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.
Guides, tips and stories for athletes and the photographers who shoot them
Discover a desert wave pool, top US summer surf spots, and the nostalgic rise of boogie boards—all in one ride.
Surf El Palmar, Panama: the closest popular beach break to Panama City, with real hotel prices, named restaurants, and tips for your trip.
Surf El Cuco Beach, El Salvador: the easygoing base town for Las Flores and Punta Mango, with season, safety, real prices and food tips.
Surf Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica: the legendary Salsa Brava reef, its reversed season, real hazards, hotel prices, and food tips for your trip.
Surf Playa Avellanas, Costa Rica's famous Little Hawaii: named peaks, river mouth hazards, real hotel prices, and tips for your Guanacaste trip.
Kitesurf Whitstable, Kent: tidal sandbank launches, wind directions, real hazards, and where to stay and eat near this Thames Estuary spot.
Your surf guide to Rincon Point, California: the legendary Queen of the Coast point break, its season, hazards, lodging and food, near Santa Barbara.
Bangladeshi surfers chase Asian Games waves, Maui windsurfers dominate Fiji, and Wavegarden opens a desert wave pool.
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.
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.
Kitesurfing at Instow: estuary wind and tide windows, real hazards, how to get there, and where to stay and eat near Appledore, 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.