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Ericeira's whitewashed town above Praia do Algodio and the rocky Atlantic shoreEurope
Portugal

Ericeira

Atlantic days. Village nights.

◷ Sep–NovIntermediate / Advanced
Surfers riding the reef waves at UluwatuAsia
Bali, Indonesia

Uluwatu

Famous reefs. Golden cliffs.

◷ Apr–OctAdvanced
Aerial view of the palm-lined beach and fishing boats at Arugam BayAsia
Sri Lanka

Arugam Bay

East-coast points. Slow days.

◷ Apr–OctLessons available
A quiet curve of beach backed by forest near Nosara, Costa RicaAmericas
Costa Rica

Nosara

Jungle roads. Consistent peaks.

◷ Dec–AprLessons available
Surfers among the rocks of the Cape Byron marine protected areaOceania
Australia

Byron Bay

Point-break mornings. Easy afternoons.

◷ Jun–AugLessons available
A surfer on the rocks watching lines of swell wrap into Manu Bay, RaglanOceania
New Zealand

Raglan

Long lefts. Black-sand beaches.

◷ Mar–MayIntermediate / Advanced
Aerial view of Praia dos Supertubos curving towards PenicheEurope
Portugal

Peniche

Find your side of the peninsula.

◷ Sep–NovLessons available
Weligama Bay and its small island on Sri Lanka's south coastAsia
Sri Lanka

Weligama

A gentle bay. A tropical coast.

◷ Nov–AprLessons available
Boats among the golden rock arches of Ponta da Piedade, LagosEurope
Portugal

Lagos

Two coasts. One sunny base.

◷ Oct–AprLessons available
Waves rolling into Praia do Tonel below the cliffs of SagresEurope
Portugal

Sagres

The end of the world. Waves in every wind.

◷ Sep–MayLessons available
Famara beach curving below the Famara cliffs, LanzaroteEurope
Canary Islands, Spain

Lanzarote

Lava reefs. Famara's long beach.

◷ Oct–MarLessons available
Waves washing around the temple rock at Batu Bolong, CangguAsia
Bali, Indonesia

Canggu

Rice fields, cafés and a wave for everyone.

◷ Apr–OctLessons available
A long wave peeling through the bay at Imsouane below the desert hillsAfrica
Morocco

Imsouane

One of Africa's longest rides.

◷ Oct–MarLessons available
A surfer launching off the lip at the Quiksilver Pro France in HossegorEurope
France

Hossegor

Europe's beach-break capital.

◷ Sep–NovLessons available
The Côte des Basques beach and promenade in BiarritzEurope
France

Biarritz

Where European surfing began.

◷ Sep–NovLessons available
Sunrise behind a palm over Blue Beach Island at Nilwella, near HiriketiyaAsia
Sri Lanka

Hiriketiya

A horseshoe bay in the palms.

◷ Nov–AprLessons available
The Cloud 9 boardwalk at dusk, SiargaoAsia
Philippines

Siargao

Cloud 9 and island time.

◷ Aug–NovLessons available
Morning light over the waves and rocks at Fistral Beach, NewquayEurope
Cornwall, UK

Newquay

Britain's surf capital.

◷ Sep–NovLessons available
Aerial view of Sayulita beach and town on the Riviera NayaritAmericas
Nayarit, Mexico

Sayulita

Colourful streets. Friendly waves.

◷ Nov–AprLessons available
A green wave breaking at Lobitos with an offshore oil platform behindAmericas
Piura, Peru

Lobitos

Desert lefts and oil-town charm.

◷ Apr–OctLessons available
A surfer driving a powerful cutback on a Jeffreys Bay right-handerAfrica
South Africa

Jeffreys Bay

One of the world's great right-hand points.

◷ Apr–SepLessons available
A surfer in front of a heavy, hollow wave at Teahupoo, TahitiOceania
French Polynesia

Tahiti

Heavy reef passes and black-sand beaches.

◷ Apr–OctLessons available
A surfer on a giant wave at Praia do Norte as spectators watch from the Nazaré headlandEurope
Portugal

Nazaré

Home of the biggest waves ever surfed.

◷ Oct–MarLessons available
A surfer carrying a yellow board along the waterline at ZarautzEurope
Basque Country, Spain

Zarautz

The Basque Country's longest beach.

◷ Sep–NovLessons available
The Mundaka river mouth and sandbars of the Urdaibai estuaryEurope
Basque Country, Spain

Mundaka

Europe's most famous left, when it breaks.

◷ Oct–JanLessons available
A surfer carving through spray during the Lacanau ProEurope
France

Lacanau

Bordeaux's beach, between the ocean and a lake.

◷ Sep–NovLessons available
Waves peeling along Lahinch Strand in County ClareEurope
Ireland

Lahinch

A surf town between the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher.

