ðɪs ˈɔfʃoːɹ ˈɛɹfloʊ hˈɛlps tə hˈoʊld ˌʌp ðə fˈeɪs ʌv bɹˈeɪkɪŋ wˈeɪvz slˈaɪtli lˈɔŋɡɚ, ɐlˈaʊɪŋ ɐ sˈɜːfɚ tə hæv mˈoːɹ tˈaɪm tə mənˈuːvɚɹ ɔnðə fˈeɪs ʌvðə wˈeɪv.
This offshore airflow helps to hold up the face of breaking waves slightly longer, allowing a surfer to have more time to maneuver on the face of the wave.