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What is surf?

Waves breaking in shallow water near shore.

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  1. Waves breaking in shallow water near shore ✔
  2. Waves traveling across the open ocean
  3. The daily rise and fall of tides

Why: Surf is waves that break as they reach shallow water near the shore.

Huh, didn't know that: Surf is waves that break as they reach shallow water near the shore.

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Surf breaks near shore, so it never breaks its promise to arrive.
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Answer: Waves breaking in shallow water near shore. Surf is waves that break as they reach shallow water near the shore.

  1. Scouting America: Oceanography www.scouting.org/merit-badges/oceanography
    Explain the difference between sea, swell, and surf.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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