section

A portion of a breaking wave that drops ahead of the primary curl line; common to all surf breaks, including the best-formed waves in the world. A section can produce a number of results, good and bad. If the section is hollow—forming a tube section—the surfer can angle through for a tuberide. If the section is crumbly, the surfer can rebound off the fringing crest, skim laterally across the top o...