List of surfing areas
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This is a list of areas associated with surfing. The most reputed surfing areas are found in Australia, Hawaii, and California, USA
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[edit] Africa
[edit] South Africa
- Durban
- Amanzimtoti
- Scottburgh
- Muizenberg
- Port Alfred
- Port Elizabeth
- Jeffreys Bay
- Cape St. Francis (Seal Point)
- Mossel Bay
[edit] Morocco
[edit] External links
[edit] Asia
[edit] Philippines
[edit] Japan
WQS 2007
- Tahara, Aichi Prefecture - 6 star
- Hyūga ,Miyazaki Prefecture - 2 star
- Minamisōma, Fukushima Prefecture - 2 star
Japan Professional Surfing Tour 2007
- Bali, Indonesia
- Ōarai, Ibaraki Prefecture
- Kujukuri Beach, Chiba Prefecture
- Tōyō, Kōchi Prefecture
- Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture - All Japan Pro.
- other famous surfing areas
[edit] India
- Goa
- Indian Coast
kovalam beach. kerala
[edit] Image:Kovalam,kerala, south india
[edit] Indonesia
- Bali
- Mentawai Islands
- Sorake Bay, Nias Island, North Sumatra
[edit] Sri Lanka
South Coast
Southeast Coast
East Coast
[edit] Thailand
[edit] Oceania
[edit] Australia
[edit] New South Wales
[edit] North Coast, New South Wales
[edit] Newcastle Stretch
[edit] Central Coast
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- Soldiers Beach
- Forresters Beach
- Wamberal
- Terrigal
- Avoca Beach
- Copacabana
[edit] Sydney
[edit] Wollongong
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- Sandon Point
[edit] South Coast
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- Sharkys (Windang Island)
- Windang Island
- NASAS (Windang)
- Barrack Point (Barrack Point)
- Hot Rocks (Barrack Point)
- Bare Rock (Barrack Point
- Madmans (Mads) (Barrack Point)
- Mini Pipe (Barrack Point)
- Suck Holes (Barrack Point)
- Cowries (Shellharbour)
- Pools (Shellharbour)
- Pool Bombie(Shellharbour)
- Shatters (Shellharbour)
- Suicides (Bass Point)
- Shallows (Bass Point)
- Piers (Bass Point)
- Redsands (Bass Point)
- Black Box (Bass Point)
- BBQ's (Bass Point)
- Malonies Bay (Bass Point)
- The Farm (Killalee Reserve)
- Minnumurra Beach aka Mystics, Minnows (Minnumurra)
- Minummurra River Mouth (Minnumurra)
- Minnumurra Island (Minummurra)
- Jones Beach (Kiama Downs)
- Boneyards (Kiama Downs)
- Bombo Beach (Kiama)
- Kiama Harbour (Kiama)
- Rock Pools (Kiama)
- Kendals Beach (Kiama)
- Kendals Bombie (Kiama)
- Weri Beach (Gerringong)
- G-Wedge (Gerringong)
- 7 Mile Beach (Gerringong)
- Aussie Pipe aka Black Rock (Summercloud Bay/Jervis Bay)
[edit] Queensland
[edit] Gold Coast
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- TOS (The Other Side Straddie)
- Sandpumping Jetty
- Narrowneck Narrowneck Longboard Club
- Surfers Paradise
- Broadbeach
- Miami
- Burleigh Heads
- 19th Avenue Palm Beach Palmy Army
- Currumbin Alley - Alley Boys
- Kirra Point Kirra Boardriders
- Greenmount
- Snapper Rocks Snapper Boardriders
- The Superbank is a rare occurrence where sand banks combine with large wave conditions to provide a surfable ride from Snapper Rocks, through Greenmount, and finishing in the barrels of Kirra Point.
