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Where to surf in May

61 coasts · sorted by surfable days in May · data updated

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    sea under clear blue sky
    La Libertad Costa El SalvadorBoardshorts142 Mbps$760/mo rent
    99%surfable days
  9. 9
    aerial photography of building near sea
    Paukaa United StatesBoardshorts326 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    93%surfable days
  10. 10
    a man surfing on a wave
    Ilhéus BrazilBoardshorts236 Mbps$770/mo rent
    92%surfable days
  11. 11
    a group of people on a beach
    Area C (Long Beach) Canada5/4+ hooded236 Mbps$1,320/mo rent
    91%surfable days
  12. 12
    man surfing on sea waves during daytime
    Cikakak IndonesiaBoardshorts28 Mbps$650/mo rent
    91%surfable days
  14. 14
    a man surfing on a wave
    Imbituba BrazilSpringsuit274 Mbps$770/mo rent
    90%surfable days
  15. 15
    a pier on the ocean with a sky background
    San Clemente United States3/2 wetsuit338 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    90%surfable days
  17. 17
    a beach with a town by it
    Florianópolis BrazilSpringsuit367 Mbps$770/mo rent
    86%surfable days
  18. 18
    person surfing on body of water
    Kaikōura District New Zealand4/3 wetsuit169 Mbps$1,420/mo rent
    86%surfable days
  19. 19
    person surfing on sea waves during daytime
    Newport Beach United States3/2 wetsuit388 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    86%surfable days
  21. 21
    crashing waves
    Canacona IndiaBoardshorts66 Mbps$590/mo rent
    85%surfable days
  22. 22
    aerial view photography of island body of water
    Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality South AfricaSpringsuit69 Mbps$830/mo rent
    85%surfable days
  23. 23
    man surfing on sea waves during daytime
    Kuta (Bali) IndonesiaBoardshorts122 Mbps$650/mo rent
    84%surfable days
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    road, forest, and body of water during day
    Kapaeloa United StatesBoardshorts385 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    83%surfable days
  25. 25
    person surfing
    Kouga Local Municipality South Africa3/2 wetsuit65 Mbps$830/mo rent
    83%surfable days
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    group of people on seashore during daytime
    Sydney AustraliaSpringsuit233 Mbps$1,460/mo rent
    83%surfable days
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    aerial photography of building near sea
    Pohoiki United StatesBoardshorts328 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    82%surfable days
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    aerial photography of building near sea
    Cataño United StatesBoardshorts247 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    80%surfable days
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    a view of a beach with houses on the shore
    Armação dos Búzios BrazilSpringsuit276 Mbps$770/mo rent
    78%surfable days
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    person walking on beach during daytime
    Matosinhos Portugal4/3 wetsuit362 Mbps$990/mo rent
    77%surfable days
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    man surfing on sea waves during daytime
    Kuta (Lombok) IndonesiaBoardshorts61 Mbps$650/mo rent
    76%surfable days
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    aerial photography of building near sea
    Lincoln County United States5/4+ hooded266 Mbps$1,390/mo rent
    75%surfable days
  43. 43
    An aerial view of a beach and the ocean
    Mandurah Australia3/2 wetsuit269 Mbps$1,460/mo rent
    73%surfable days
  44. 44
    a rocky beach with a body of water in the background
    Noosa Heads AustraliaSpringsuit203 Mbps$1,460/mo rent
    73%surfable days
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    a group of people riding a wave on top of a surfboard
    Punaʻauiʻa FranceBoardshorts111 Mbps$1,180/mo rent
    73%surfable days
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    Silhouetted palm tree on tropical beach with ocean and sky
    San Andrés ColombiaBoardshorts184 Mbps$670/mo rent
    73%surfable days
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    man in black jacket and pants holding surfboard walking on seashore during daytime
    Ichinomiya Japan3/2 wetsuit262 Mbps$1,280/mo rent
    66%surfable days
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    Coastal town with a kite flying over the ocean
    Porto de Galinhas BrazilBoardshorts242 Mbps$770/mo rent
    65%surfable days

Also close in May

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

  9. person surfing on body of water
    Oraka Aparima Community New Zealand5/4+ hooded$1,420/mo rent
    53%surfable days

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

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