Swell for a surfer (4)

I believe the answer is:

wave

(Other definitions for wave that I've seen before include "Move hand to and fro as greeting" , "roller, perhaps" , "Hand gesture -- hair feature" , "breaker, for example" , "Greeting hand gesture" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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