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Surf beaches

A selection of beaches where you can surf with a normal board, not just the pro spots. We flag when a break is beginner-friendly (school on site, rips signposted, lifeguards) versus when it's hard (rocks, currents, or swell that needs experience). Season varies by coast — that's the bit we research the hardest.

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France
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Plage des Huttes
Saint-Denis-d'Oléron · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Australia
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Anglesea Beach
Anglesea · Great Ocean Road
Australia
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Seven Mile Beach — Lennox Head South
Lennox Head · Australian East Coast
Portugal
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Praia de São Roque do Faial
Santana · Madeira Archipelago
Indian Ocean
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Dickwella
Dickwella · Southern Province
Indonesia
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Pantai Seminyak
Seminyak · Lesser Sunda Islands
United States
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Ponto Beach
Carlsbad · California Coast
Ireland
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Banna Strand
Ardfert · Irish Coast
South Africa
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Plettenberg Bay Beach
Bitou · Garden Route
United Kingdom
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Saunton Sands
Braunton · British Coast
Caribbean
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Bathsheba Beach
Saint Joseph · Lesser Antilles
South Africa
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Muizenberg Beach
City of Cape Town · Western Cape
Portugal
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Praia de Brejão
Odemira · Alentejo Coast
Indian Ocean
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Plage de Tamarin
Rivière Noire · Mascarene Islands
Australia
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Cronulla Beach
Sutherland Shire Council · New South Wales
Brazil
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Praia do Matadeiro
Florianópolis · Brazilian Atlantic
Brazil
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Praia de Itacaré
Itacaré · Brazilian Atlantic
Australia
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Friendly Beaches
Glamorgan–Spring Bay · Tasmania
Portugal
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Praia do Guincho
Cascais · Portuguese Atlantic
Australia
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Yallingup Beach
City of Busselton · Australian West Coast
United States
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Oswald West State Park — Short Sand Beach
Arch Cape · Pacific Northwest
Venezuela
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Playa La Galera
García · Venezuelan Caribbean
United States
Kauapea Beach
Kilauea · Hawaii
United States
Herring Point Beach
Lewes · Mid-Atlantic Coast
South Africa
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Platboom Beach
City of Cape Town · Western Cape
Caribbean
Playa Jobos
Isabela · Greater Antilles
Australia
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Apollo Bay Beach
Apollo Bay · Great Ocean Road
Indonesia
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Pantai Padang Padang
Pecatu · Lesser Sunda Islands
Indian Ocean
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Mirissa
Mirissa · Southern Province
United States
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Race Point Beach
Provincetown · US Northeast
Indonesia
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Pantai Kuta
Kuta · Lesser Sunda Islands
Ghana
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Busua Beach
Ahanta West Municipal · Western Region
Portugal
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Praia de Carriagem
Aljezur · Alentejo Coast
United States
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Waikiki Beach
Honolulu · Hawaii
United States
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Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area
Pacific City · Pacific Northwest
United States
Westward Beach
Malibu · California Coast
France
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Grande Plage de Biarritz
Biarritz · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
United States
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Hammond's Beach
Montecito · California Coast
Australia
Point Road Beach
Shire of Augusta-Margaret River · Australian West Coast
United States
Tracks Beach
Waianae · Hawaii
United States
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Sand Dollar Beach
Monterey County · California Coast
Brazil
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Praia de Piratininga
Niterói · Brazilian Atlantic
United States
Waimanalo Beach Park
Waimanalo · Hawaii
United States
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Zuma Beach
Malibu · California Coast
Venezuela
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Playa El Agua
Antolín del Campo · Venezuelan Caribbean
Portugal
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Praia de Abano
Sintra · Portuguese Atlantic
United States
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Waimea Bay Beach Park
Haleiwa · Hawaii
Spain
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Playa de Valle Gran Rey
Valle Gran Rey · Canary Islands
United States
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Haleiwa Ali'i Beach Park
Haleiwa · Hawaii
Brazil
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Praia do Quixaba
Fernando de Noronha · Brazilian Islands
Mexico
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Playa Carrizalillo
Puerto Escondido · Mexican Pacific
Germany
Strand zwischen Kampen und List (Nordstrand)
List auf Sylt · North Sea
Spain
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Playa de San Lorenzo
Gijón · Asturias
South Africa
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Victoria Bay
George · Garden Route
United Kingdom
Scarista Beach
Harris · Scottish Islands
Taiwan
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Plage de Nanwan
恆春鎮 · Southern Taiwan
Australia
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Fairhaven Beach
Fairhaven · Great Ocean Road
Australia
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Dee Why Beach
Northern Beaches Council · New South Wales
United States
Charlestown Breachway Beach
Charlestown · US Northeast Coast
United States
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Folly Beach
Folly Beach · US East Coast