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Spain3
Atlantic SpainGuideMundakaSurfing Mundaka: the Basque Country's mythic leftEurope's most perfect left, sitting on a sandbar that can vanish overnight.Rivermouth leftAdvancedLegendary stopRead the guide
Atlantic SpainGuideZarautzSurfing Zarautz: the Basque Country's XXL beach2.5 km of sand, peaks for days, and the cradle of Spanish surfing.Beach breakAll levelsSurf cradleRead the guide
Atlantic SpainGuideSopelanaSurfing Sopelana: Bilbao's Surf HQThe sandy playground where Bilbao learns to surf, and never stops.Beach breakAll levelsSurf-school spotRead the guidePortugal4
PortugalGuideRibeira d'IlhasSurfing Ribeira d'Ilhas: Ericeira's queen pointThe longest right in Portugal, surfed inside an amphitheatre of cliffs.Right-hand pointAll levelsWorld Surfing ReserveRead the guidePortugalGuideSupertubosSurfing Supertubos in Peniche: Portugal's PipelineEurope's squarest barrel is waiting for you on a Portuguese sandbar.Tubing beach breakAdvancedWSL stopRead the guide
PortugalGuidePraia do NorteSurfing Nazaré: Praia do Norte and its Giant WavesThe canyon that turns a swell into a mountain of water. Welcome to Nazaré.Big waveExpert / spectatorLegendary spotRead the guide
PortugalGuideCarcavelosSurfing Carcavelos: Lisbon's beach-breakSand barrels and history 20 min from Lisbon, feet in the sand, head in the foam.Beach breakAll levelsUrban spotRead the guideMorocco4
MoroccoGuideAnchor PointSurfing Anchor Point Taghazout: Morocco's legendary right300 metres of perfect right, sun all year round and the smell of tagine drifting up from the car park.Right-hand pointIntermediate to advancedLegendary waveRead the guide
MoroccoGuideImsouane BaySurfing Imsouane The Bay: Africa's Longest WaveOne single right, an eternity of glide: Imsouane is slow-motion surfing, life-size.Right-hand point breakBeginner to advancedAfrica's longest waveRead the guide
MoroccoGuideEssaouiraSurf Essaouira: Mogador's windswept baySurf at first light, kite in the afternoon: in Essaouira the wind never sleeps.Beach breakAll levelsWind cityRead the guide
MoroccoGuideLa SourceSurfing La Source in Taghazout: the reef that springs upA reef A-frame springing from a real freshwater source. Welcome to Morocco.Reef A-frameIntermediate+Morocco / TaghazoutRead the guideSenegal2
Almadies PeninsulaGuideYoff BeachSurfing Yoff Beach: the guide to Dakar's peninsulaSteps from Africa's westernmost point, the wave where Senegalese surfers themselves learned to surf.Beach breakAll levelsSurf-school spotRead the guide
CasamanceGuideCap SkirringSurfing Cap Skirring: the Casamance guideSix kilometres of golden sand, a peeling right, and a country split in two by the Gambia to get there.Point breakBeginner friendlyCasamanceRead the guideCape Verde2
Cabo VerdeGuidePonta PretaPonta Preta, Sal: Cape Verde's World-Class RightThe black point that shows no mercy — and draws surfers from every ocean.World-class rightVolcanic reefExpert levelRead the guideCabo VerdeGuideSandy BeachSandy Beach, Calhau: Cape Verde's Secret RightA right-hander that fires in front of a fishing village the world forgot.Hollow rightSand & rockAll levelsRead the guide
Indonesia11
BaliGuideUluwatuSurfing Uluwatu: Bali's Legendary Bukit LeftThe left that put Bali on the world surf map.Left-hand reefAdvancedLegendary stopRead the guide
