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Mais links interessantes (em inglês)

• Exploratorium: Hanging Ten
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• Wannasurf

Fontes

• Anthoni, Dr. J. Floor. "Oceaongraphy: Waves." (21/5/2007)
  http://www.seafriends.org.nz/oceano/waves.htm
• California State University Monterey Bay. "News: Mavericks Secret Revealed by Seafloor Mapping."
  http://news.csumb.edu/site/x18876.xml
• California Surf Museum
  http://www.surfmuseum.org
• DeMestre, Neville. "Mathematics and Bodysurfing." Australian Mathematical Society Gazette. setembro de 2004 (21/5/2007).
  http://www.austms.org.au/Publ/Gazette/2004/Sep04/demestre.pdf
• Eden Project. "Eco Surfboard."
  http://www.edenproject.com/foundation/2423.html
• Exploratorium. "Hanging Ten." (21/5/2007).
  http://www.exploratorium.edu/theworld/surfing/index.html
• ExtremeHorizon. "Surfboard Construction."
  http://www.extremehorizon.com/surfboard_design.asp
• Knowles, Ernest. "Introductory Oceanography." NCSU 28/11/2004 (21/5/2007)
  http://www4.ncsu.edu/eos/users/c/ceknowle/public/chapter10
• NASA. "The Science of Surfing: Surfers Use Satellites to Chase Big Waves". 22/7/2002 (21/5/2007).
  http://winds.jpl.nasa.gov/publications/surfers.cfm
• Rendon, Jim. "A Few Leagues Under the Sea." Popular Science. maio de 2007 (21/5/2007).
  http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/6238717053b92110vgnvcm
  1000004eecbccdrcrd.html
• Surfing Waves. "Beginners Guide to Surfing." (21/5/2007).
  http://www.surfing-waves.com/beginners_guide_surfing.htm
• University of Florida. "The Origins of Surfing."
  http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring04/Britton/history.htm
• Wimbush, Mark et al. "Ocean Waves." AccessScience@ McGraw-Hill. 8/25/2005 5/21/2007 .