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A wave that breaks to the left, from the surfer's shoreward-facing perspective. As viewed from the beach, a surfer on a left will move from left to right. Pipeline, Grajagan, Teahupoo, and Cloudbreak are famous left-breaking waves....
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Left-breaking waves at Chicama, Peru, 2013. Photo: Todd GlaserSubscribe to view
Left-breaking wave at Pipeline, 1964. Photo: John SeversonSubscribe to view
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Left-breaking waves at Chicama, Peru, 2013. Photo: Todd Glaser
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Left-breaking wave at Pipeline, 1964. Photo: John Severson