# Barrel

> The hollow space inside a wave when its lip throws out ahead of the face, forming a tube a surfer can ride through.

**What "barrel" means in surfing:** The hollow space inside a wave when its lip throws out ahead of the face, forming a tube a surfer can ride through. Riding inside one is the highlight of surfing.

**Example:** "He came out of the barrel with his arms up."

**Also said:** Tube, Pit, Keg, Shack

**Category:** Waves

## Related words

- [Pitted](https://surfslang.com/pitted): Ridden deep inside a barrel.
- [Lip](https://surfslang.com/lip): The top edge of a breaking wave that throws forward.
- [Slab](https://surfslang.com/slab): A thick, heavy wave that breaks suddenly over shallow reef or rock, often with a step in the face.

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Source: [Barrel](https://surfslang.com/barrel) on Surfslang.com, the surf slang glossary. Full glossary: https://surfslang.com/llms.txt