Brazil
73 spots16-28°C waterApril through September (most consistent swells)
Surf Destinations
Country-by-country surf guides with spot counts, best months, travel tips, and live forecasts.
Americas
Mexico
62 spots15-29°C waterMay through October (south swell season), November through March (Baja north swell)
Peru
57 spots15-25°C waterMarch through November (most consistent swell)
Hawaii
50 spots24-26°C waterNovember through February (North Shore winter), year-round for south shores
the USA
50 spots6-25°C waterSeptember through March (East Coast hurricane + winter), Year-round in California
Chile
49 spots10-18°C waterApril through October (Southern Hemisphere winter swells)
Nicaragua
26 spots28°C waterMarch through October (Pacific swell season)
Ecuador
25 spots22-26°C waterDecember through April (north swell), May through October (south swell)
Costa Rica
16 spots27-28°C waterApril through October (Pacific coast), December through March (Caribbean)
Panama
11 spots28°C waterApril through October (Pacific), December through March (Caribbean)
Puerto Rico
10 spots26-27°C waterNovember through March (North Atlantic winter swells)
Barbados
10 spots27°C waterNovember through April (North Atlantic winter swells)
El Salvador
8 spots28°C waterMarch through October (Southern Hemisphere swell season)
French Guiana
1 spots27°C waterNovember through April (North Atlantic swell window)
Europe & Africa
the UK
52 spots9-13°C waterSeptember through March (North Atlantic swell season)
Spain
31 spots14-21°C waterOctober through March (north coast), year-round (Canary Islands)
Morocco
20 spots17-19°C waterOctober through March (North Atlantic swell season)
Portugal
19 spots15-19°C waterSeptember through April (North Atlantic swell season)
France
17 spots12-24°C waterSeptember through April (North Atlantic swell season)
Senegal
12 spots22-26°C waterOctober through April (North Atlantic swell season)
South Africa
11 spots14-23°C waterMay through September (J-Bay winter season), year-round for Cape Town
Ireland
7 spots10-12°C waterSeptember through April (North Atlantic swell season)
Asia & Pacific
Indonesia
104 spots27-29°C waterApril through October (dry season)
Australia
97 spots12-29°C waterMarch through September (east coast cyclone season + Southern Ocean swells)
Japan
20 spots8-27°C waterJune through October (typhoon swell season)
New Zealand
17 spots12-19°C waterMarch through September (most consistent swells)
Fiji
10 spots27°C waterApril through October (Southern Hemisphere swell season)
Tahiti & French Polynesia
10 spots27-28°C waterApril through October (Southern Hemisphere swell season)
Maldives
6 spots29°C waterMarch through October (southwest monsoon swell)
Philippines
5 spots28°C waterAugust through March (Pacific swell season)
Sri Lanka
4 spots28°C waterNovember through April (south coast), May through September (east coast)