# Shorey

> A wave that breaks right on the beach, often hard and fast in shallow water.

**What "shorey" means in surfing:** A wave that breaks right on the beach, often hard and fast in shallow water.

**Also said:** Shore break, Shorebreak

**Category:** Waves

## Related words

- [Dumpy](https://surfslang.com/dumpy): Waves that rise steeply and break all at once, usually on a steep beach.
- [Closeout](https://surfslang.com/closeout): A wave that breaks along its whole length at once instead of peeling, leaving no open face to ride.

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