- Duranbah (actually just over border in Tweed)
[edit] Sunshine Coast
[edit] Victoria
- Torquay,
- Jan Juc
- Bells Beach
- Winkipop
- Phillip Island
- (Gunnamatta)
- Sorrento
- Koonya
- Pt Leo
- Seaspray
[edit] Western Australia
Bells Beach
[edit] South Australia
[edit] Tasmania
- Shipsterns
- Clifton Beach
[edit] Hawaii
[edit] North Shore (Oahu)
- Pipeline
- Haleiwa
- Laniakea
- Off the Wall
- Sunset Beach
- Rocky Point
- Velzyland
- Waimea Bay
- Backdoor Pipe
[edit] South Shore Surf Breaks (Oahu)
- Ala Moana
- Kaiser Bowl
- Number Threes
- Populars
- Canoes
- Queens
- Publics
- Old Mans
- Rice Bowls
- Tonggs
- Graveyards
- Lighthouse
- Cliffs
[edit] Other surf spots in Hawaii
- Honolua Bay, Maui
- Hookipa, Maui
- Maalaea, Maui
- Makaha, Oahu
- Peahi (Jaws), Maui
- Richardson Beach, Hawaii (island)
- Sandy Beach, Oahu
- Shit Falls, Maui
- S-Turns, Maui
- Windmills, Maui
[edit] New Zealand
[edit] North Island
- Gisborne,
- Mount Maunganui, North Island
- Piha, North Island
- Raglan, North Island
- Taranaki, North Island
[edit] South Island
- St. Clair, South Island
- The Catlins, South Island
[edit] Federated States of Micronesia
- Palikir Pass, Pohnpei
[edit] Fiji
- Cloudbreak, Tavarua
- Restaurants, Tavarua
[edit] Tahiti
[edit] Europe
[edit] France
- Biarritz, Aquitaine
- Anglet, Aquitaine
- Hossegor, Aquitaine
- Seignosse, Aquitaine
- Lacanau, Aquitaine
- Capbreton, Aquitaine
- Cap-Ferret, Aquitaine
- le Lizay, Charente-Maritime
- Siouville-Hague, Manche
The south of the Atlantic coast in France is considered to be the best surfing area in Europe and one of the best in the world.
[edit] Norway
[edit] Italy
[edit] Portugal
Ribeira D'Ilhas, Coxos, Pedra Branca, Foz do Lizandro, Pico do Futuro, S.Julião.
supertubos, molhe leste, cova da alfarroba, lagide, prainha, consolação,
Baia, Cagalhotos
[edit] Spain
- Mundaka, Biscay, North Coast
- Rodiles, Asturias, North Coast
- Xago, Asturias, North Coast
- Conil de la Frontera, Cádiz
- El Quemao, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
- Punta Blanca, Tenerife, Canary Islands
[edit] Great Britain
- Bude, Cornwall
- Crantock, Cornwall
- Chapel Porth, Cornwall
- Fistral Beach, Newquay, Cornwall
- Perranporth, Cornwall
- Porthtowan, Cornwall
- Porthleven, Cornwall
- St Agnes, Cornwall
- Watergate Bay, Cornwall
- Sennen, Devon
- Lynmouth, Devon
- Westward Ho!, Devon
- Saunton, Devon
- Croyde, Devon
- Putsborough, Devon
- Woolacombe, Devon
- Sandymouth, Devon
- The Mumbles, Wales
- Rhossili, Wales
- Llangennith, Wales
- Llangrannog, Wales
- Llantwit Major, wales
- St Davids, Wales
- Freshwater West, Wales
- Southerndown, Wales
- Newgale, Wales
- Cayton Bay, North Yorkshire
- Saltburn, Teesside
- Sandilands, Lincolnshire
- The Bar, Scotland
- Aberdeen, Scotland
- Coldingham Bay, Scotland
- Fraserburgh, Scotland
- Pease Bay, Scotland
- Thurso, Scotland
- Tiree, Scotland
- Challaborough
[edit] Ireland
- Bundoran, Donegal Bay
- Carrownisky, Louisberg, County Mayo
- Keel Beach, Achill, County Mayo
- Rossnowlagh, Donegal Bay
- Portrush, Antrim
- Dingle Peninsula, Kerry
- Lahinch, Co. Clare
- Spanish Point, Co. Clare
- Doolin, Co. Clare
- Rosslare, Co. Wexford
- Easkey, Co Sligo
- Aughris, Co Sligo
- Dunmoran, Co Sligo
- Strandhill, Co Sligo
- Streedagh, Co Sligo
- Inniscrone, Co Sligo
- Mullaghmore, Co Sligo
- Dunlaughin, Co. Galway
[edit] Greece
[edit] Aegean Sea
- Poseidi, Chalkidiki
- Golden Beach, Thassos
- Agios Ioannis, Pelion
- Kolimbithres, Tinos
- Chorefto, Volos
[edit] Ionian Sea
[edit] Athens and Peloponnisos
[edit] Crete
[edit] Greek Islands
[edit] North America
[edit] Canada
[edit] West Coast
[edit] East Coast
[edit] Great Lakes
- North Shore of Lake Superior
[edit] Lachine Rapids
