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Where’s the best place to surf?

195 waves in 36 regions, each graded 1–7 on the same scale we grade surfers.

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In season in Oct

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Regions actually working in Oct.

Pacific Coast — Guanacaste to Pavones

Best: Apr–Oct

6 waves listed · Levels 1–6 represented

Best: Sep–Nov · Apr–May

29 waves listed · Levels 1–7 represented

Best: Oct–Mar

4 waves listed · Levels 1–7 represented

Best: Apr–Oct

2 waves listed · Levels 1–6 represented

Best: Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct

12 waves listed · Levels 1–7 represented

Best: Jun–Oct

14 waves listed · Levels 1–7 represented

Best: May–Oct

3 waves listed · Levels 1–5 represented

Best: Mar–Oct

Also working in Oct: PeruPanamaLombokCanary IslandsPhilippinesJavaVietnamHainanSouth KoreaMentawai IslandsCaliforniaWestern AustraliaThailandVancouver IslandJapan: Chiba & ShonanJapan: Shikoku & KyushuJapan: Okinawa

Outside their best window in Oct

Outside each region’s best-month window — individual breaks can still work, but the region peaks later in the year.

Bali (May–Sep)Sri Lanka (Nov–Apr)Brazil (May–Sep)South Africa (Apr–Sep)Ecuador (Dec–Apr)Dominican Republic (Nov–Apr)Chile (Mar–Sep)Eastern Australia (Apr–Sep)Hawaii (Apr–Sep)Fiji (Apr–Sep)Bocas del Toro (Dec–Mar)

Region photos: Photo by Atanas Malamov on Unsplash · Photo: 10 meters - Nazaré - Portugal - Flickr - Carlos Eduardo Joos by Carlos Eduardo Joos · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Cool mofo (8352248235) by Mzximvs VdB · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Beach Vista - Playa Hermosa - South of San Jose del Sur - Nicaragua - 04 (31863168446) (2) by Adam Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Zarautzko surf sunset by ElviraOliver · CC BY-SA 3.0 es via Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Quikpro 2015 (218171815) by Aubron Jules · CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons · Photo: SurferZipolite1 by AlejandroLinaresGarcia · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Bryan Pérez surfeando by Casa Presidencial El Salvador · CC0 via Wikimedia Commons

184 waves on the map

Working in Oct · tap a pin for the break

Waves working in Oct

184 of 195 waves in the catalogue in Oct.

Beach break · A-frame

Anglet Plage des Cavaliers

SW Atlantic, France

Best swell: W, NW

Levels 1-41–4 ft

Oct: ●●●●● consistency

Beach break · A-frame

Anglet Sables d'Or

SW Atlantic, France

Best swell: W, NW

Levels 3-52–7 ft

Oct: ●●●●● consistency

Point break · right

Algarve, Portugal

Best swell: W, NW

Levels 3-52–7 ft

Oct: ●●●●● consistency

Beach break · A-frame

Basque Country, Spain

Best swell: NW, W

Levels 1-51–5 ft

Oct: ●●●●● consistency

Beach break · A-frame

Peniche, Portugal

Photo: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0

Levels 1-51–8 ft

Oct: ●●●●● consistency

Reef break · A-frame

Algarve, Portugal

Best swell: W, NW

Levels 4-73–10 ft

Oct: ●●●●● consistency

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