The surf bucket list.

Piha surf day

Black sand.

Pipeline watch Oahu winter

Volcom Pipe Pro season, Ehukai sand, lifeguards heroes. Watch awe.

Playa Guiones surf

Consistent beach break.

Playa Hermosa surf

Consistent beach break.

Pleasure Point Santa Cruz

Mellow cliff rights, locals rule, Hook views. Longboard smiles.

Point Impossible surf

Long walls.

Point and Impossibles J-Bay

Up-point warmups, Impossibles tubes. Full bay walk surf.

Praia da Luz sunset surf

Calm evening peelers under black cliffs, family beach vibe.

Puerto Ayora surf lesson

Gentle bay starters.

Punta de Lobos Pichilemu

Chilean left, sea lion island, condor cliffs. Cold water glory.

Punta de Lobos point

Chile's signature left.

Putsborough surf

Quieter break.

Quicksilver Siargao mellow

Forgiving peak near Cloud 9, palm shade. Learn the island.

Remanso San Juan del Sur

Turtle beach peaks, howler monkeys, Nica sunsets. Shuttle beach.

Rest Bay Porthcawl surf

Welsh reef-beach mix, lifeguards, caravan nostalgia.

Rest Bay surf lesson

Beginner break.

Rhossili surf day

Three-mile beach.

Ribeira d'Ilhas reserve surf

World Surfing Reserve point, long rights, cliff church. Europe's Malibu.

Rockaway surf morning

Subway to barrels. Rentals at 67th street, best on a clean swell.

Rocky Point Corralejo reef

Volcanic reef rights, turquoise water, camels on the beach.

Sabang Baler birthplace

Where Philippine surfing began, river mouth, Apocalypse Now story.

Sabang Beach dawn patrol

First light peelers.

Salzburg river surf

Almkanal standing wave.

Santa Teresa beach break CR

Jungle-backed peaks, sunset drum circles. Nicoya good life.

Santocha surf

Mellow break.

Saunton longboard glide

Three miles of gentle peel, Braunton burrows. Log heaven.

Sayulita surf morning

Beginner beach break.

Scheveningen SUP canal

Calm harbour paddle.

Scheveningen beach break

North Sea peaks.

Scheveningen kite beach

Onshore wind days.

Scheveningen surf school

Foamie first waves.

Seal Point Cape St Francis

Mellow point, lighthouse, penguin rescue nearby. Family surf.

Sennen Lands End surf

First and last light, Gwenver reefs. Wild west Cornwall.

Shipwrecks Lembongan

Shallow fast right, Mt Agung backdrop. Boat access only.

Sidi Kaouki surf day

Beginner waves.

Sopela surf day

Beach break.

Sorake Beach barrels

Nias machine right.

Sorake learn-to-surf

Gentle inside reform.

Sorake right perfection

Mechanical Nias right, beachfront losmen. Tube school.

Sorake sunrise session

Glassy first light.

Steamer Lane Santa Cruz

Cliff lineup, lighthouse museum, cold water legends.

Stimpys surf

Mellow right.

Summerleaze Bude town surf

Town beach break, sea pool swim, Crooklets walk. Day out.

Sunrise surf Torquay

First waves on the Surf Coast.

Sunset Beach Oahu gun day

North Shore proving ground, big boards, lifeguard tower legends. Winter.

Sunset surf session

Evening glass.

Supertubes Jeffreys Bay

Fastest wave on earth, 300-meter walls. July festival pilgrimage.

Supertubos tube quest

Bone-crushing barrels, best in Europe. Experts only, crowds deep.

Surf Pantín break

Beach barrels.

Surf a green wave

Beyond the whitewash: catch an unbroken wave and ride it sideways. Takes a week of trying.

Surf charter to Chickens

World-class left off Kuda Huraa.

Surf lesson El Porto

Beginner break below the refinery.

Surf lesson at Makaha

City beach basics.

Surfers Corner Muizenberg

Learn where South Africa learned, colorful huts, warm-ish water.

Surfrider Beach dawn patrol

First Point before the crowds.

Swami's surf session

The reef at low tide.

Swamis meditation surf

Cliff stairs, kelp beds, yoga before paddle. Encinitas soul.

Sylt kite lagoon

Watt-side flat water.

Sylt surf academy

Wetsuit-clad beginners.

Tamarindo learn plus Ollies

Learn in Tamarindo bay, boat to Ollie's Point on swell. Combo.