User:BadaBoom/List of surfing areas
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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Africa
South Africa
- Durban
- Amanzimtoti
- Scottburgh
- Muizenberg
- Port Alfred
- Port Elizabeth
- Jeffreys Bay
- Cape St. Francis (Seal Point)
- Mossel Bay
- Cape Town
Morocco
External links
Asia
Philippines
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
India
- Goa
- Indian Coast
kovalam beach. kerala
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
South Coast
Southeast Coast
East Coast
Thailand
Oceania
Australia
New South Wales
North Coast, New South Wales
Newcastle Stretch
Central Coast
Sydney
Wollongong
South Coast
- 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)
Queensland
Gold Coast
- 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)
Sunshine Coast
Victoria
- Torquay,
- Phillip Island
- (Gunnamatta)
- Sorrento
- Koonya
- Pt Leo
- Seaspray
Western Australia
Bells Beach Albany
South Australia
Tasmania
New Zealand
North Island
- Gisborne,
- Mount Maunganui, North Island
- Piha, North Island
- Raglan, North Island
- Taranaki, North Island
South Island
- St. Clair, South Island
- The Catlins, South Island
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Tahiti
Hawaii
Hawaii (Big Island)
Kauai
Oahu
North Shore
- Backdoor Pipe
- Pipeline
- Chun's Reef
- Gas Chambers
- Haleiwa
- Hulton's
- Kaena Point
- Kuilima
- Jocko's
- Laniakea
- Log Cabins
- Mokuleia
- Off the Wall
- Sunset Beach
- Rocky Point
- Rockpile
- Sunset
- Velzyland
- Waimea Bay
West shore
South shore
Windward
Maui
- Kahana
- Kahului
- Hana
- Honolua Bay
- Honokohau
- Hookipa
- Lahaina
- Maalaea
- Olowalu
- Peahi (Jaws)
- Rainbows
- Richardson Beach
- Windmills
- Kahoolawe
- Wailea
- Waiopai
Lanai
Molokai
Middle East
Israel
Turkey
Europe
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.
Norway
Italy
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
- Salgueira Beach —Póvoa de Varzim spot
- Aguçadoura Beach — Aguçadoura spot
- Lagoa Beach — Póvoa Hotel spot
Spain
- Mundaka, Biscay, North Coast
- La Coruna, Galicia, North coast
- Ferrol,[Galicia, 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
Great Britain
- Jersey, Channel islands
- Bude, Cornwall
- Crantock, Cornwall
- Chapel Porth, Cornwall
- Fistral Beach, Newquay, Cornwall
- Perranporth, Cornwall
- Porthtowan, Cornwall
- Porthleven, Cornwall
- St Agnes, Cornwall
- Watergate Bay, Cornwall
- Sennen Cove, Cornwall
- Lynmouth, Devon
- Westward Ho!, Devon
- Saunton, Devon
- Croyde, Devon
- Putsborough, Devon
- Woolacombe, Devon
- Sandymouth, Devon
- Challaborough, 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
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
Greece
Aegean Sea
Ionian Sea
Athens and Peloponnisos
Crete
Greek Islands
North America
Canada
West Coast
East Coast
Great Lakes
- North Shore of Lake Superior
Lachine Rapids
Mexico
USA
California
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
- Agate Beach
- Battle Rock
- Bastendorff Beach
- Cape Kiwanda
- Cannon Beach
- Indian Beach
- Hubbard Creek
- Oceanside
- Otter Rock
- Pacific City
- Roads End
- Nesika Beach
- Short Sands
- South Beach State Park
- South Jetty at Brookings
- South Jetty at Florence
Washington
East Coast
Northeast
- 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
- Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
- Davis Park, New York
- Fire Island, New York
Southeast
- The Outer Banks of North Carolina
- Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
- Masonboro Island, North Carolina
- Sand Dollar Shores, North Carolina
- Shackleford Banks, North Carolina
- New Smyrna Beach, Florida
- Cocoa Beach, Florida
- Virginia Beach, Virginia, Host of the East Coast Surfing Championships
- Sebastian Inlet, Brevard County, Florida
Gulf Coast
- Galveston, Texas
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- Freeport, Texas
- South Padre Island, Texas
- Bradenton Beach, Florida
- Saint Petersburg Beach, Florida
- Panama City, Florida
- Clearwater, Florida
- Laguna Beach, Florida
- Caladesi Islands, Florida
- Anna Maria, Florida
Great Lakes
- Sheboygan, Wisconsin, home to the Dairyland Surf Classic, the largest lake surfing competition in the world. [1]
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
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
South America
Chile
Peru
- Cabo Blanco, Peru
- Pico Alto, Peru
- Chicama, Peru
- Cerro Azul, Peru
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
- São Francisco do Sul, SC
- Torres, RS
- Ilha dos Lobos, RS
- Pororoca, tidal bore on the Amazon river
Uruguay
- Punta del Este, Maldonado
- La Pedrera, Rocha
- La Paloma, Rocha
Venezuela
- Playa Parguito, Margarita Island
Other South America
External links
- Costa Rica surf beaches -review of surf in Costa Rica
- wannasurf world surf atlas -the original and biggest atlas of surfing locations