Types of Surf Breaks
Types Of Surf Breaks is a structured sports dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Break Type, Bottom Contour, Wave Shape. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Break Type, Bottom Contour, Wave Shape, Skill Level, Famous Example, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Skill Level groups
- 8 distinct values
- Across 15 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Break Type, Bottom Contour, and Wave Shape across sports entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Break Type↕ | Bottom Contour↕ | Wave Shape↕ | Skill Level↕ | Famous Example↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beach Break | Sand | Variable, shifting peaks | Beginner to advanced | Hossegor, France | Sandbars shift constantly, safest for beginners, unpredictable for photographers |
Point Break | Rock or sand point | Long peeling lines | Intermediate to advanced | Jeffreys Bay, South Africa | Wraps around a headland, can offer rides of 300+ meters, dream wave for carvers |
Reef Break | Coral or rock reef | Heavy, hollow barrels | Advanced | Pipeline, Oahu | Heaviest and most photogenic waves, shallow reef means serious consequences |
Slab | Shallow ledge or rock slab | Square, mutant, below sea level | Expert only | Teahupo'o, Tahiti | Waves with lips thicker than the wave is tall, most feared break type in surfing |
River Mouth Break | Sand + silt deposit | Long sand-point waves | Intermediate to advanced | Mundaka, Spain | River deposits build perfect sand points, best in storm flood seasons |
Artificial / Wavepool | Concrete | Identical repeatable | All levels | Kelly Slater Surf Ranch, Lemoore | Perfect wave every time, WSL events held here, freshwater surfing revolution |
Big Wave Reef | Deep water reef | Massive open ocean swell walls | Expert only | Nazare, Portugal | Underwater canyon focuses swell into 25m+ waves, tow-in and paddle records |
Shore Break | Sand, very close to beach | Steep close-out | Bodyboard / expert | Sandy Beach, Oahu / The Wedge, California | Dangerous neck-breaking barrels right on the sand, bodyboarder's paradise |
Outer Reef / Bombie | Deep submerged reef offshore | Giant open-ocean peaks | Expert only | Cloudbreak, Fiji | Breaks far from shore only on biggest swells, boat or jet ski access |
Rivermouth Sandbar Slab | Sand bar + slab hybrid | Hollow thick barrels | Advanced to expert | Supertubos, Portugal | European Pipeline, beachbreak slab intensity |
Left Point Break | Rock point | Long left peeling | Intermediate to advanced | Chicama, Peru | Longest left in the world, rides can exceed 2km, goofy-foot paradise |
Right Point Break | Rock point | Long right peeling | Intermediate to advanced | Snapper Rocks, Gold Coast | Superbank sand points, Mick Fanning's home, WSL Quiksilver Pro venue |
A-Frame Peak | Sandbar or reef peak | Splits left and right from peak | All levels | Trestles, California | Perfect peaks for high performance surfing, WSL finals home |
Tidal Bore | River bed | Continuous pushing wave upstream | Specialist | Severn Bore, England / Qiantang, China | River waves, can be surfed for miles, tide-driven phenomenon |
Rocky Beach Break | Rocks and sand mix | Powerful peaks over cobblestone | Advanced | Rincon, California | Queen of the Coast, cobblestone points make world-class winter waves |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Types of Surf Breaks organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
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