# Bommie

> Australian for an outer reef that only breaks when the swell is big, often well offshore.

**What "bommie" means in surfing:** Australian for an outer reef that only breaks when the swell is big, often well offshore.

**Example:** "The bommie only wakes up on a big winter swell."

**Also said:** Bombora, Bombie

**Category:** Waves

**Mostly used in:** Australia

## Related words

- [Reef break](https://surfslang.com/reef-break): A wave that breaks over rock or coral.
- [Tow-in](https://surfslang.com/tow-in): Getting towed into huge waves behind a jetski.
- [Macking](https://surfslang.com/macking): Huge, powerful surf.

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