Surf seasons · month by month

Where to surf in November

Of the 97 breaks we score, 29 are in season in November: the month sits inside their best band of the year, from years of hindcast. Ranked by how many November days are actually surfable. Fares are round trips we have observed, not estimates.

In season in November

1 Barra de la Cruz · Mexico 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of November days · 29 C / 84 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $559 round trip out of LAX in November 2 Huntington Beach Pier · USA 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of November days · 18 C / 64 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $318 round trip out of JAX in November 3 La Saladita · Mexico 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of November days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 4 Máncora · Peru 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of November days · 21 C / 71 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 5 Playa Cerritos · Mexico 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of November days · 27 C / 80 F, [object Object] Seen from $469 round trip out of MCO in November 6 Ngor Right · Senegal 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 99% of November days · 28 C / 82 F, [object Object] 7 Swami's · USA 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 99% of November days · 18 C / 64 F, [object Object] Seen from $337 round trip out of BWI in November 8 El Sunzal · El Salvador 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of November days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $438 round trip out of MCO in November 9 Anchor Point, Taghazout · Morocco 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of November days · 20 C / 68 F, [object Object] 10 Tamarindo · Costa Rica 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of November days · 28 C / 83 F, [object Object] Seen from $340 round trip out of BWI in November 11 Batu Bolong, Canggu · Indonesia 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 97% of November days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] Seen from $863 round trip out of LAX in November 12 C Street · USA 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 96% of November days · 17 C / 63 F, [object Object] Seen from $411 round trip out of JFK in November 13 Arugam Bay (Main Point) · Sri Lanka 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 95% of November days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] 14 Playa Guiones · Costa Rica 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 95% of November days · 28 C / 83 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $340 round trip out of BWI in November 15 Playa Venao · Panama 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 95% of November days · 28 C / 83 F, [object Object] Seen from $609 round trip out of JFK in November 16 Rincon (Tres Palmas) · USA 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 95% of November days · 29 C / 85 F, [object Object] Seen from $341 round trip out of JAX in November 17 Lakey Peak · Indonesia 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 94% of November days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] 18 Uluwatu · Indonesia 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 94% of November days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] Seen from $863 round trip out of LAX in November 19 Padang Padang · Indonesia 6–8 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 93% of November days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] Seen from $863 round trip out of LAX in November 20 T-Land (Nemberala) · Indonesia 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 93% of November days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] 21 Imsouane (The Bay) · Morocco 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 92% of November days · 19 C / 67 F, [object Object] 22 Bundoran (The Peak) · Ireland 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 83% of November days · 12 C / 53 F, [object Object] 23 Mavericks · USA 8–10 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 76% of November days · 14 C / 57 F, [object Object] Seen from $38 round trip out of LAX in November 24 Thurso East · UK 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 76% of November days · 11 C / 52 F, [object Object] 25 Tonel, Sagres · Portugal 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 74% of November days · 18 C / 65 F, [object Object] 26 Westport (The Jetty) · USA 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 70% of November days · 12 C / 53 F, [object Object] Seen from $347 round trip out of JFK in November 27 El Cotillo (Piedra Playa) · Spain 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 67% of November days · 22 C / 72 F, [object Object] 28 Famara · Spain 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 64% of November days · 22 C / 72 F, [object Object] 29 Praia de Santa Bárbara · Portugal 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 62% of November days · 20 C / 68 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 November, not a quote. Taking a board? Airline board fees · will your bag fit.

The right week inside November 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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