# Floater

> Riding up and over a breaking section of the wave, along the top of the whitewater, then dropping back down.

**What "floater" means in surfing:** Riding up and over a breaking section of the wave, along the top of the whitewater, then dropping back down.

**Category:** Riding

## Related words

- [Section](https://surfslang.com/section): A part of a wave that breaks ahead of where the surfer is riding.

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