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Desert Waves & Coastal Classics: U.S. Surf Spots Stories

Desert Waves & Coastal Classics: U.S. Surf Spots

Discover a desert wave pool, top US summer surf spots, and the nostalgic rise of boogie boards—all in one ride.

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Surf Travel Guide: El Palmar, San Carlos, Panama Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: El Palmar, San Carlos, Panama

Surf El Palmar, Panama: the closest popular beach break to Panama City, with real hotel prices, named restaurants, and tips for your trip.

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Surf Travel Guide: El Cuco Beach, El Salvador Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: El Cuco Beach, El Salvador

Surf El Cuco Beach, El Salvador: the easygoing base town for Las Flores and Punta Mango, with season, safety, real prices and food tips.

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Surf Travel Guide: Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

Surf Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica: the legendary Salsa Brava reef, its reversed season, real hazards, hotel prices, and food tips for your trip.

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Surf Travel Guide: Playa Avellanas, Costa Rica Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Playa Avellanas, Costa Rica

Surf Playa Avellanas, Costa Rica's famous Little Hawaii: named peaks, river mouth hazards, real hotel prices, and tips for your Guanacaste trip.

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Kitesurf Travel Guide: Whitstable, Kent, England Surf Spots

Kitesurf Travel Guide: Whitstable, Kent, England

Kitesurf Whitstable, Kent: tidal sandbank launches, wind directions, real hazards, and where to stay and eat near this Thames Estuary spot.

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Surf Travel Guide: Rincon Point, California Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Rincon Point, California

Your surf guide to Rincon Point, California: the legendary Queen of the Coast point break, its season, hazards, lodging and food, near Santa Barbara.

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Bangladesh Surfers, Maui Windsurf, Wavegarden Desert Pool Stories

Bangladesh Surfers, Maui Windsurf, Wavegarden Desert Pool

Bangladeshi surfers chase Asian Games waves, Maui windsurfers dominate Fiji, and Wavegarden opens a desert wave pool.

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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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