Surf guides
Pick a coast, paddle out
Honest guides to the coasts we love: the spots that matter, a map for each one, who they suit, and when to go.
French Basque CountryWhere French surfing was bornRead the guide
HossegorEurope's beach-break capitalRead the guide
EriceiraEurope's only World Surfing ReserveRead the guide
TaghazoutMorocco's right-hand point paradiseRead the guide
BaliThe island where every surfer ends upRead the guide
Sri LankaTwo coasts, no off-seasonRead the guide
Mentawai IslandsThe wave-richest archipelago on earthRead the guide
SiargaoThe Philippines' surfing islandRead the guide
PenicheThe peninsula that always has a waveRead the guide
AlgarveTwo coasts, one of them always workingRead the guide
FuerteventuraEurope's winter HawaiiRead the guide
CornwallThe UK's surf heartlandRead the guide
Ireland's West CoastCold water, world classRead the guide
GaliciaSpain's wild north-westRead the guide
Nicoya PeninsulaCosta Rica's gold coastRead the guide
El SalvadorCentral America's right point coastRead the guide
NicaraguaOffshore from dawn to darkRead the guide
Puerto EscondidoHome of the Mexican PipelineRead the guide
Northern PeruThe longest lefts on EarthRead the guide
MaldivesPerfect reefs between two monsoonsRead the guide
North Shore, OahuSurfing's proving ground, seven miles longRead the guide
Gold CoastThe world's longest sand-bottom pointsRead the guide
Jeffreys BayThe world's most perfect right pointRead the guide
Lombok & SumbawaThe wilder Indonesia, one island east of BaliRead the guide
Chiba & ShonanTokyo's two surf coastsRead the guide
Spanish Basque CountryA green coast with a world-class leftRead the guide
AsturiasGreen Spain's quiet surf coastRead the guide