# Bomb

> An unusually big wave, much larger than the rest of the set.

**What "bomb" means in surfing:** An unusually big wave, much larger than the rest of the set.

**Example:** "A bomb came through and cleared the whole lineup."

**Also said:** Bomb set

**Category:** Waves

## Related words

- [Set](https://surfslang.com/set): A group of bigger waves that arrive together, with quieter periods between them.
- [Clean-up set](https://surfslang.com/clean-up-set): A set bigger than the others that breaks further out than everyone is sitting and washes the whole lineup towards the beach.

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