List of surfing areas

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This is a list of areas associated with surfing.

Contents 1 Africa 1.1 South Africa 1.2 Morocco 2 Asia 2.1 Philippines 2.2 Thailand 2.3 Japan 2.4 Indonesia 2.5 Sri Lanka 3 Oceania 3.1 Australia 3.1.1 New South Wales 3.1.1.1 North Coast, New South Wales 3.1.1.2 Newcastle, 3.1.1.3 Sydney 3.1.1.4 Wollongong 3.1.1.5 South Coast 3.1.2 Queensland 3.1.2.1 Gold Coast 3.1.2.2 Sunshine Coast 3.1.3 Victoria 3.1.4 Western Australia 3.1.5 South Australia 3.1.6 Tasmania 3.2 Hawaii 3.2.1 North Shore (Oahu) 3.2.2 Other surf spots in Hawaii 3.3 New Zealand 3.3.1 North Island 3.3.2 South Island 3.4 Federated States of Micronesia 3.5 Fiji 3.6 Tahiti 4 Europe 4.1 France 4.2 Italy 4.3 Portugal 4.4 Spain 4.5 Great Britain 4.6 Ireland 5 North America 5.1 Canada 5.1.1 West Coast 5.1.2 East Coast 5.1.3 Great Lakes 5.2 Mexico 5.3 USA 5.3.1 California 5.3.2 Pacific Northwest 5.3.3 East Coast 5.3.4 Gulf Coast 5.3.5 Great Lakes 5.4 Caribbean 5.5 Central America 6 South America 6.1 Chile 6.2 Peru 6.3 Brazil 6.4 Other South America

[edit] Africa

[edit] South Africa

• Durban
• Amanzimtoti
• Scottburgh
• Muizenberg
• Port Alfred
• Port Elizabeth
• Jeffreys Bay
• Cape St. Francis (Seal Point)
• Mossel Bay

[edit] Morocco

• Essaouira
• Taghazout

[edit] Asia

[edit] Philippines

• Aurora
• La Union
• Siargao
• Zambales
• Pagudupud
• Samar
• Catanduanes
• Oriental Negros

[edit] Thailand

• Phuket

[edit] Japan

• Chiba

[edit] Indonesia

• Bali
• Mentawai Islands

[edit] Sri Lanka

• Matara Point

[edit] Oceania

[edit] Australia

[edit] New South Wales

[edit] North Coast, New South Wales

• • Duranbah
  • Fingal Head
  • Kingscliff
  • Byron Bay
    • The Wreck
    • The Pass
  • Lennox Head
  • Ballina
  • Old Bar
  • Angourie
  • Coffs Harbour
  • Crescent Head
  • South West Rocks

[edit] Newcastle,

[edit] Sydney

• • Northern Beaches
    • Avalon
    • Curl Curl
    • Dee Why
    • Manly
    • North Narrabeen
    • Palm Beach
    • Whale Beach
  • Eastern Suburbs
    • Bondi Beach,
    • Tamarama
    • Maroubra Beach
    • Bronte Beach
  • Cronulla
    • Shark Island
    • Wanda Beach
    • Elouera Beach
    • North Cronulla Beach
    • Cronulla Beach

[edit] Wollongong

• • Sandon Point

[edit] South Coast

• • South Coast Pipe,

[edit] Queensland

[edit] Gold Coast

• • TOS (The Other Side Straddie)
  • Sandpumping Jetty
  • Narrowneck Narrowneck Longboard Club
  • Surfers Paradise
  • Broadbeach
  • Miami
  • Burleigh Heads
  • 19th Avenue Palm Beach Palmy Army
  • Currumbin Alley - Alley Boys
  • Kirra Point Kirra Boardriders
  • Greenmount
  • Snapper Rocks Snapper Boardriders
    • The Superbank is a rare occurrence where sand banks combine with large wave conditions to provide a surfable ride from Snapper Rocks, through Greenmount, and finishing in the barrels of Kirra Point.
  • Duranbah (actually just over border in Tweed)

