Europe Portugal
Ericeira
Atlantic days. Village nights.
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Europe 
Asia Bali, Indonesia
Uluwatu
Famous reefs. Golden cliffs.
Africa Morocco
Taghazout
Right-hand points. Winter sun.
Asia Sri Lanka
Arugam Bay
East-coast points. Slow days.
Americas Costa Rica
Nosara
Jungle roads. Consistent peaks.
Oceania Australia
Byron Bay
Point-break mornings. Easy afternoons.
Oceania New Zealand
Raglan
Long lefts. Black-sand beaches.
Americas California, USA
Encinitas
Reef points. Beach-town rhythm.
Europe Ireland
Bundoran
Cold water. Warm welcome.
Americas Chile
Pichilemu
Long lefts. Cold Pacific.
Europe Portugal
Peniche
Find your side of the peninsula.
Asia Sri Lanka
Weligama
A gentle bay. A tropical coast.
Europe Portugal
Lagos
Two coasts. One sunny base.
Europe Portugal
Sagres
The end of the world. Waves in every wind.
Europe Canary Islands, Spain
Fuerteventura
Volcanic reefs. Year-round sun.
Europe Canary Islands, Spain
Lanzarote
Lava reefs. Famara's long beach.
Asia Bali, Indonesia
Canggu
Rice fields, cafés and a wave for everyone.
Africa Morocco
Imsouane
One of Africa's longest rides.
Europe France
Hossegor
Europe's beach-break capital.
Europe France
Biarritz
Where European surfing began.
Americas Costa Rica
Santa Teresa
Jungle, sunsets and consistent peaks.
Americas Costa Rica
Tamarindo
Learn here. Then explore Guanacaste.
Asia Sri Lanka
Hiriketiya
A horseshoe bay in the palms.
Asia Philippines
Siargao
Cloud 9 and island time.
Europe Cornwall, UK
Newquay
Britain's surf capital.
Americas Oaxaca, Mexico
Puerto Escondido
The Mexican Pipeline, and a gentle point next door.
Americas Nayarit, Mexico
Sayulita
Colourful streets. Friendly waves.
Americas Piura, Peru
Lobitos
Desert lefts and oil-town charm.
Africa South Africa
Jeffreys Bay
One of the world's great right-hand points.
Asia Maldives
North Malé Atoll
Cokes, Chickens and turquoise water.
Oceania French Polynesia
Tahiti
Heavy reef passes and black-sand beaches.
Europe Portugal
Nazaré
Home of the biggest waves ever surfed.
Europe Portugal
Costa da Caparica
Lisbon's surf beach, across the river.
Europe Basque Country, Spain
Zarautz
The Basque Country's longest beach.
Europe Basque Country, Spain
Mundaka
Europe's most famous left, when it breaks.
Europe France
Lacanau
Bordeaux's beach, between the ocean and a lake.
Europe Ireland
Lahinch
A surf town between the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher.
Asia Lombok, Indonesia
Kuta Lombok
Boat-access reefs and empty bays, east of Bali.
Asia West Sumatra, Indonesia
Mentawai Islands
The benchmark for perfect tropical reef waves.
Asia Luzon, Philippines
La Union
The surf capital of northern Luzon.
Oceania Queensland, Australia
Gold Coast
Right-hand points and a city built on surf.
Oceania Queensland, Australia
Noosa
Longboard points in a national park.
Americas Oahu, Hawaii, USA
North Shore, Oahu
Seven miles of the world's most famous waves.
Americas Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Waikiki
Where Duke Kahanamoku taught the world to surf.
Americas Santa Catarina, Brazil
Florianópolis
An island of forty beaches.
Asia Chiba, Japan
Ichinomiya
Tokyo's surf town and an Olympic beach.
Americas Rivas, Nicaragua
Popoyo
Offshore winds and a reef that rarely sleeps.
Oceania Fiji
Mamanuca Islands
Cloudbreak, Restaurants and boat-access perfection.
Americas British Columbia, Canada
Tofino
Rainforest, storms and cold-water surf.
Oceania Western Australia
Margaret River
Raw Indian Ocean power and world-class wine.
Europe Canary Islands, Spain
Tenerife
Two coasts, one volcano and waves all year.
Europe Portugal
Arrifana
A cliff-ringed bay on Portugal's wild west coast.
Americas La Libertad, El Salvador
El Tunco
Surf, sunsets and the rock that named a town.
