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Where to Surf

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A guide to surf beaches around the World

This page focuses on Where to Surf. Specifically, it aims to offer a quick guide to great waves and breaks around the world.

You can help to make this a really useful resource about where to surf by telling others about your favorite surfing beaches. We also want to hear about surfing trips, blogs and websites about surfing.

I am continually adding to this lens, so stick around and if you have a favorite spot, where to surf, please add it to the lens.

The surf picture was taken by Paulo Simão.

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Surfers. Surfboards and Where to Surf

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Thinking of a Surfing Vacation

Hardcore surfers live to surf and for them it is a lifestyle but an increasing number of people enjoy surfing as a recreational activity that only occupies their leisure time. Vacations and short breaks are an important opportunity for experiencing different waves, improving skills or even giving beginners a start.

This article on Surfing Holidays gives a good overview of what's on offer and has links to surfing vacations, associations and surf sites from around the world.A surfer pondering the surf on the north shore of Oahu, photographed by Taylor Hunt

US surf spots

Huntington Beach
Popular Huntington Beach

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Australian surf spots

Manly Beach
Manly Beach is reckoned to be Sydney's most popular beach and was the site of the first world surfing championships in 1964. It is 7 miles northeast of Sydney and you can get a ferry across the bay from the harbor, the beach is then just a short walk away.

The surf is a beach break, left and right, generally rated as suitable for beginners but with bigger swells it is only considered suitable for more experienced surfers, who tend to occupy the north end of the beach towards the cliffs. .
Snapper Rocks
On Australia's Gold Coast. A very strong, local scene; home ground to some great Australian surfers, notably Joel Parkinson and double World Women's Champion Stephanie Gilmore.
Byron Bay
Known as a surfing Mecca for both perfect waves and plenty of talented surfers, Australia's Byron bay is on the New South Wales far North Coast. Plenty of opportunity for coaching from several surf schools
Bells Beach
Legendary Bell's Beach, is in Victoria, Australia, it is about a 1.5 hour drive from Melbourne and hosts the annual Rip Curl Pro. This is a regular leg on the Association of Surf Professionals, world championship tour and is held every Easter, it is the oldest professional surfing contest in the world.

Pics of Byron Bay

Enjoying spring waves.

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UK Surf Spots

There is some good surfing to be had around the UK. True that outside the summer months, the water temperature can be a bit cool compared to some parts of the world, but a good wet-suit works wonders.
Newquay
The surf capital of the UK is generally recognized as Newquay, on Cornwall's Atlantic coast. It boasts a number of surf beaches, Fistral Beach, Tolcarne, Watergate Bay and Lusty Glaze, to name a few, and it also has a large number of surf schools, nearly 20 at the last count.
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    WindyWinters Aug 12, 2011 @ 2:13 am | delete
    There is great surfing on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. The water is cold so you have to wear a body suit. I've only been body surfing in Hawaii. :)
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    Evelyn_Saenz Feb 1, 2010 @ 3:51 pm | delete
    We just got back from Costa Rica where the kids went surfing. There are beaches on both sides of the country but we prefer the beaches of the Nicoya peninsula.

    Where have you been surfing?
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    Geeve Mar 26, 2010 @ 6:50 pm | delete
    Thanks for dropping by Evelyn. I have heard good reports about Costa Rica but I have been restricted to the cold waters around the UK I'm afraid. Looking forward to summer on the south coast and in Cornwall.
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