Learn English – What do you call the remains of a wave, the part that reaches the shore

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I like to play at the beach chasing the […] by the shoreline.

I think tides isn't the word, because it refers to the slow changes on the shore. And waves, I think they are bigger and are in the sea?

Best Answer

I've always called it surf.

the mass or line of foam formed by waves breaking on a seashore or reef.

Definition from Oxford Dictionary

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