◷ Sep–NovLessons available
Fishing boats on the white sand at Selong Belanak, near Kuta LombokAsia
Lombok, Indonesia

Kuta Lombok

Boat-access reefs and empty bays, east of Bali.

◷ Apr–OctLessons available
A palm-fringed white-sand beach in the Mentawai IslandsAsia
West Sumatra, Indonesia

Mentawai Islands

The benchmark for perfect tropical reef waves.

◷ Mar–OctIntermediate / Advanced
A surfer riding a wave in La Union, the surfing capital of northern LuzonAsia
Luzon, Philippines

La Union

The surf capital of northern Luzon.

◷ Oct–MarLessons available
Looking along the waves and sand of Kirra Beach from Kirra Point on the Gold CoastOceania
Queensland, Australia

Gold Coast

Right-hand points and a city built on surf.

◷ Feb–JunLessons available
Hell's Gates headland in Noosa National ParkOceania
Queensland, Australia

Noosa

Longboard points in a national park.

◷ Feb–MayLessons available
Surfers on gentle waves at Waikiki with hotels and Diamond Head behindAmericas
Oahu, Hawaii, USA

Waikiki

Where Duke Kahanamoku taught the world to surf.

◷ Apr–SepLessons available
A surfer riding a green wave on the Kujukuri coast of ChibaAsia
Chiba, Japan

Ichinomiya

Tokyo's surf town and an Olympic beach.

◷ Aug–OctLessons available
A surfer on a wave at Popoyo, NicaraguaAmericas
Rivas, Nicaragua

Popoyo

Offshore winds and a reef that rarely sleeps.

◷ Mar–NovLessons available
A surfer silhouetted on a wave at sunset in TofinoAmericas
British Columbia, Canada

Tofino

Rainforest, storms and cold-water surf.

◷ Oct–MarLessons available
Montaña Roja rising behind La Tejita beach near El Médano, TenerifeEurope
Canary Islands, Spain

Tenerife

Two coasts, one volcano and waves all year.

◷ Oct–MarLessons available
The cliffs and bay at Praia da Arrifana with the Pedra da AgulhaEurope
Portugal

Arrifana

A cliff-ringed bay on Portugal's wild west coast.

◷ Sep–MayLessons available
The sun setting behind the El Tunco rock on the beach at La LibertadAmericas
La Libertad, El Salvador

El Tunco

Surf, sunsets and the rock that named a town.

◷ Mar–OctLessons available
Aerial view of Ngor and its bay at the western tip of DakarAfrica
Senegal

Dakar

City surf at the westernmost tip of Africa.

◷ Oct–AprLessons available
Wai'ao Beach and Wushi Harbour on the Yilan coast, with Guishan Island offshoreAsia
Yilan, Taiwan

Wai'ao

A black-sand beach with a station on the sand.

◷ Oct–MarLessons available
The giant coral boulders in the surf at Bathsheba, BarbadosAmericas
Barbados

Bathsheba

The Soup Bowl on Barbados's wild Atlantic coast.

◷ Nov–MarIntermediate / Advanced
Bells Beach and its cliffs on the Great Ocean Road, VictoriaOceania
Victoria, Australia

Bells Beach

Australia's most famous reef and the start of the Great Ocean Road.

◷ Mar–SepLessons available
Palm trees and golden sand on Hikkaduwa beach, Sri LankaAsia
Sri Lanka

Hikkaduwa

Sri Lanka's original surf town.

◷ Nov–AprLessons available
Baler Bay and the Sierra Madre foothills seen from above the townAsia
Aurora, Philippines

Baler

The birthplace of Philippine surfing.

◷ Oct–FebLessons available
The northern side of Croyde Bay, North DevonEurope
Devon, UK

Croyde

North Devon's punchy beach break.

◷ Sep–NovLessons available
Rocky headland looking along the coast towards Jacó beachAmericas
Costa Rica

Jacó

The Central Pacific's closest surf to San José.

◷ Apr–OctLessons available
Palm-fringed beach and rainforest on the Golfo Dulce near Golfito, the gateway to PavonesAmericas
Costa Rica

Pavones

One of the longest lefts in the world.

◷ Apr–OctIntermediate / Advanced
Clean lines of Atlantic swell rolling in at Strandhill, County SligoEurope
Ireland

Strandhill

Sligo's surf village below Knocknarea.

◷ Sep–NovLessons available
Caballitos de totora reed boats standing on the beach at Huanchaco at sunsetAmericas
La Libertad, Peru

Huanchaco

Reed boats, long lefts and ancient ruins.

◷ Apr–OctLessons available
A surfer throwing spray off the top of a wave at MáncoraAmericas
Piura, Peru

Máncora

Warm water and a lively beach town in Peru's north.

◷ Nov–MarLessons available
Palm trees leaning over the rocks and blue sea at Mirissa on Sri Lanka's south coastAsia
Sri Lanka

Mirissa

A reef break, blue whales and a palm-fringed bay.

◷ Nov–AprLessons available