Easiest Surf Trips to Plan

23°CVery CrowdedIntermediateOOL · 15minSeason: Feb-Oct

Snapper Rocks is the starting point of Australia's legendary Superbank—an artificial sand formation that can create rideable waves stretching over 2 kilometers to Kirra. The...

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Noosa First Point

Sunshine Coast, Australia

24°CVery CrowdedBeginnerMCY · 25minSeason: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec

Noosa First Point is Australia's longboarding mecca—a sequence of five points that produce some of the longest, most perfect right-hand peelers in the country when the rare NE...

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The Pass

Byron Bay, Australia

23°CVery CrowdedBeginnerBNK · 45minSeason: Feb-May

The Pass is Byron Bay's crown jewel—a long, winding right-hand point that embodies the region's laid-back surf culture. The wave is forgiving and fun, wrapping around the headland...

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Bondi Beach

Sydney, Australia

21°CVery CrowdedBeginnerSYD · 20minSeason: Feb-Nov

Bondi Beach is Australia's most iconic beach—a crescent of golden sand flanked by sandstone headlands that has defined Australian beach culture for over a century. The surf is a...

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Manly Beach

Sydney, Australia

20°CVery CrowdedBeginnerSYD · 30minSeason: Mar-Sep

Manly Beach is where Australian surfing began—an iconic crescent of sand just a ferry ride from Sydney's harbor that has been the heart of Australian surf culture for over a...

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Europe(4 spots)

Supertubos

Peniche, Portugal

UncrowdedIntermediateLIS · 75minSeason: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

Supertubos is Portugal's answer to Pipeline—a savage beachbreak that produces some of the heaviest barrels in Europe. The wave breaks over sand banks shaped by the Nazaré Canyon...

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Baleal

Baleal, Peniche, Portugal

16°CVery CrowdedBeginnerLIS · 90minSeason: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan

Baleal is Europe's surf school headquarters—a forgiving, consistent beachbreak that has introduced tens of thousands of people to surfing. The peninsula setting offers multiple...

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Praia do Guincho

Guincho, Cascais, Portugal

16°CVery CrowdedIntermediateLIS · 40minSeason: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan

Guincho is Lisbon's wild child—a windswept beach near Cascais that serves as the capital's primary surf escape but often delivers more wind than clean waves. The setting inside...

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Praia de Faro

Faro, Algarve, Portugal

17°CModerateBeginnerFAO · 15minSeason: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Praia de Faro is the Algarve's unlikely surf spot—a south-facing beach that only works during rare winter storms that wrap around from the Atlantic. The consistency is terrible,...

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Hawaii(3 spots)

Pipeline

North Shore, Oahu, USA

25°CVery CrowdedProHNL · 55minSeason: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Pipeline is the proving ground of professional surfing—a shallow, left-breaking barrel that has defined generations of surfers. The wave breaks just 75 yards from the beach over a...

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Honolua Bay

NW Coast, Maui, USA

24°CVery CrowdedAdvancedOGG · 45minSeason: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Honolua Bay is Maui's crown jewel—Hawaii's best point break offering 200-400 meter rides through multiple sections (Coconuts, The Cave, Keiki Bowl). Molokai island shadows pure NW...

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Canoes

Waikiki, Oahu, USA

26°CVery CrowdedBeginnerHNL · 10minSeason: May-Sep

Canoes is Hawaii's most iconic learner wave and the birthplace of modern surfing. Most days it's a gentle, rolling right, but when big south swells hit, the barrel section...

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Caribbean(3 spots)

Rincon

Rincon, Puerto Rico

27°CVery CrowdedIntermediateSJU · 120minSeason: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Rincon is the undisputed capital of Caribbean surfing—a legendary stretch of coast on Puerto Rico's western tip that lights up during winter NW swells. The area hosts multiple...

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Encuentro

Cabarete, Dominican Republic

27°CModerateBeginnerPOP · 25minSeason: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Encuentro is the Dominican Republic's most consistent surf spot—a reef break west of Cabarete that catches winter North Atlantic swells. The setup offers multiple peaks and...

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Galion Bay

St Martin (FR), St Martin

27°CUncrowdedBeginnerSXM · 15minSeason: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Galion Bay is a more protected surf option on St Martin's French side—offering mellow waves when Orient Bay is too big or blown out. Great for beginners and intermediates.

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North America(3 spots)

Malibu

Los Angeles, USA

18°CVery CrowdedBeginnerLAX · 40minSeason: Jun-Sep

Malibu is California's most iconic wave—the birthplace of the modern longboard and ground zero for 1960s surf culture that changed the world. Three sections (First Point, Second...

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San Onofre

San Clemente, USA

18°CBusyBeginnerSNA · 40minSeason: Jun-Sep

San Onofre is the birthplace of California surf culture—a mellow point break where surfers have gathered since the 1930s, establishing the beach-going, wave-riding lifestyle that...

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Oceanside

San Diego County, USA

17°CBusyBeginnerSAN · 40minSeason: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Oceanside is San Diego County's accessible workhorse—a consistent beach break where the pier focuses swell energy and creates reliable peaks for surfers of all abilities. The wide...

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Southeast Asia(2 spots)

Uluwatu

Bali, Indonesia

28°CVery CrowdedAdvancedDPS · 45minSeason: Apr-Oct

Uluwatu is Bali's most famous wave, a long, walling left-hander that breaks over a shallow reef at the base of dramatic limestone cliffs. The wave offers multiple sections—from...

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Padang Padang

Bali, Indonesia

28°CBusyProDPS · 40minSeason: May-Sep

Padang Padang is Bali's version of Pipeline—a short, violent, left-hand barrel that explodes over a dangerously shallow reef. Unlike Uluwatu which works on small swells, Padang...

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Africa(2 spots)

Anchor Point

Taghazout, Morocco

UncrowdedIntermediateAGA · 20minSeason: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Anchor Point is Morocco's legendary wave—a long, perfectly peeling right point in Taghazout that can deliver 500-meter rides when NW Atlantic swells hit the coast. The wave needs...

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Banana Point

Taghazout, Morocco

18°CBusyBeginnerAGA · 30minSeason: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Banana Point is named for the banana plantation that once stood nearby. The wave is a gentle, mellow right that's perfect for longboarding and learning. It picks up less swell...

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Central America(2 spots)

Tamarindo

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

28°CVery CrowdedBeginnerLIR · 75minSeason: Apr-Oct

Tamarindo is Costa Rica's most famous surf town—a once-sleepy fishing village transformed into an international beach destination where surf schools outnumber restaurants and the...

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Sayulita

Nayarit, Mexico

28°CVery CrowdedBeginnerPVR · 45minSeason: Jun-Sep

Sayulita is Mexico's surf town sensation—a once-sleepy fishing village that has transformed into the country's most popular beginner surf destination. The right-hand point break...

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Atlantic Islands(1 spot)

Famara

Lanzarote, Spain

19°CBusyBeginnerACE · 30minSeason: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Famara is a 6-kilometer beach break that serves as Lanzarote's surf capital. The dramatic cliffs of the Famara massif provide a stunning backdrop to the multiple peaks that dot...

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South America(1 spot)

Senoritas

Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru