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Where to surf in December

58 coasts · sorted by surfable days in December · data updated

  1. 3
    Punaʻauiʻa FranceBoardshorts111 Mbps$1,180/mo rent
    98%surfable days
  2. 4
    La Libertad Costa El SalvadorBoardshorts142 Mbps$760/mo rent
    97%surfable days
  3. 7
    Kuta (Lombok) IndonesiaBoardshorts61 Mbps$650/mo rent
    95%surfable days
  4. 8
    Cikakak IndonesiaBoardshorts28 Mbps$650/mo rent
    94%surfable days
  5. 9
    Kuta (Bali) IndonesiaBoardshorts122 Mbps$650/mo rent
    92%surfable days
  6. 18
    Kaikōura District New Zealand4/3 wetsuit169 Mbps$1,420/mo rent
    84%surfable days
  7. 20
    San Andrés ColombiaBoardshorts184 Mbps$670/mo rent
    83%surfable days
  8. 21
    Pohoiki United StatesBoardshorts328 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    82%surfable days
  9. 23
    a beach with a town by it
    Florianópolis BrazilBoardshorts367 Mbps$770/mo rent
    79%surfable days
  10. 25
    Cataño United StatesBoardshorts247 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    78%surfable days
  11. 26
    Paukaa United StatesBoardshorts326 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    78%surfable days
  12. 30
    Kouga Local Municipality South AfricaSpringsuit65 Mbps$830/mo rent
    75%surfable days
  13. 32
    a man surfing on a wave
    Imbituba BrazilSpringsuit274 Mbps$770/mo rent
    74%surfable days
  14. 33
    a pier on the ocean with a sky background
    San Clemente United States4/3 wetsuit338 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    72%surfable days
  15. 34
    Sydney AustraliaSpringsuit233 Mbps$1,460/mo rent
    72%surfable days
  16. 35
    Area C (Long Beach) Canada5/4+ hooded236 Mbps$1,320/mo rent
    71%surfable days
  17. 38
    Newport Beach United States4/3 wetsuit388 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    69%surfable days
  18. 41
    a man surfing on a wave
    Ilhéus BrazilBoardshorts236 Mbps$770/mo rent
    68%surfable days
  19. 42
    Matosinhos Portugal4/3 wetsuit362 Mbps$990/mo rent
    67%surfable days
  20. 44
    Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality South AfricaSpringsuit69 Mbps$830/mo rent
    66%surfable days
  21. 46
    Teouma Ville VanuatuBoardshorts103 Mbps$980/mo rent
    65%surfable days
  22. 49
    a view of a beach with houses on the shore
    Armação dos Búzios BrazilSpringsuit276 Mbps$770/mo rent
    63%surfable days
  23. 53
    Kapaeloa United StatesBoardshorts385 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    61%surfable days
  24. 54
    Soorts-Hossegor France4/3 wetsuit430 Mbps$1,180/mo rent
    61%surfable days
  25. 55
    An aerial view of a beach and the ocean
    Mandurah AustraliaSpringsuit269 Mbps$1,460/mo rent
    60%surfable days

Also close in December

These have a season, just not a December one — each is between 40% and 59% surfable days this month (10 of 19 shown).

  1. Noosa Heads AustraliaBoardshorts203 Mbps$1,460/mo rent
    52%surfable days

29 more coasts aren’t listed for December or any other month: their surf is too inconsistent for us to call a season. How we decide

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