What is the lineup in surfing?
The lineup is the spot just outside where waves break, where surfers sit and wait for them. "Crowded lineup" means many surfers competing for the same waves.
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- Point break
- A point break is a wave that breaks along a point of land or a headland, peeling down the line in one direction. Point breaks can give long, consistent rides when the swell comes from the right direction.
- Left and right (waves)
- A wave is a "left" or a "right" by the direction it breaks as seen by the surfer riding it: a left peels to the surfer's left, a right to their right. A wave that breaks both ways from one peak is an A-frame.