Surf seasons · month by month

Where to surf in April

Of the 97 breaks we score, 31 are in season in April: the month sits inside their best band of the year, from years of hindcast. Ranked by how many April days are actually surfable. Fares are round trips we have observed, not estimates.

In season in April

1 Arugam Bay (Main Point) · Sri Lanka 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of April days · 31 C / 87 F, [object Object] 2 Barra de la Cruz · Mexico 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of April days · 29 C / 83 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 3 Batu Bolong, Canggu · Indonesia 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of April days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] 4 Dominical · Costa Rica 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of April days · 31 C / 87 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 5 El Sunzal · El Salvador 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of April days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $470 round trip out of JFK in April 6 Lagundri Bay, Nias · Indonesia 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of April days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] 7 Máncora · Peru 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of April days · 25 C / 77 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 8 Playa Guiones · Costa Rica 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of April days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 9 Puerto Escondido (Zicatela) · Mexico 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of April days · 28 C / 83 F, [object Object] 10 Santa Teresa · Costa Rica 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of April days · 31 C / 87 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 11 La Saladita · Mexico 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 99% of April days · 27 C / 81 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 12 Lakey Peak · Indonesia 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 99% of April days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] 13 Pavones · Costa Rica 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of April days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] 14 Playa Venao · Panama 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of April days · 28 C / 82 F, [object Object] 15 Punta de Lobos · Chile 6–8 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of April days · 14 C / 56 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 16 Cloudbreak · Fiji 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of April days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] 17 Donghe · Taiwan 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of April days · 26 C / 79 F, [object Object] 18 G-Land (Grajagan) · Indonesia 6–8 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 97% of April days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] 19 Montañita · Ecuador 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 97% of April days · 28 C / 82 F, [object Object] 20 Cokes, Thulusdhoo · Maldives 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 94% of April days · 31 C / 87 F, [object Object] 21 Itaúna, Saquarema · Brazil 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 93% of April days · 25 C / 76 F, [object Object] 22 T-Land (Nemberala) · Indonesia 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 92% of April days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] 23 Margaret River (Main Break) · Australia 8–10 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 91% of April days · 21 C / 70 F, [object Object] 24 Zarautz · Spain 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 91% of April days · 14 C / 58 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 25 Somo (Santander) · Spain 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 90% of April days · 14 C / 58 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 26 Padang Padang · Indonesia 6–8 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 87% of April days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] 27 Uluwatu · Indonesia 6–8 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 87% of April days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] 28 The Pass, Byron Bay · Australia 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 86% of April days · 25 C / 76 F, [object Object] 29 Sopelana (Arrietara) · Spain 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 85% of April days · 14 C / 58 F, [object Object] 30 Bells Beach · Australia 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 77% of April days · 18 C / 64 F, [object Object] 31 Fistral Beach · United Kingdom 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 71% of April days · 11 C / 52 F, [object Object]

Months are medians from years of hindcast, not a forecast (how we read the hindcast). A median tells you when to plan a trip, not what a given week will do. Fares move daily; treat an observed fare as evidence of what the route does in April, not a quote. Taking a board? Airline board fees · will your bag fit.

The right week inside April is the whole game

A month page can tell you where the season is. BarrelFare watches the live forecast and the live fare at every one of these breaks, and tells you when a cheap flight lands on real swell.

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