Wave Reputation Quality
Any
Legendary
World Class
Regional Classic
Normal
Messy
Paddle Out Conditions
Any
Easy
Easy to Difficult
Easy to Moderate
Easy but Long
Long
Moderate
Moderate to Difficult
Difficult
Boat only
Surfs Up Dependability
Any
Pretty reliable (150+ days per year)
Regular & dependable
Occasionally
A rare sight - handful of days/year
Wave Direction
Any
Right and Left
Left
Right
Wave Type
Any
Beach Break
Breakwater/Jetty
Point Break
Reef - Artificial
Reef - Coral
Reef - Rocky
Rivermouth
Sandbar
Wave Bottom
Any
Boulders
Flat Rocks
Flat Rocks with Sand
Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
Reef (coral,sharp rocks etc..) with sand
Rocks
Sandy
Sandy with Rocks
Wave Motion/Power
Any
Fast
Fun
Hollow
Ledgey
Ordinary
Powerful
Powerful/Powerless
Powerless
Slab
Wave Average Length
Any
Quickies, < 50 meters
Average, 50 to 150 meters
Long, 150 to 300 meters
Super Long, 300 to 500 meters
Outstanding, >500 meters
Wave Best Length
Any
Quickies, < 50 meters
Average, 50 to 150 meters
Long, 150 to 300 meters
Super Long, 300 to 500 meters
Outstanding, >500 meters
Wave Minimum Height
Any
Less than 3 ft/1 m
3-5 ft/1-1.5 m
5-6 ft/1.5-2 m
6-8 ft/2-2.5 m
8-10 ft/2.5-3 m
10-12 ft/3-3.5 m
12 ft+/3.5 m+
Wave Maximum Height
Any
3 ft+/1 m+
6 ft+/2 m+
8 ft+/2.5 m+
10 ft+/3 m+
12 ft+/4 m+
16 ft+/5 m+