[edit] Mexico
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- Isla Todos Santos
- Baja Malibu
- Seven Sisters, Baja California
[edit] USA
[edit] California
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- Trestles, near San Clemente
- The Wedge, Newport Beach
- 56th Street, Newport Beach
- Huntington Beach, California
- Salt Creek, Dana Point
- T-Street, San Clemente
- Brooks Street, Laguna Beach
- Doheney Beach, Dana Point
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- Malibu
- Lunada Bay, Palos Verdes
- Haggardys, Palos Verdes
- El Porto, Manhattan Beach, California
- Manhattan Beach, California
- Hermosa Beach, California
- Surfrider Beach
- Topanga
Chart House
[edit] Pacific Northwest
[edit] East Coast
- Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York
- Gilgo, Long Island, New York
- Long Beach, New York
- Lawrencetown Beach and environs (Eastern Shore), Nova Scotia, Canada
- Narragansett, Rhode Island
- Ocean City, New Jersey
- Cape May, New Jersey
- Wildwood, New Jersey
- Ocean City, Maryland
- Indian River Inlet, Delaware
- Virginia Beach, Virginia, Host of the East Coast Surfing Championships
- The Outer Banks of North Carolina
- C-Street [1], Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
- Masonboro Island, North Carolina
- Sand Dollar Shores, North Carolina
- Shackleford Banks, North Carolina
- New Smyrna Beach, Florida
- Cocoa Beach, Florida
- Sebastian Inlet and environs, Brevard County, Florida
- Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
- Davis Park, New York
[edit] Gulf Coast
- Galveston, Texas
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- Freeport, Texas
- South Padre Island, Texas
- Bradenton Beach, Florida
- S.T. Pete Beach, Florida
- Panama City, Florida
- Clear Water, Florida
- Laguna Beach, Florida
- Caladesi Islands, Florida
- Anna Maria, Florida
[edit] Great Lakes
- Sheboygan, Wisconsin, home to the Dairyland Surf Classic, the largest lake surfing competition in the world. [2]
[edit] Caribbean
- Barbados
- The Soup Bowl{home of the wold famous right hand break on the east coast of Barbados.
- Maycocks
- South Point
- Freights
- Brandens
- Dominican Republic
- Playa Encuentro
- Playa Bonita
- Puerto Rico
- Aguadilla
- Dome's
- Isabela
- Jobos
- Maria's
- Midless
- Ramey
- Rincón
- Shacks
- Steps
- Surfer's
- The Landing
- Tres Palmas
- Wilderness
- Wishing Well
[edit] Central America
- Witch's Rock, Costa Rica
- Tamarindo, Costa Rica
- Nosara, Costa Rica
- Playa Grande, Costa Rica
- Jaco, Costa Rica
- Dominical, Costa Rica
- Puerto Viejo de Limón, Costa Rica
- Playa Zunzal, El Salvador
- Playa El Tunco, El Salvador
- Playa El Zonte, El Salvador
- La Punta Roca, El Salvador
- Conchalio, El Salvador
- San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
- Popoyo, Nicaragua
- Maderas, Nicaragua
- Tola, Nicaragua
- El Remanso, Nicaragua
- San Francisco Bay, Nicaragua
- Ocos,San Marcos,Guatemala
[edit] South America
[edit] Chile
[edit] Peru
- Cabo Blanco, Peru
- Pico Alto, Peru
- Chicama, Peru
- Cerro Azul, Peru
[edit] Brazil
- Saquarema, RJ
- Rio de Janeiro, RJ
- Ilha Grande, RJ
- São Sebastião, SP
- Ubatuba, SP
- Guarujá, SP
- Fernando de Noronha, PE
- Marataízes, PE
- Itacaré, BA
- Maceió, AL
- Praia do Francês, AL
- Praia da Pipa, RN
- Ilha do Mel, PR
- Garopaba, SC
- Joaquina, SC
- Praia Mole, SC
- Praia do Rosa, SC
- Torres, RS
- Ilha dos Lobos, RS
- Pororoca, tidal bore on the Amazon river
[edit] Uruguay
- Punta del Este, Maldonado
- La Pedrera, Rocha
- La Paloma, Rocha
[edit] Other South America
[edit] External links
- Costa Rica surf beaches -review of surf in Costa Rica
- wannasurf world surf atlas -the original and biggest atlas of surfing locations

