noun
dry surfer; wannabe surfer
Slang for someone who adopts surfer style or carries a surfboard but rarely or never actually surfs. Often used mockingly or self-deprecatingly.
彼はいつもサーフボードを持ち歩いているけど、実はただの陸サーファーだよ。
He always carries a surfboard around, but he's actually just a dry surfer.
海に行ったことないのに、サーフブランドの服ばかり着てる陸サーファーが増えてるらしい。
Apparently there are more and more dry surfers who wear surf-brand clothes even though they've never been to the beach.