Learning to get barreled is more difficult than it sounds. Learning to ride a barrel requires that you learn to read a wave. As a beginner, you'll need to know when to hit the wave, and how to keep yourself from getting wiped out. Once you find a wave with a barrel, you'll need to pump and ride it properly.

Plunging waves have the classic tube or barrel shape and are often called dumping waves. They occur when waves travel from deep water to shallow water very quickly and have to slow down rapidly.

Macaronis (Mentawai Islands), Cokes (Maldives), Lagundri Nay (Nias), and Bingin (Bali) are some of the easiest surf spots in the world for getting barreled.