BaliGuideCangguSurf Batu Bolong in Canggu: Bali's mellow leftBali's chillest left-and-right, sitting at the foot of a hole-in-the-rock temple.Reef + sandbarAll levelsLongboard heavenRead the guideNusa LembonganGuideShipwrecksSurfing Nusa Lembongan: translucent lefts across from BaliA speedboat hop from Bali, an island that surfs like a postcard and bites like a true Indo reef.Tropical reef28°C waterLefts & rightsRead the guideBaliGuidePadang PadangSurfing Padang Padang: the Balinese Pipeline of the BukitThe Balinese Pipeline: when it switches on, it's the tube of your life — or the lesson of your life.Left-hand reefExpertLegendary waveRead the guide
BaliGuideMedewiSurfing Medewi: Bali's longest mellow leftThe left that peels 300 metres over the cobbles, far from the Canggu circus.Point breakEndless leftLongboardRead the guide
LombokGuideSelong BelanakSurfing Selong Belanak: Lombok's beginner bayThe crescent bay where you learn to surf with your feet in the sand, between two herds of cattle.Beach breakBeginner friendlyCrescent bayRead the guide
LombokGuideGerupukSurfing Gerupuk: Lombok's multi-peak bayFive waves in a single bay, reached by outrigger, over the seaweed farms.Reef breakBeginner to advancedBoat accessRead the guide
JavaGuideBatu KarasSurfing Batu Karas: Java's learn-to-surf bayThe soft right over black sand where Indonesia learns to surf, a stone's throw from the Green Canyon.Point breakBeginner friendlyLongboardRead the guide
SumbawaGuideLakey PeakSurfing Lakey Peak: Sumbawa's bay of wavesA reef A-frame that breaks left and right, in a remote Sumbawa bay where everything revolves around surf.Reef A-frameAdvancedDry seasonRead the guide
JavaGuideG-LandSurfing G-Land: Java's legendary jungle leftOne of the planet's longest reef lefts, reachable only by surf camp, in the heart of a leopard jungle.Endless leftAdvanced to expertWild spotRead the guide
BaliGuideKeramasSurfing Keramas: east Bali's air-launching rightThe reef right that launches you into airs, on black sand facing Mount Agung — dawn patrol mandatory, and even surfing under floodlights.Right-hand reefAdvancedWSL stopRead the guideCosta Rica4
Costa RicaGuidePavonesSurfing Costa Rica: Two Oceans, Pura Vida All Year RoundTwo oceans, one country, waves all year round, and sloths in the palm trees of the parking lot.Pura Vida28°C waterEndless leftRead the guide
Costa RicaGuideNosaraSurfing Nosara (Playa Guiones): Costa Rica's learn-to-surf beachSeven kilometres of sand, waves every day, and a jungle they chose not to pour concrete over.Beach breakBeginner friendlyBlue ZoneRead the guide
Costa RicaGuideSanta TeresaSurfing Santa Teresa: the beach break that never sleepsThe most reliable beach break in Central America, at the end of a dirt road and a former fishing village turned boho mecca.Beach breakIntermediatePura VidaRead the guide
Costa RicaGuideTamarindoSurfing Tamarindo: where Costa Rica learns to surfCosta Rica's learn-to-surf beach, made famous by The Endless Summer II — estuary crocodiles included.Beach breakBeginner friendlyRiver mouthRead the guide
Costa RicaGuideNosaraSurfing Nosara (Playa Guiones): Costa Rica's learn-to-surf beachSeven kilometres of sand, waves every day, and a jungle they chose not to pour concrete over.Beach breakBeginner friendlyBlue ZoneRead the guideCosta RicaGuideSanta TeresaSurfing Santa Teresa: the beach break that never sleepsThe most reliable beach break in Central America, at the end of a dirt road and a former fishing village turned boho mecca.Beach breakIntermediatePura VidaRead the guideCosta RicaGuideTamarindoSurfing Tamarindo: where Costa Rica learns to surfCosta Rica's learn-to-surf beach, made famous by The Endless Summer II — estuary crocodiles included.Beach breakBeginner friendlyRiver mouthRead the guideBrazil2
