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Check out the best surf spots in the world selected by SurferToday.com!
This project is in continuous improvement. Choose your desired surfing region:

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Anguilla
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Aruba
Bahamas
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Bermuda
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Canada
Cayman Islands
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
French Guiana
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Haiti & Navassa
Honduras
Jamaica
Martinique
Mexico
Netherlands Antilles
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Puerto Rico
St Barthelemy
St Kitts & Nevis Island
Saint Martin
Sainte Lucia
Tobago
Trinidad
USA
Uruguay
US Virgin Islands
Venezuela

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Holland
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Malta
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
UK

American Samoa
Australia
Christmas Islands
Cook Islands
Easter Island
Fiji
Kiribati
Micronesia
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Polynesia
Republic of Palau
Tonga
Tuamotu
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Wallis and Futuna
Western Samoa

China
Hong-Kong
India
Indonesia
Israel
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Oman
Philippines
Russia
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
United Arabs Emirates
Vietnam

Angola
Cape Verde
Congo
Egypt
Gabon
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nigeria
Reunion Island
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra leone
Somalia
South Africa
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Western Sahara

The best surf spots in the world are located where four variables meet positively, many times in the year. Several factors impact the quality of surfing waves, but these are the most important:

1. Wind
2. Swell direction
3. Tides
4. Sea floor

Wind is most relevant variable in the creation of quality surf rides. Its strength, direction, duration and consistency changes the surface of the ocean waters and produces.

Waves propagate faster or slower. The wave period means the time between two waves. When waves reach the shores they lose energy as they pass by different sea floor types.

There good and bad surfing waves in rock, reef, coral and sand bottoms and there isn't a beach with top class surf rides in all 365 days of the year.

The interaction between the wind force and direction, the direction of the swell, the tide in a certain hour and the type and status of a sea floor creates a determined wave condition. For instance, in full moon days, the high tide is very high and the low tide is extremely low.

At the same time, you may have land features influencing the wave - a jetty, a pier, a rivermouth, a building can transform your local surf spot into a beach break, point break, sand break, reef break or shore break.

Surf reports and forecasts study this weather interaction in detail in order to deliver accurate probabilities of having great surf sessions in many world peaks. The best surf spots in the world are the ones with the most number of days with good surfing conditions.

SurferToday.com has published an in-depth overview of how a surf report is created for your local spot. Take a look at what interests you most:

The Surf Report Is An Accurate Maritime Forecast Tool
Ocean Buoys And Forecast Data For The Surf Reports
The Best Surf And Wind Reports In The World
New wind speed and direction iPhone app
Storm Surfers launch iPhone and iPad application
iPhone Wind Meter works like an anemometer

 


Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 January 2012 16:19
 

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