surf zone

American  

[surf zohn] / ˈsɜrf ˌzoʊn /

noun

surf zones plural

1. Also called breaker zone. the area of foamy water where incoming waves begin to break.

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surf zone Scientific  

1. See breaker zone

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• surf-zone
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• surf zones
  plural

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

surf zone

The search continued on Thursday as National Sea Rescue Institute spokesman Craig Lambinon said strong rip currents could have swept Narjissi into the surf zone and out to sea.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2024

Rip currents are narrow currents in the surf zone that move quickly away from shore.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 25, 2023

Ormond Beach, just north of New Smyrna, stood third most dangerous due to its eight surf zone fatalities and four shark attacks.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 2, 2023

In the Bay Area, the NWS warned beachgoers to stay off jetties or coastal rocks, and to stay out of the surf zone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2023

Where sand supply is low, wave energy may erode a wave-cut platform across the surf zone, exposed as a bare rock with tidal pools at low tide.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017