Surf seasons · month by month

Where to surf in July

Of the 97 breaks we score, 22 are in season in July: the month sits inside their best band of the year, from years of hindcast. Ranked by how many July days are actually surfable. Fares are round trips we have observed, not estimates.

In season in July

1 Arugam Bay (Main Point) · Sri Lanka 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of July days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] 2 Dominical · Costa Rica 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of July days · 29 C / 85 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 July days · 31 C / 88 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 4 New Smyrna Beach (Ponce Inlet) · USA 1–3 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of July days · 29 C / 84 F, [object Object] Seen from $303 round trip out of JFK in July 5 Playa Guiones · Costa Rica 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of July days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 6 Playa Venao · Panama 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of July days · 29 C / 85 F, [object Object] 7 Skeleton Bay · Namibia 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of July days · 14 C / 57 F, [object Object] 8 Lagundri Bay, Nias · Indonesia 7–9 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 99% of July days · 30 C / 87 F, [object Object] 9 Point Judith (Lighthouse) · USA 1–3 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 96% of July days · 21 C / 70 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $317 round trip out of JFK in July 10 Jeffreys Bay (Supertubes) · South Africa 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 95% of July days · 16 C / 60 F, [object Object] 11 Punta de Lobos · Chile 6–8 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 95% of July days · 12 C / 54 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 12 Itaúna, Saquarema · Brazil 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 94% of July days · 22 C / 71 F, [object Object] 13 Somo (Santander) · Spain 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 94% of July days · 22 C / 72 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 14 Lances Right (HTs) · Indonesia 8–10 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 92% of July days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] 15 Bells Beach · Australia 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 91% of July days · 14 C / 56 F, [object Object] 16 Rockaway Beach · USA 1–3 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 86% of July days · 24 C / 74 F, [object Object] Seen from $456 round trip out of BWI in July 17 Donghe · Taiwan 1–3 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 84% of July days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] 18 Cloud 9 · Philippines 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 83% of July days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] 19 Muizenberg · South Africa 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 82% of July days · 14 C / 58 F, [object Object] 20 1st Street Jetty, Virginia Beach · USA 1–2 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 80% of July days · 27 C / 80 F, [object Object] Seen from $293 round trip out of JFK in July 21 Ditch Plains, Montauk · USA 1–3 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 69% of July days · 22 C / 72 F, [object Object] 22 Cape Hatteras · USA 1–3 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 38% of July days · 27 C / 81 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $293 round trip out of JFK in July

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 July, not a quote. Taking a board? Airline board fees · will your bag fit.

The right week inside July 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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