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Where to surf in January

52 coasts · sorted by surfable days in January · data updated

  5. 5
    man surfing on sea waves during daytime
    Kuta (Lombok) IndonesiaBoardshorts61 Mbps$650/mo rent
    97%surfable days
  6. 6
    a group of people riding a wave on top of a surfboard
    Punaʻauiʻa FranceBoardshorts111 Mbps$1,180/mo rent
    97%surfable days
  9. 9
    sea under clear blue sky
    La Libertad Costa El SalvadorBoardshorts142 Mbps$760/mo rent
    95%surfable days
  11. 11
    man surfing on sea waves during daytime
    Cikakak IndonesiaBoardshorts28 Mbps$650/mo rent
    94%surfable days
  12. 12
    person surfing on body of water
    Kaikōura District New Zealand4/3 wetsuit169 Mbps$1,420/mo rent
    92%surfable days
  13. 13
    man surfing on sea waves during daytime
    Kuta (Bali) IndonesiaBoardshorts122 Mbps$650/mo rent
    90%surfable days
  15. 15
    a man surfing on a wave
    Imbituba BrazilSpringsuit274 Mbps$770/mo rent
    83%surfable days
  17. 17
    a beach with a town by it
    Florianópolis BrazilBoardshorts367 Mbps$770/mo rent
    82%surfable days
  24. 24
    aerial photography of building near sea
    Cataño United StatesBoardshorts247 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    78%surfable days
  25. 25
    Silhouetted palm tree on tropical beach with ocean and sky
    San Andrés ColombiaBoardshorts184 Mbps$670/mo rent
    77%surfable days
  28. 28
    a pier on the ocean with a sky background
    San Clemente United States4/3 wetsuit338 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    76%surfable days
  29. 29
    aerial view photography of island body of water
    Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality South AfricaBoardshorts69 Mbps$830/mo rent
    75%surfable days
  33. 33
    aerial photography of building near sea
    Paukaa United StatesBoardshorts326 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    73%surfable days
  34. 34
    aerial photography of building near sea
    Pohoiki United StatesBoardshorts328 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    72%surfable days
  36. 36
    person walking on beach during daytime
    Matosinhos Portugal4/3 wetsuit362 Mbps$990/mo rent
    72%surfable days
  37. 37
    aerial view of green trees and body of water during daytime
    Teouma Ville VanuatuBoardshorts103 Mbps$980/mo rent
    72%surfable days
  38. 38
    a group of people on a beach
    Area C (Long Beach) Canada5/4+ hooded236 Mbps$1,320/mo rent
    70%surfable days
  39. 39
    person surfing on sea waves during daytime
    Newport Beach United States4/3 wetsuit388 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    70%surfable days
  40. 40
    group of people on seashore during daytime
    Sydney AustraliaSpringsuit233 Mbps$1,460/mo rent
    68%surfable days
  46. 46
    person surfing
    Kouga Local Municipality South AfricaSpringsuit65 Mbps$830/mo rent
    63%surfable days
  47. 47
    a rocky beach with a body of water in the background
    Noosa Heads AustraliaBoardshorts203 Mbps$1,460/mo rent
    63%surfable days
  50. 50
    a man surfing on a wave
    Ilhéus BrazilBoardshorts236 Mbps$770/mo rent
    61%surfable days
  52. 52
    man surfing on sea waves during daytime
    Pemenang Timur IndonesiaBoardshorts64 Mbps$650/mo rent
    60%surfable days

Also close in January

These have a season, just not a January one — each is between 40% and 59% surfable days this month (10 of 27 shown).

  1. a view of a beach with houses on the shore
    Armação dos Búzios BrazilBoardshorts276 Mbps$770/mo rent
    59%surfable days
  5. a group of people riding a wave on top of a surfboard
    Soorts-Hossegor France5/4+ hooded430 Mbps$1,180/mo rent
    58%surfable days
  8. An aerial view of a beach and the ocean
    Mandurah AustraliaSpringsuit269 Mbps$1,460/mo rent
    55%surfable days

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

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