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Surf Travel Guide: Majahual, El Salvador Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Majahual, El Salvador

Majahual surf guide: a softer beach break next to El Tunco, swell season, safety notes, access from San Salvador, and where to stay and eat.

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Surf Travel Guide: Bluff Beach, Bocas del Toro Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Bluff Beach, Bocas del Toro

A real guide to Bluff Beach on Isla Colon: wave type, Caribbean swell season, hazards, access from Bocas Town, and where to stay and eat.

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Kitesurf Travel Guide: Instow, North Devon Surf Spots

Kitesurf Travel Guide: Instow, North Devon

Kitesurfing at Instow: estuary wind and tide windows, real hazards, how to get there, and where to stay and eat near Appledore, North Devon.

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Surf Travel Guide: Woolacombe, North Devon Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Woolacombe, North Devon

A full Woolacombe surf guide: tide tolerant beach breaks, rip current safety, how to get there from London, and where to stay and eat nearby.

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Surf Travel Guide: Mavericks, Half Moon Bay Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Mavericks, Half Moon Bay

How California's Mavericks big wave forms, its biggest swell season, real hazards, and where to safely watch, stay and eat in Half Moon Bay.

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Surf Travel Guide: Pipeline, Oahu's North Shore Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Pipeline, Oahu's North Shore

The complete Pipeline surf guide: wave mechanics, winter swell season, hazards, access from Honolulu, and where to stay on Oahu's North Shore.

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Surf Travel Guide: Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica

Surf Playa Hermosa near Jaco, Costa Rica: powerful beach break barrels, World Surf League history, real hotel prices, and tips for your surf trip.

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Surf Travel Guide: Red Frog Beach, Panama Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Red Frog Beach, Panama

Surf Red Frog Beach, Bocas del Toro: a jungle boat trip, a fun beach break, real hotel and food prices, and tips for your Panama surf trip.

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Kitesurf Travel Guide: Exmouth, Devon, England Surf Spots

Kitesurf Travel Guide: Exmouth, Devon, England

Kitesurf Exmouth, Devon: the Duckpond and the Seafront, tidal timing, local schools, real hotel prices, and tips for your Exe Estuary kite trip.

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Surf Travel Guide: Brighton, East Sussex Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Brighton, East Sussex

Surf Brighton, England: rare but rideable pier breaks, pebble beach hazards, real hotel prices, and tips for a south coast surf trip from London.

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Kitesurf Travel Guide: Kailua Beach, Oahu Surf Spots

Kitesurf Travel Guide: Kailua Beach, Oahu

Kitesurf Kailua Beach, Oahu: steady trade winds, flat bay conditions, launch rules, real hotel prices, and tips for your Hawaii kite trip.

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Surf Travel Guide: Waikiki Beach, Hawaii Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Waikiki Beach, Hawaii

Surf Waikiki Beach, Oahu: gentle longboard waves, famous named breaks like Queens and Canoes, real hotel prices, and tips for your Hawaii surf trip.

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