Surfskating

Surfskating, or surf skateboarding, is a form of skateboarding that replicates the experience of surfing on dry land. A surfskate system is distinguished from a traditional skateboard system by the utilization of two different trucks, front and back, with specific functions and geometries that, together, yield thrust, just like a surfboard.

Surfskates, or surf skateboards, were invented by surfers who wanted a way to surf on days with no waves. Surfskates are often used by surfers to train for surfing. An increasing number of non-surfers are drawn to surfskating because of the unique abilities and feel enabled by surfskate truck systems. The sport is also gaining popularity with snowboarders.

Surfskating is differentiated from carveboarding, which refers to riding a Carveboard specifically, which are no longer in production. Since Carveboards use the same trucks on front and rear, they do not generate thrust in the same way that surfskates do.