# Section

> A part of a wave that breaks ahead of where the surfer is riding.

**What "section" means in surfing:** A part of a wave that breaks ahead of where the surfer is riding. Making the section means getting past it before it breaks on you.

**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.
- [Floater](https://surfslang.com/floater): Riding up and over a breaking section of the wave, along the top of the whitewater, then dropping back down.

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