# Duck dive

> Pushing a shortboard and yourself under an oncoming wave so it passes over you while paddling out.

**What "duck dive" means in surfing:** Pushing a shortboard and yourself under an oncoming wave so it passes over you while paddling out.

**Category:** Riding

## Related words

- [Turtle roll](https://surfslang.com/turtle-roll): Flipping a longboard upside down and holding on underneath while a wave passes over, used when the board is too big to duck dive.
- [Paddle out](https://surfslang.com/paddle-out): Paddling from the beach through the waves to the lineup.

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Source: [Duck dive](https://surfslang.com/duck-dive) on Surfslang.com, the surf slang glossary. Full glossary: https://surfslang.com/llms.txt