# Dumpy

> Waves that rise steeply and break all at once, usually on a steep beach.

**What "dumpy" means in surfing:** Waves that rise steeply and break all at once, usually on a steep beach. Dumpy waves are hard to ride and can slam you into the sand.

**Category:** Waves

## Related words

- [Closeout](https://surfslang.com/closeout): A wave that breaks along its whole length at once instead of peeling, leaving no open face to ride.
- [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: [Dumpy](https://surfslang.com/dumpy) on Surfslang.com, the surf slang glossary. Full glossary: https://surfslang.com/llms.txt