[edit] Sunshine Coast

• Noosa Heads
  • Double Island Point
  • Noosa National Park
  • Sunshine Beach
• Maroochydore
  • Coolum
  • Alexandra Headland
• Caloundra
  • Kings Beach
• Bribie Island

[edit] Victoria

• Torquay,
  • Jan Juc
  • Bells Beach
  • Winkipop
• Phillip Island

[edit] Western Australia

• Margaret River,
• Gnaraloo

[edit] South Australia

• Kangaroo Island

[edit] Tasmania

• Shipsterns

[edit] Hawaii

[edit] North Shore (Oahu)

• Pipeline
• Haleiwa
• Laniakea
• Off the Wall
• Sunset Beach
• Rocky Point
• Velzyland
• Waimea Bay
• Backdoor Pipe

[edit] Other surf spots in Hawaii

• Ala Moana, Oahu
• Honolua Bay, Maui
• Hookipa, Maui
• Maalaea, Maui
• Makaha, Oahu
• Peahi (Jaws), Maui
• Richardson Beach, Hawaii (island)
• Sandy Beach, Oahu
• Shit Falls, Maui
• S-Turns, Maui
• Waikiki, Oahu
• Windmills, Maui

[edit] New Zealand

[edit] North Island

• Gisborne,
• Mount Maunganui, North Island
• Piha, North Island
• Raglan, North Island
• Taranaki, North Island
• Big Dickhill, North Clit

[edit] South Island

• St. Clair, South Island
• The Catlins, South Island

[edit] Federated States of Micronesia

• Palikir Pass, Pohnpei

[edit] Fiji

• Cloudbreak, Tavarua
• Restaurants, Tavarua

[edit] Tahiti

• Teahupoo, Tahiti

[edit] Europe

[edit] France

• Biarritz, Aquitaine
• Hossegor, Aquitaine
• Lacanau, Aquitaine
• Cap Breton, Aquitaine
• Cap-Ferret, Aquitaine
• le Lizay, Charente-Maritime

[edit] Italy

• Capo Mannu, Sardinia
• Spiaggetta, Ostia
• Varazze, Liguria

[edit] Portugal

• Ericeira

Ribeira D'Ilhas, Coxos, Pedra Branca, Foz do Lizandro, Pico do Futuro, S.Julião.

• Peniche
• Supertubos

[edit] Spain

• El Quemao, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
• Mundaka
• Punta Blanca, Tenerife, Canary Islands

[edit] Great Britain

• The Bar, Scotland
• Bude, Cornwall
• Fistral Beach, Newquay, Cornwall
• The Mumbles, Wales
• Rhossili, Wales
• Llangennith, Wales
• St Davids, Wales
• Freshwater West, Wales
• Southerndown, Wales
• Newgale, Wales
• Perranporth, Cornwall
• Crantock, Cornwall
• Porthleven, Cornwall
• Sennen, Devon
• Lynmouth, Devon
• Westward Ho!, Devon
• Saunton, Devon
• Croyde, Devon
• Putsborough, Devon
• Woolacombe, Devon
• Sandymouth, Devon
• Cayton Bay, North Yorkshire
• Sandilands, Lincolnshire
• Aberdeen, Scotland
• Coldingham Bay, Scotland
• Fraserburgh, Scotland
• Pease Bay, Scotland
• Thurso, Scotland
• Tiree, Scotland
• Challaborough

[edit] Ireland

• Bundoran, Donegal Bay
• Rossnowlagh, Donegal Bay
• Portrush, Antrim
• Dingle Peninsula, Kerry
• Lahinch, Co. Clare

[edit] North America

[edit] Canada

[edit] West Coast

• Tofino, British Columbia

[edit] East Coast

• Halifax County, Nova Scotia

[edit] Great Lakes

• North Shore of Lake Superior

[edit] Mexico

• Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
• Baja California

• K-38
• Isla Todos Santos
• San Miguels
• Seven Sisters
• La Fonda
• Salsipuedes
• Los Gaviotas
• Baja Malibu

