Surf seasons · month by month

Where to surf in March

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

In season in March

1 Barra de la Cruz · Mexico 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of March days · 28 C / 82 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $559 round trip out of LAX in March 2 Chicama · Peru 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of March days · 22 C / 72 F, [object Object] 3 Dominical · Costa Rica 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of March days · 30 C / 87 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $358 round trip out of JAX in March 4 Máncora · Peru 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of March days · 27 C / 81 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 5 Montañita · Ecuador 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of March days · 28 C / 83 F, [object Object] Seen from $596 round trip out of LAX in March 6 Santa Teresa · Costa Rica 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of March days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $358 round trip out of JAX in March 7 Lobitos · Peru 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of March days · 26 C / 79 F, [object Object] Seen from $905 round trip out of JAX in March 8 Playa Guiones · Costa Rica 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of March days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $336 round trip out of JFK in March 9 Sayulita · Mexico 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of March days · 24 C / 76 F, [object Object] Seen from $455 round trip out of BWI in March 10 Weligama · Sri Lanka 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of March days · 29 C / 85 F, [object Object] 11 El Sunzal · El Salvador 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of March days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $459 round trip out of JAX in March 12 La Saladita · Mexico 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of March days · 27 C / 81 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 13 Lakey Peak · Indonesia 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of March days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] 14 Batu Bolong, Canggu · Indonesia 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 97% of March days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] Seen from $863 round trip out of LAX in March 15 Somo (Santander) · Spain 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 96% of March days · 14 C / 56 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 16 Donghe · Taiwan 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 95% of March days · 25 C / 76 F, [object Object] 17 Margaret River (Main Break) · Australia 7–9 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 95% of March days · 22 C / 71 F, [object Object] 18 Arugam Bay (Main Point) · Sri Lanka 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 94% of March days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] 19 Bundoran (The Peak) · Ireland 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 94% of March days · 9 C / 47 F, [object Object] 20 Cloudbreak · Fiji 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 94% of March days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] 21 G-Land (Grajagan) · Indonesia 6–8 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 92% of March days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] 22 Itaúna, Saquarema · Brazil 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 92% of March days · 25 C / 78 F, [object Object] 23 Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) · Indonesia 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 90% of March days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] 24 Rincon (Tres Palmas) · USA 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 90% of March days · 27 C / 81 F, [object Object] Seen from $341 round trip out of JAX in March 25 Teahupoo · French Polynesia 6–8 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 89% of March days · 29 C / 84 F, [object Object] Seen from $925 round trip out of LAX in March 26 Hossegor (La Graviere) · France 6–8 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 87% of March days · 13 C / 56 F, [object Object] 27 Cacimba do Padre · Brazil 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 81% of March days · 29 C / 84 F, [object Object] 28 The Pass, Byron Bay · Australia 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 80% of March days · 26 C / 78 F, [object Object] 29 Raglan (Manu Bay) · New Zealand 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 79% of March days · 20 C / 68 F, [object Object] 30 Fistral Beach · United Kingdom 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 76% of March days · 10 C / 50 F, [object Object] 31 Thurso East · UK 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 74% of March days · 8 C / 46 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 March, not a quote. Taking a board? Airline board fees · will your bag fit.

The right week inside March 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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