A-frame
Peak-shaped wave, generally short, hollow, and powerful; ridable in either direction—left or right—and often well-suited to tuberiding. Viewed front on, the A-frame wave has a symmetrical outline resembling that of an A-frame building....
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Blacks Beach, San Diego, early 1970s. Photo: Pete PalmerSubscribe to view
A-frame wave at Nazaré, Portugal, 2018. Photo: Andre BotheloSubscribe to view
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Blacks Beach, San Diego, early 1970s. Photo: Pete Palmer
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A-frame wave at Nazaré, Portugal, 2018. Photo: Andre Bothelo