Surf seasons · month by month

Where to surf in August

Of the 97 breaks we score, 26 are in season in August: the month sits inside their best band of the year, from years of hindcast. Ranked by how many August days are actually surfable. Fares are round trips we have observed, not estimates.

In season in August

1 Barra de la Cruz · Mexico 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of August days · 31 C / 88 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 2 Dominical · Costa Rica 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of August days · 29 C / 84 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 3 El Sunzal · El Salvador 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of August days · 31 C / 87 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 4 Playa Guiones · Costa Rica 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of August days · 29 C / 85 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 5 Playa Venao · Panama 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of August days · 29 C / 85 F, [object Object] 6 Popoyo · Nicaragua 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of August days · 29 C / 84 F, [object Object] 7 Skeleton Bay · Namibia 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of August days · 14 C / 56 F, [object Object] 8 Tamarindo · Costa Rica 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of August days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] 9 Padang Padang · Indonesia 8–10 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of August days · 28 C / 82 F, [object Object] 10 Playa Cerritos · Mexico 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of August days · 29 C / 84 F, [object Object] 11 Uluwatu · Indonesia 7–9 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of August days · 28 C / 82 F, [object Object] 12 Puerto Escondido (Zicatela) · Mexico 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of August days · 31 C / 88 F, [object Object] 13 Lagundri Bay, Nias · Indonesia 7–9 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 96% of August days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] 14 Punta de Lobos · Chile 6–8 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 96% of August days · 13 C / 55 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 15 Zarautz · Spain 1–3 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 94% of August days · 23 C / 74 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 16 Donghe · Taiwan 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 92% of August days · 29 C / 85 F, [object Object] 17 Somo (Santander) · Spain 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 92% of August days · 22 C / 72 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 18 Sopelana (Arrietara) · Spain 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 90% of August days · 22 C / 72 F, [object Object] 19 Point Judith (Lighthouse) · USA 1–3 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 88% of August days · 21 C / 70 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 20 Cloud 9 · Philippines 1–3 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 87% of August days · 30 C / 87 F, [object Object] 21 Jeffreys Bay (Supertubes) · South Africa 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 86% of August days · 17 C / 62 F, [object Object] 22 Muizenberg · South Africa 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 80% of August days · 14 C / 58 F, [object Object] 23 Raglan (Manu Bay) · New Zealand 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 78% of August days · 14 C / 57 F, [object Object] 24 First Point, Noosa Heads · Australia 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 77% of August days · 21 C / 69 F, [object Object] 25 The Washout, Folly Beach · USA 1–3 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 74% of August days · 29 C / 85 F, [object Object] 26 The Pass, Byron Bay · Australia 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 73% of August days · 20 C / 69 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 August, not a quote. Taking a board? Airline board fees · will your bag fit.

The right week inside August 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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