shorebreak

Technically speaking, "shorebreak" is defined as any wave that breaks close to shore, but surfers generally use the word to describe a particularly hollow, hard-breaking, usually closed-out wave just off a sandy beach. At places like Pipeline in Hawaii, the shorebreak can be an energy-draining (and sometimes board-breaking) impediment to better surf farther off the beach. While shorebreak surf for...

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