The surf bucket list.

Ahau kitesurf lesson

Waist-deep water, steady wind, patient instructors. Book three days in a row.

Anchor Point Taghazout

Long Moroccan right, tagine between sessions. The dream.

Arctic surf at Unstad

Neoprene required; northern lights optional.

Arctic surf lesson

Cold water surf.

Baleal beginners bay

Twin bays, whitewater for days, surf schools row. Learn here.

Baleal surf lesson

Learn the bay.

Baler bay beginner lesson

Soft-top starter waves.

Barceloneta sunrise surf session

Mellow beach break, board rental on the sand, churros after.

Batu Bolong Canggu

Temple rock peak, sunsets, smoothie bowls. Bali social surf.

Beginner surf lesson

Sandy break.

Bells Beach surf

Easter Rip Curl.

Bells Easter pilgrimage

Rip Curl Pro cliffs, Easter swell lore. Ring the bell.

Black's Beach surf

Big break.

Bluff Beach surf

Powerful beach.

Bondi learn to surf

Icons and backpackers, southern corner school. Swim between flags.

Brandenburger Strand set

Exposed outer banks.

Brims Ness surf

Heavy slabs.

Bronte winter swell

Reef and beach mix, Bogey Hole swim, coastal walk. Local heart.

Bruces Beauties long wall

Two-minute rides on the swell of the day. Heritage and all.

Carenero island break Bocas

Caribbean reef pass, overwater bars, sloth neighbors. Boat surf.

Cathedral Imsouane reef

Hollow reef when swell pumps, cliff backdrop. Step up.

Cathedral Point surf

Reef break.

Cemento Beach barrels

Heavy local reef.

Charlie's Point reef break

Named for Apocalypse Now.

Chesterman Tofino mellow

Gentle rollers, sea stars, Wickaninnish storms watching.

Cloud 9 Siargao pilgrimage

Boardwalk to the perfect peak, island hopping after. Game already changed.

Cold Hawaii Klitmøller surf

North Sea power, Viking sushi after. Denmark's surf capital.

Cold Hawaii surf day

North Sea break.

Costa da Caparica surf day

Twenty minutes over the bridge to beginner beach breaks.

Cow Bay reef session

Ledge slabs nearby.

Cowell surf lesson

Learn to surf.

Cox Bay Tofino surf

Big beach peaks, rainforest backdrop, hot springs boat after.

Coxos heavy right

Slabby Ericeira right for experts, urchins, commitment. Watch first.

Crooklets surf

Beach break.

Croyde Bay barrels

Devon's best beach break, dune camping, thatched pubs.

Cumbuco beach break dawn

Pre-wind glass, empty peaks, tapioca after. Kite capital surfs too.

Côte des Basques longboard

Birthplace of European surfing, gentle rollers, sunset crowds.

Desert Point grower swell

Grower barrels on big swells, jungle camp. Boat trip epic.

Desert Point speed run

World's longest left.

Deserts swell watch

Indian Ocean pulses.

Dreamland surf morning

Beginner beach break.

Duli Beach surf

Beginner break up north.

Dungeons tow spectate

XXL tow teams off Hout Bay winter, boats only. Stand back.

East reef surf day

World-class right.

Eastern Passage paddle

Harbour calm water.

Eisbach surf

River wave.

Essaouira bay beginners

Wind-sheltered corners, medina overnights, gnawa nights.

First Beach surf

Point break.

First Point Malibu log

Nose-ride royalty, summer south swells. Gidget history water.

First Point Noosa

Points chain, national park walk-in, logger royalty.

Fistral Newquay surf

Cornwall's home break, competitions, town buzz. Wetsuit thick.

Flag Beach Corralejo wind

Kite-surf crossover, dunes, beginners corner. Wind daily.

Flag Beach surf lesson

Learn the beach.

Florencia Ucluelet wild

Wild Pacific Rim beach, shipwreck loop, wolves possible. Raw coast.

Getaria day from Zarautz

Harbor town peaks, grilled turbot lunch, vineyard hills.

Gordon Beach surf lesson

Mellow break.

Grande Plage Biarritz surf

Town beach peaks, lighthouse views, surf school central.

Great Western surf

Mellow beach.

Hamburg paddleboard Alster

Calm city paddle.

Hash Point Taghazout mellow

Village front beach break, mint tea breaks. Learn the point.