one nautical mile per hour
1	Rip To surf well
1	Skeg A dated expression for a surfboard fin
1	Surge A wave that is too powerful to break properly
1	Wedge A steep, vertical wave
1	Axe To execute something or be taken out by a wave (axed)
1	Bamboo A fiberglass replacement in surfboard making, used for laminates
1	Bonzer A surfboard designed in the 70s; considered the precursor to the modern board
1	Corduroy A term used to describe the look of swells coming in on the horizon
1	Slater After Kelly Slater, one of the most accomplished and talented surfers in history
1	Doc After Doc Paskowitz, a pioneer of surf culture
1	Hamilton After Laird Hamilton, a highly-influential surfing figure
1	O'Neill After the brand O'Neill, a highly-respected maker of surf gear
1	Reef A popular surfing brand
1	Rusty Considered the "Cadillac" of surfboards
-1	Mack Big, large, oversized
-1	Laird After Laird Hamilton, a premiere big-wave surfer
-1	Van After the brand Vans, popular in surf and skate culture
-2	Gun A big surfboard
-2	Kook An inexperienced or bad surfer

Female Surfing Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
3	Gidget After Kathy Kohner, aka "Gidget", the small-statured surfer
2	Aerial A surfing move where the surfer hits the crest of a wave and catches air
2	Fin A part of the surfboard used to help foot-steering and control
2	Shaka A Hawaiian hand gesture with somewhat universal usage to mean 'hello', 'cool', 'alright'
2	Shoal A naturally submerged ridge or bank
2	Wahine A term for a female surfer
2	Curl The curl of a wave after it breaks
2	Hurley A well-loved surf gear brand
1	Bail An evasive maneuver used when a wipeout is imminent
1	Bell After Bells Beach, a famous Australian surfing spot
1	Alaia An early surfboard made of wood
1	Bombora An offshore break in deep water
1	Chop Rough or bumpy water
1	Kahuna A wizard or magician
1	Mysto A surf spot that breaks on a particularly far away reef
1	Paipo A small bellyboard
1	Peak The spot in the water where the wave breaks for both sides
1	Quiver A surfer's roster of surfboards
1	Swell Energy produced by high winds that creates waves
1	Tidal Dealing with the ocean's ebb and flow, based on the moon
1	Turtle Flipping a surfboard over while paddling out to go under/through a wave in order to avoid being swept in
1	Tsunami A giant and deadly wave
1	Balsa A lightweight, porous wood used to make early surfboards
1	Buoy Anchored markers that float and often transmit wave information
1	Moku After Duke Kanahanamoku, early 20th century Olympian who helped popularize the sport early on
1	Miki After Miki Dora, the king of Malibu in the 50s and 60s
1	Dora After Miki Dora, who infused surfing with a rebel attitude
-1	Pits The center, tube, curl of a wave
-1	Currents The movement of the water based on wind, temperature, and more
-2	Leech A needy surfer who doesn't bring their own gear/supplies