# Hollow

> A wave that throws its lip far forward, leaving a tube-shaped space beneath it.

**What "hollow" means in surfing:** A wave that throws its lip far forward, leaving a tube-shaped space beneath it.

**Example:** "It's breaking hollow off the rocks, bring the step-up."

**Category:** Waves

## Related words

- [Barrel](https://surfslang.com/barrel): The hollow space inside a wave when its lip throws out ahead of the face, forming a tube a surfer can ride through.
- [Slab](https://surfslang.com/slab): A thick, heavy wave that breaks suddenly over shallow reef or rock, often with a step in the face.
- [Jacking](https://surfslang.com/jacking): When a wave suddenly lurches up steep and tall as it hits shallow water.

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