Iribarren (breaker type)
A number comparing the seabed slope with the wave steepness. Low: the wave spills gently into foam (gently sloping beach, ideal for beginners). Medium: it plunges and gets hollow. High: it surges and crashes on the shore (shorebreak).
Other terms
Bathymetry · Beach break · Breaking height · Confidence · Cross-shore wind · Crossed swells · Ensemble forecast · Forecast model · Gusts · Offshore wind · Onshore wind · Peak period · Period · Persistence · Point break · Range · Reef · Rip currents · Seabed relief (EMODnet) · Set · Shorebreak · Submarine canyon · Swell · Swell direction · Tidal range · Tide · Tide coefficient · Wind sea