Surf trips from your city
Fly from your city to the airports closest to the best surf breaks, each with the cheapest round trip we've seen recently. The reason under each one says which breaks it gets you to.
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Each city page shows real round-trip fares from that city, with the cheapest one for each destination.
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Where to go and why
- Honolulu: Winter swells at Pipeline and Sunset on the North Shore, and gentle beginner waves at Waikiki
- Kahului: Honolua Bay's winter right-hander on Maui's northwest coast, with beginner lessons at Kihei
- Kauai Island: Hanalei Bay's long winter waves on Kauai's north shore, and Poipu's beginner breaks in the south
- San Jose Cabo: Cerritos Beach and Todos Santos on the Pacific side, about an hour north of Cabo San Lucas
- Puerto Vallarta: Sayulita's mellow beach break and Punta Mita's point breaks, about an hour north of the airport
- Guanacaste: Tamarindo's beginner waves, and boat trips to Witch's Rock and Ollie's Point in Guanacaste
- San Jose: Santa Teresa and Nosara on the Nicoya Peninsula, 4 to 5 hours by road or a short domestic flight
- San Juan: Rincón's winter waves at Domes and Tres Palmas, about 2.5 hours west of San Juan
- Lisbon: Ericeira, Europe's first World Surfing Reserve, under an hour away, and Peniche's Supertubos
- Faro: The Algarve's west coast: Sagres, Arrifana and Amado, with surf camps along the Costa Vicentina
- Denpasar: Uluwatu's reef breaks on the Bukit Peninsula, and beginner beach breaks at Canggu and Kuta
- San Diego: Trestles, Black's Beach and Swami's, with beginner lessons at La Jolla Shores and Pacific Beach
- Los Angeles: Malibu's Surfrider Beach point break, and beach breaks from El Porto down to Huntington
- Agadir: Taghazout's right-hand points, Anchor Point and Killer Point, about 30 minutes north of Agadir
- Colombo: Arugam Bay's right-hand point on the east coast, and Weligama's beginner bay in the south
- Sydney: Bondi and Manly beach breaks inside the city, with surf schools at both
- Mauritius: Tamarin Bay's left on the west coast, and One Eye at Le Morne for experienced surfers
- Cape Town: Muizenberg's beginner beach break, and Jeffreys Bay's Supertubes, a day's drive east or via Port Elizabeth
- Bilbao: Mundaka's long left in the Urdaibai estuary, about 45 minutes from Bilbao, and Sopelana's beaches
- Bordeaux: Hossegor's beach breaks on the Landes coast, about 2 hours south, and Lacanau an hour west
The North Shore's big winter swells are for experienced surfers; beginners do better at Waikiki, Tamarindo, Sayulita or Canggu. Boards and lessons are booked separately.
Facts checked October 8, 2026. Sources: Go Hawaii: Oahu's North Shore, winter surf season