[edit] USA

[edit] California

• San Diego County, California

• Swamis, Encinitas
• Blacks Beach, La Jolla
• Sunset Cliffs, Point Loma
• Windansea Beach, La Jolla
• San Onofre State Park, between San Clemente, California and Oceanside, California
• Oceanside
• Carlsbad
• Cardiff, California
• Tabletops, Solana Beach
• Del Mar
• Imperial Beach

• Orange County, California

• Trestles, near San Clemente
• The Wedge, Newport Beach
• 56th Street (River Jetties), Newport Beach
• Huntington Beach, California
• Salt Creek, Dana Point
• T-Street, San Clemente
• Brooks Street, Laguna Beach
• Doheney Beach, Dana Point

• Los Angeles, California

• Malibu
• Lunada Bay, Palos Verdes
• Haggardys, Palos Verdes
• El Porto, Manhattan Beach, California
• Manhattan Beach, California
• Hermosa Beach, California
• Topanga

• Santa Barbara, California

• Rincon
• Sandspit
• Campus Point
• The Ranch

• Santa Cruz, California

• Pleasure Point
• Steamer's Lane

• Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, California

[edit] Pacific Northwest

• La Push, Washington
• Neah Bay, Washington
• Westport, Washington

[edit] East Coast

• Long Beach, New York
• Lawrencetown Beach and environs (Eastern Shore), Nova Scotia, Canada
• Narragansett, Rhode Island
• Ocean City, New Jersey
• Ocean City, Maryland
• Indian River Inlet, Delaware
• Virginia Beach, Virginia, Host of the East Coast Surfing Championships
• The Outer Banks of North Carolina
• C-Street [1], Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
• Masonboro Island, North Carolina
• Sand Dollar Shores, North Carolina
• Shackleford Banks, North Carolina
• New Smyrna Beach, Florida
• Sebastian Inlet and environs, Brevard County, Florida
• The Wall, Hampton, New Hampshire

[edit] Gulf Coast

• Galveston, Texas
• Corpus Christi, Texas
• Freeport, Texas
• South Padre Island, Texas

[edit] Great Lakes

• Sheboygan, Wisconsin, home to the Dairyland Surf Classic, the largest lake surfing competition in the world. [2]

[edit] Caribbean

• Barbados
  • The Soup Bowl
  • Maycocks

• Dominican Republic
  • Playa Encuentro
  • Playa Bonita

• Puerto Rico
  • Aguadilla
  • Dome's
  • Isabela
  • Jobos
  • Maria's
  • Midless
  • Ramey
  • Rincón
  • Shacks
  • Steps
  • Surfer's
  • The Landing
  • Tres Palmas
  • Wilderness
  • Wishing Well

[edit] Central America

• Witch's Rock, Costa Rica
• Tamarindo, Costa Rica
• Playa Grande, Costa Rica
• Dominical, Costa Rica
• Puerto Viejo de Limón, Costa Rica
• Playa Zunzal, El Salvador
• Playa El Tunco, El Salvador
• Playa El Zonte, El Salvador
• La Punta Roca, El Salvador
• Conchalio, El Salvador
• San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
• Popoyo, Nicaragua
• Maderas, Nicaragua
• Tola, Nicaragua
• El Remanso, Nicaragua
• San Francisco Bay, Nicaragua

[edit] South America

[edit] Chile

• Pichilemu, Chile

[edit] Peru

• Cabo Blanco, Peru
• Pico Alto, Peru
• Chicama, Peru

[edit] Brazil

• Saquarema, RJ
• Fernando de Noronha, PE
• Garopaba, SC
• Joaquina, SC
• Praia Mole, SC
• Praia do Rosa, SC
• Torres, RS
• Ilha dos Lobos, RS
• Pororoca, tidal bore on the Amazon river

[edit] Other South America

• Galapagos Islands