Rio de Janeiro-Litoral SulGuideArpoadorSurfing Arpoador: the 2026 Rio guideTwo hundred metres of sand where Brazilian surfing was born, and where all of Rio applauds the sunset.Beach breakSurf cradleCity beachRead the guideSanta CatarinaGuideJoaquinaSurfing Joaquina: the 2026 Florianópolis guideOne beach, one giant sand dune, and the contest that put Brazil on the map.Beach breakIntermediate to advancedPro stopRead the guide
Chile2
AntofagastaGuideHornitosSurfing Hornitos: the Atacama Desert guideA sandy right and left, planted in the middle of the driest non-polar desert on Earth.Beach breakAll levelsAtacama DesertRead the guide
IquiqueGuidePlaya CavanchaSurfing Playa Cavancha: the guide to Iquique's bayA city bay in the middle of the desert, that watched Chile's navy go to war and world surfing come to town.City beachAll levelsFree-trade zoneRead the guidePeru2
Costa VerdeGuideWaikikiSurfing Waikiki: the birthplace of Peruvian surfing in LimaOn Lima's Costa Verde, the wave where Peruvian surfing blew out its first candle, in 1942.Beach breakAll levelsSurf-school spotRead the guideLa LibertadGuideSalaverry HarbourSurfing Salaverry: Trujillo's historic port, in PeruA 19th-century port on the edge of Trujillo, on a coast where surfing may have been born 3,000 years ago.Beach breakHistoric portPre-Hispanic cradleRead the guide
France19
South FinistèreGuideLa TorcheSurfing La Torche: the complete 2026 guideThe Breton metronome that sorts the good days from the rest.Beach breakIntermediate+South FinistèreRead the guide
HossegorGuideLa GravièreHossegor La Gravière: the European tube guideCult tube break. Not for first-timers, never boring.Beach breakAdvanced+WSL stopRead the guideBasque CountryGuideVVFSurfing Anglet: guide to the 11 Basque beaches11 beaches, 11 vibes. The Basque Country's favourite training ground.Beach breakAll levelsBasque CountryRead the guide
GirondeGuideLacanauLacanau-Océan: full guide to the Médoc beach breakEvery Paris surfer's weekend rendezvous.Beach breakIntermediateMédoc coastRead the guide
Basque CountryGuideCôte des BasquesSurfing Côte des Basques in Biarritz: where French surf was bornThe beach where European surfing took its very first paddle stroke.Beach breakBeginner friendlyLegendary spotRead the guide
HossegorGuideEstagnotsSurfing Les Estagnots in Seignosse: the Landes beach breakThe beach break that hosted the best surfers on the planet, a few steps from the car park.Beach breakIntermediate+Pro stopRead the guide
HossegorGuideLa PisteSurfing La Piste in Capbreton: the Landes barrel beach breakThe meanest-tempered beach break in the Landes, and we love it for that.Tubing beach breakAdvancedLegendary spotRead the guideFrench overseasGuideSaint-LeuSurfing Saint-Leu: Réunion's legendary leftThe left that peels for 300 metres over coral, facing the volcano.Left-hand reefAdvanced to expertLegendary spotRead the guideSouth FinistèreGuideLa PalueSurfing La Palue (Crozon): the wild wave at world's endThe far edge of Finistère, an empty beach and peaks that tube: welcome to wild paradise.Beach breakAdvanced to expertWild spotRead the guide
Morbihan / Loire-AtlantiqueGuidePort BlancSurfing Port Blanc, Quiberon: gem of the Côte SauvageFrance's most protected beach break, tucked beneath a granite arch.Beach breakIntermediate+Wild CoastRead the guide
VendéeGuideLes SablesSurfing Les Sables-d'Olonne: spots, waves & tide guideThree beaches, a west swell and the forest at your back: Vendée that delivers.Beach breakAll levelsWild VendéeRead the guide