Americas Veraguas, Panama
Santa Catalina
A powerful right and the gateway to Coiba.
Africa Senegal
Dakar
City surf at the westernmost tip of Africa.
Asia Yilan, Taiwan
Wai'ao
A black-sand beach with a station on the sand.
Americas Barbados
Bathsheba
The Soup Bowl on Barbados's wild Atlantic coast.
Oceania Victoria, Australia
Bells Beach
Australia's most famous reef and the start of the Great Ocean Road.
Asia Sri Lanka
Hikkaduwa
Sri Lanka's original surf town.
Asia Aurora, Philippines
Baler
The birthplace of Philippine surfing.
Europe Devon, UK
Croyde
North Devon's punchy beach break.
Americas Costa Rica
Jacó
The Central Pacific's closest surf to San José.
Americas Costa Rica
Pavones
One of the longest lefts in the world.
Americas Limón, Costa Rica
Puerto Viejo
Caribbean reefs, reggae and rainforest.
Europe Ireland
Strandhill
Sligo's surf village below Knocknarea.
Americas La Libertad, Peru
Huanchaco
Reed boats, long lefts and ancient ruins.
Americas Piura, Peru
Máncora
Warm water and a lively beach town in Peru's north.
Asia Sri Lanka
Mirissa
A reef break, blue whales and a palm-fringed bay.
Americas Panama
Bocas del Toro
Island reefs and Caribbean rhythm.
Europe Portugal
Porto & Matosinhos
City break, beach break.
Europe Portugal
Madeira
Boulder rights under green cliffs.
Europe Portugal
São Miguel, Azores
Atlantic swell, volcanic green.
Europe Spain
Somo
Spain's schoolroom by the bay.
Europe Spain
Gran Canaria
A city beach and a reef wave.
Europe United Kingdom
Thurso
The far north, and a famous reef.
Europe Italy
Sardinia
Mediterranean surf, on its terms.
Europe Norway
Lofoten
Surfing above the Arctic Circle.
Africa Morocco
Essaouira & Sidi Kaouki
Windy walls. Winter peaks.
Africa South Africa
Muizenberg, Cape Town
Slow waves. Sharp flags.
Africa South Africa
Durban
Warm water. Pier peaks.
Africa Mozambique
Tofo
Sand tracks. Whale-shark winters.
Africa Cape Verde
Sal
Salt flats. Trade-wind reefs.
Africa Ghana
Busua
Fishing village. Easy lefts.
Asia Indonesia
Nias
One long right, a long way from anywhere.
Asia Indonesia
Lakey Peak
A tight A-frame and a crowd of friendly regulars.
Asia Indonesia
Batu Karas
Java's friendly right, with a village behind it.
Asia Indonesia
Nusa Lembongan
Three reefs, one small island, half an hour from Bali.
Asia Thailand
Phuket
Small, soft monsoon waves on a big tourist island.
Asia India
Varkala
Soft beach waves under red laterite cliffs.
Asia Vietnam
Da Nang
A city beach with a seasonal winter swell.
Oceania Samoa
Upolu
Reef passes, village fees and a boat to the lineup.
Oceania Australia
Sydney
A harbour city with surf on the doorstep.
Oceania New Zealand
Piha
Black sand, a lion in the surf.
Oceania New Zealand
Gisborne
Sunrise surf at the far east.
Americas USA
Santa Cruz
Cold water, point breaks, deep surf history.
Americas USA
Malibu
The right-hand wave that defined a coast.
Americas USA
Outer Banks
Barrier islands, storm swell and sandbars.
Americas USA
Maui
Winter north shores, summer south shores.
Americas Mexico
Todos Santos
Desert town, Pacific waves, an hour from Cabo.
Americas Puerto Rico
Rincón
Caribbean warmth with real winter swell.
Americas Dominican Republic
Cabarete
Wind sports capital with a reef wave next door.
Americas Ecuador
Montañita
Warm water. Loud nights.
Americas Nicaragua
San Juan del Sur
A bay town with beaches on shuttle.
Americas Panama
Playa Venao
One long bay, three levels.
Americas Brazil
Itacaré
Rainforest on one side, surf on the other.
Americas Peru
Chicama
A left that goes the distance.
Americas Uruguay
La Paloma
Cold Atlantic. Quiet cape.
Americas Costa Rica
Dominical
A river-mouth beach break with jungle behind.