# Closeout

> A wave that breaks along its whole length at once instead of peeling, leaving no open face to ride.

**What "closeout" means in surfing:** A wave that breaks along its whole length at once instead of peeling, leaving no open face to ride.

**Also said:** Close-out, Closing out

**Category:** Waves

## Related words

- [Peeling](https://surfslang.com/peeling): A wave that breaks steadily from one end to the other, leaving an open face to ride along.
- [Dumpy](https://surfslang.com/dumpy): Waves that rise steeply and break all at once, usually on a steep beach.
- [Shorey](https://surfslang.com/shorey): A wave that breaks right on the beach, often hard and fast in shallow water.

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