VendéeGuideBretignollesSurfing La Sauzaie in Bretignolles: the Vendée reefA real reef in the Vendée, lit up at night: welcome to the hard crew.Reef breakLeft & rightIntermediate+Read the guide
Charente-MaritimeGuideVert BoisSurfing Vert Bois (Oléron): the wild beach breakSand for miles, beached bunkers and peaks that shift with every tide.Beach breakAll levelsWild west coastRead the guide
LandesGuideBiscarrosseSurfing Biscarrosse-Plage: the Landes beach breakSand, peaks everywhere, and the Landes pine forest at your back. Welcome to Bisca.Beach breakAll levelsLandesRead the guide
LandesGuideMimizanSurfing Mimizan-Plage: easy Landes beach breakPeaks as far as you can see, a current carving the coast, and zero crowd off-season.Beach breakAll levelsRiver mouthRead the guideLandesGuideContisSurfing Contis-Plage: the wild Landes beach breakA wild beach break, a zebra-striped lighthouse and zero crowds: Contis is the Landes in their purest form.Beach breakIntermediateWild spotRead the guide
LandesGuideVieux-BoucauSurfing Vieux-Boucau: the Landes beach breakThe Landes beach break that fires when the sand plays nice.Beach breakAll levelsLandes spiritRead the guide
French overseasGuidePaparaSurfing Papara: Tahiti's learn-to-surf beach, on black sandThe black-sand beach break where you learn to surf in Tahiti, the exact opposite of the lethal Teahupo'o pass.Beach breakBlack sandSurf-school spotRead the guide
French overseasGuideTeahupo'oSurfing Teahupo'o: the heaviest wave in the worldThe 'end of the road' at Tahiti Iti, where the ocean folds over a reef fifty centimetres deep — experts only, spectators by boat.Left-hand reefExpert / spectatorWSL stopRead the guideItaly2
West SardiniaGuideCapo MannuSurfing Capo Mannu, Sardinia: Italy's surf meccaOne wave, one direction: the right that turned Sardinia into Italy's surf mecca.Right-hand point breakVolcanic rockMarine reserveRead the guide
Northern ItalyGuideVarazzeSurfing Varazze: the wave born from a motorway siteA wave that didn't exist before the 1970s, born by accident on a motorway construction site, now Italy's surf capital.Reef A-frameMan-made by accidentNight surfingRead the guide
Northern ItalyGuideVarazzeSurfing Varazze: the wave born from a motorway siteA wave that didn't exist before the 1970s, born by accident on a motorway construction site, now Italy's surf capital.Reef A-frameMan-made by accidentNight surfingRead the guideUnited Kingdom2
United KingdomGuideBrightonSurfing Brighton: the honest 2026 guideAn hour by train from London, and a wave that owes you nothing.Shingle beachCity beachBeginner friendlyRead the guide
United KingdomGuidePerranporthSurfing Perranporth: the complete 2026 guideThree miles of sand, a church buried in the dunes, and room for everyone.Beach breakAll levelsSurf-school spotRead the guideIreland3
IrelandGuideLahinchSurfing Lahinch: Ireland's surf capitalA crescent bay, a club founded in 1970, and 250 surfers on the same wave one day in May 2006.Beach breakSurf-school spotIreland's surf capitalRead the guide
IrelandGuideAileen'sSurfing Aileen's: the monster below the Cliffs of Moher700 feet of cliff above, a reef hidden below, and a legend about foals that never quite left the wave.Big waveReef slabBeneath the Cliffs of MoherRead the guide
IrelandGuideMullaghmoreMullaghmore Head: Ireland's heaviest waveA wave that only exists during a storm, a castle that has watched history unfold, and surfers towing into it on jet skis just to survive it.Big waveTow-inLegendary waveRead the guideUnited States2
