Surfing Waves

Hey everyone,

I live in Canada and just tried surfing for the first time last year and I loved it! Beats snowboarding any day. I'm looking ahead to next January or February to take a month off work and just find a place to surf and chill out. I was thinking of renting a place for a month somewhere and buying a surfboard. Somewhere with a wakeboard park and decent nightlife would be mint. My skill level is still beginner, I can stand up and do some turns in the smaller waves but that's about all I've tried. Any suggestions? Maybe a camp or something?

Chris

Maldives is a great place to surf. The water is warm and a variety of breaks for both the beginner and expert.

There are a lot of Surf Breaks in North & South Male’ Atoll
1.Chickens: Long & fast lefthander.
2.Cokes: Hollow right. Tubes guarranteed.
3.Ninja’s: Mellow righthander.
4.Sultans: Sweet righthander, picks up a lot of swell.
5.Honkeys: Long wrapping lefthander, huge inside section.
6.Jails: Very long & fast righthander, with several tube sections.
7.Kanduoigiri: Short barreling righthander. Needs a big swell.
8.Tombstones: Long righthander with hollow inside section. Needs a big swell.
9.Male’: Shifting rights and lefts. Surf Breaks in South Male Atoll (needs bigger swell)
10.Guru’s: Long lefthander. Indo style.
11. & 12. Kates R&L: Need to be lucky to get these good.
13.Quarters: very fun and long righthander.
14.Natives: Heavy righthander.
15.Losfushi/Foxy’s: Fast shallow lefthander.
16.Last stops: Bowling righthander. Lots of fun

You can stay cheap and surf daily for about $60 per day... sometimes a little more depending on the break you want to surf.

you can try Peru, it's summer right now, it's surf season in the north, lots of perfect lefts, could be crowded, and around here in central Peru we got waves all the time, i can assure everyday surf and different wave options, price including 3 meals a day is $18USD, $25USD with board, if you want more info write to info@bravosurfcamp.com

Hi I'm Richlyn Castillo from Philippines.You know what we also have some beautiful surfing spots here in the
Phillipines like the paradise island of leyte just look for Abuyog, thats the name of the town, it runs 200 to 300 meters away from the said province.It was truly amazing,great waves...Just try to search on youtube.com and search on Philippines Surfing Spots.

I think the overall trip with different surf points and different waves, Maldives would be the best option. Try a liveaboard, and you can try fishing a couple of times as well if you have a group of friends

cheers

Try Puerto Rico, you cant go wrong there and I cant guarantee that after spending a month there you will want to go back to Canada:P. <edit advertising removed>

Guaranteed.

Hello
If u planing a surf trip,I suggest to go to Taghazout in Morocco,it's one of the best surf destination.
Taghazout is a small fishing village but very known because it offers a large choice of surf spots.
If you go to Taghazout u will be able to ride some of the cleanest and longest waves in the world,suitable for all surf levels from biginners to experienced .


have a nice trip

We got superb nightlife here in Cabarete, DR. Spectacular wakeboarding on the river, and Jan-Feb is our prime surf season.
Shoot me a line if you need more info on surfing here in the Dominican republic.

Either way, have fun, wherever you end up going to.

Hawaii. Hands down. And YES theres PLENTY surf in town in January and February for beginers.

Hey CanadaSurfer, if you have a month I would suggest Costa Rica. It's easy enough to get to from Canada, especially the Toronto area. I used to live on Vancouver Island. The water is cold up in Tofino if that's where you learned to surf.
January or February is right in the dry season in Costa Rica and the waves are smaller on the Pacific side then. They get larger between April and November. So it would be a good time for a beginner. I find Tamarindo too touristy, but if your looking for fun nightlife, it's a good time.
The waves are easy in Tamarindo with lots of surf schools and boards around.
Another area is near Jaco and Hermosa, you might find the waves a little too strong. The other possibility is Dominical. There are good waves just about every day of the year and if you find it too big, Dominicalito is much easier and only 4km's south. Here is a link to surf beaches in Costa Rica.
Nicaragua in the Southwest has some good surf beaches near San Juan del Sur. Playa Maderas is great and there is camping available too if you're into that.