Surf seasons · month by month

Where to surf in October

Of the 97 breaks we score, 30 are in season in October: the month sits inside their best band of the year, from years of hindcast. Ranked by how many October days are actually surfable. Fares are round trips we have observed, not estimates.

In season in October

1 Arugam Bay (Main Point) · Sri Lanka 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of October days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] 2 Malibu First Point · USA 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of October days · 19 C / 66 F, [object Object] Seen from $273 round trip out of JAX in October 3 Máncora · Peru 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of October days · 22 C / 71 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $1,050 round trip out of JFK in October 4 T-Land (Nemberala) · Indonesia 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of October days · 29 C / 83 F, [object Object] 5 Barra de la Cruz · Mexico 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 99% of October days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $579 round trip out of LAX in October 6 Batu Bolong, Canggu · Indonesia 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 99% of October days · 29 C / 84 F, [object Object] Seen from $863 round trip out of LAX in October 7 Huntington Beach Pier · USA 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 99% of October days · 19 C / 67 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $299 round trip out of JAX in October 8 Lower Trestles · USA 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 99% of October days · 20 C / 67 F, [object Object] Seen from $299 round trip out of JAX in October 9 Mundaka · Spain 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 99% of October days · 19 C / 66 F, [object Object] Seen from $602 round trip out of JAX in October 10 Playa Encuentro, Cabarete · Dominican Republic 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 99% of October days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] Seen from $485 round trip out of LAX in October 11 Zarautz · Spain 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 99% of October days · 19 C / 67 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $1,084 round trip out of MCO in October 12 Padang Padang · Indonesia 7–9 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of October days · 29 C / 84 F, [object Object] Seen from $863 round trip out of LAX in October 13 Playa Venao · Panama 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of October days · 29 C / 84 F, [object Object] Seen from $613 round trip out of JFK in October 14 Swami's · USA 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of October days · 19 C / 67 F, [object Object] Seen from $318 round trip out of BWI in October 15 Tamarindo · Costa Rica 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of October days · 29 C / 84 F, [object Object] Seen from $330 round trip out of BWI in October 16 Uluwatu · Indonesia 6–8 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of October days · 29 C / 84 F, [object Object] Seen from $863 round trip out of LAX in October 17 El Sunzal · El Salvador 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of October days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $459 round trip out of JAX in October 18 Playa Guiones · Costa Rica 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 97% of October days · 29 C / 84 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $330 round trip out of BWI in October 19 Puerto Escondido (Zicatela) · Mexico 5–7 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 97% of October days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] Seen from $551 round trip out of LAX in October 20 Sopelana (Arrietara) · Spain 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 97% of October days · 19 C / 66 F, [object Object] Seen from $602 round trip out of JAX in October 21 Imsouane (The Bay) · Morocco 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 95% of October days · 21 C / 70 F, [object Object] Seen from $974 round trip out of LAX in October 22 Ngor Right · Senegal 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 95% of October days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] 23 Playa Cerritos · Mexico 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 95% of October days · 29 C / 83 F, [object Object] Seen from $469 round trip out of MCO in October 24 Somo (Santander) · Spain 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 95% of October days · 19 C / 66 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year 25 Popoyo · Nicaragua 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 92% of October days · 29 C / 85 F, [object Object] Seen from $642 round trip out of JFK in October 26 Wrightsville Beach · USA 1–3 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 90% of October days · 22 C / 72 F, [object Object] 27 Côte des Basques · France 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 86% of October days · 20 C / 67 F, [object Object] Seen from $881 round trip out of JFK in October 28 Pacific City (Cape Kiwanda) · USA 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 83% of October days · 13 C / 55 F, [object Object] Seen from $367 round trip out of JFK in October 29 Westport (The Jetty) · USA 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 73% of October days · 13 C / 56 F, [object Object] Seen from $317 round trip out of JFK in October 30 El Cotillo (Piedra Playa) · Spain 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 64% of October days · 23 C / 73 F, [object Object] Seen from $1,234 round trip out of BWI in October

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

The right week inside October 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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