closeout
A wave that breaks all at once, without a shoulder; usually avoided by surfers, although beginners learn on soft-breaking closeouts. Better surfers are often forced into closeouts because of crowds, or lured into closeouts that at first look to have a shoulder. While a closeout wave is bad, waves at many great surf breaks, from Pipeline to Jeffreys Bay, often end in a closeout section, which is ex...
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Barry Kanaiaupuni on a closeout, 1967. Photo: Ron StonerSubscribe to view
Ray Beatie, Makaha closeout, late 1950sSubscribe to view
Pipeline closeout, 1970s. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
Andy Irons, closeout, 2008. Photo: Jason ChildsSubscribe to view
Closeout set at Waimea Bay, 1974. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
Johnny Fain on a Hermosa Beach closeout, 1968. Photo: Ron StonerSubscribe to view
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Barry Kanaiaupuni on a closeout, 1967. Photo: Ron Stoner
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Ray Beatie, Makaha closeout, late 1950s
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Pipeline closeout, 1970s. Photo: Jeff Divine
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Andy Irons, closeout, 2008. Photo: Jason Childs
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Closeout set at Waimea Bay, 1974. Photo: Jeff Divine
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Johnny Fain on a Hermosa Beach closeout, 1968. Photo: Ron Stoner