Los Angeles CountyGuideMalibuSurfing Malibu: the complete First Point guideThe place has been called “where the surf sounds loudly” for millennia. It has never lived up to the name better.Point breakLongboardBirthplace of modern surfingRead the guideLos Angeles CountyGuideLower TrestlesSurfing Lower Trestles: the complete guideA cobblestone peak at the end of a mile-and-a-half trail, and the arena where the world title is decided.Point breakShingle beachContest waveRead the guide
Hawaii2
Windward Side OahuGuideSandy BeachSandy Beach, Oahu: the beach they call Ambulance BeachA shorebreak so heavy that ambulances wait in the car park on the big days.Brutal shorebreakBodyboard & bodysurfAmbulance BeachRead the guide
Kona HawaiiGuideWaipio ValleyWaipio Valley: the sacred valley you can't just visit anymoreA rivermouth wave at the bottom of a valley Hawaiian kings once fought over, now closed to anyone who hasn't booked a seat.Valley of the KingsBlack sandRestricted accessRead the guideSri Lanka2
East Sri LankaGuideArugam BaySurfing Arugam Bay: Sri Lanka's legendary right pointA right-hander that peels for 500 metres, between fishing boats and wandering elephants.Right-hand point breakLegendary wave28°C waterRead the guide
East Sri LankaGuideWhiskey PointSurfing Whiskey Point: Arugam Bay's easy-going rightThe right that keeps working when Main Point falls asleep, over a bottom that forgives your falls.Right-hand point breakBeginner friendly28°C waterRead the guideSouth Africa2
KwaZulu-NatalGuideNew PierNew Pier, Durban: the hollow break that made Jordy SmithThe jetty that pumps hard, and shaped Jordy Smith into who he is.Hollow beach breakGolden MileAdvanced levelRead the guide
KwaZulu-NatalGuideNorth BeachNorth Beach, Durban: the wave that invented pro surfingThe beach that gave birth to Africa's oldest pro contest.Beach breakGolden MileAll levelsRead the guideAustralia7
SydneyGuideBondi BeachSurfing Bondi Beach: the complete 2026 guideA kilometre of sand in the middle of a city, two different worlds a hundred metres apart.Beach breakAll levelsCity beachRead the guideGold CoastGuideSnapper RocksSurfing Snapper Rocks: the 2026 Superbank guideTwo kilometres of right-hander built by a dredge, and five hundred surfers to share it.Right-hand pointAdvancedPro stopRead the guideSydneyGuideManly North SteyneSurfing Manly North Steyne: the complete 2026 guideThe beach where Australia learned to surf, a thirty-minute ferry from downtown Sydney.Beach breakAll levelsCity beachRead the guideNorthern NSWGuideThe Pass, Byron BaySurfing The Pass, Byron Bay: the complete 2026 guideFour hundred metres of right wrapping Australia's most easterly cape — and everyone knows it.Right-hand pointBeginner to advancedLongboardRead the guideGold CoastGuideBurleigh HeadsSurfing Burleigh Heads: the complete 2026 guideA right that bends around a piece of volcano, and the most demanding line-up in Queensland.Right-hand point breakIntermediate to advancedVolcanic barrelRead the guideGold CoastGuideCurrumbin AlleySurfing Currumbin Alley: the complete 2026 guideA right that starts on a rivermouth bar and forgives almost everything — the opposite of its neighbour Burleigh.Right-hand pointSurf-school spotRiver mouthRead the guide
Lord Howe IslandGuideBlinky BeachSurfing Lord Howe Island: ten waves, 400 visitorsTen kilometres of rock, ten waves, four hundred visitors maximum — and a board that flies as freight.Tropical reefBoat accessSouthern Hemi swellRead the guide
Lord Howe IslandGuideBlinky BeachSurfing Lord Howe Island: ten waves, 400 visitorsTen kilometres of rock, ten waves, four hundred visitors maximum — and a board that flies as freight.Tropical reefBoat accessSouthern Hemi swellRead the guide