Surf seasons · month by month

Where to surf in September

Of the 97 breaks we score, 21 are in season in September: the month sits inside their best band of the year, from years of hindcast. Ranked by how many September days are actually surfable. Fares are round trips we have observed, not estimates.

In season in September

1 Padang Padang · Indonesia 8–10 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of September days · 28 C / 83 F, [object Object] Seen from $955 round trip out of LAX in September 2 Playa Venao · Panama 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of September days · 29 C / 84 F, [object Object] Seen from $545 round trip out of WAS in September 3 Uluwatu · Indonesia 7–9 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 100% of September days · 28 C / 83 F, [object Object] Seen from $955 round trip out of LAX in September 4 Lagundri Bay, Nias · Indonesia 6–8 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 99% of September days · 30 C / 86 F, [object Object] 5 Skeleton Bay · Namibia 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 99% of September days · 14 C / 56 F, [object Object] Seen from $1,846 round trip out of JFK in September 6 T-Land (Nemberala) · Indonesia 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 99% of September days · 27 C / 81 F, [object Object] 7 Zarautz · Spain 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of September days · 22 C / 71 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $965 round trip out of LAX in September 8 Punta de Lobos · Chile 6–8 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 98% of September days · 13 C / 55 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $491 round trip out of MCO in September 9 Puerto Escondido (Zicatela) · Mexico 6–8 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 96% of September days · 31 C / 87 F, [object Object] Seen from $423 round trip out of NYC in September 10 Somo (Santander) · Spain 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 96% of September days · 21 C / 70 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $1,091 round trip out of NYC in September 11 Lower Trestles · USA 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 93% of September days · 22 C / 71 F, [object Object] Seen from $285 round trip out of JAX in September 12 Sopelana (Arrietara) · Spain 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 92% of September days · 21 C / 70 F, [object Object] Seen from $616 round trip out of LAX in September 13 Pacific City (Cape Kiwanda) · USA 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 91% of September days · 13 C / 55 F, [object Object] Seen from $178 round trip out of MCO in September 14 Popoyo · Nicaragua 4–6 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 91% of September days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] Seen from $622 round trip out of NYC in September 15 Rockaway Beach · USA 1–3 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 89% of September days · 22 C / 71 F, [object Object] Seen from $223 round trip out of MCO in September 16 Ngor Right · Senegal 3–5 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 86% of September days · 29 C / 85 F, [object Object] Seen from $1,024 round trip out of LAX in September 17 Soup Bowl, Bathsheba · Barbados 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 84% of September days · 30 C / 87 F, [object Object] Seen from $530 round trip out of LAX in September 18 Sebastian Inlet (First Peak) · USA 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 83% of September days · 30 C / 85 F, [object Object] Seen from $227 round trip out of JFK in September 19 Wrightsville Beach · USA 1–3 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 82% of September days · 26 C / 78 F, [object Object] Seen from $329 round trip out of NYC in September 20 Point Judith (Lighthouse) · USA 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 79% of September days · 20 C / 69 F, [object Object] · holds near its best all year Seen from $277 round trip out of JFK in September 21 Fistral Beach · United Kingdom 2–4 ft faces on a median day · surfable about 70% of September days · 16 C / 61 F, [object Object] Seen from $978 round trip out of NYC in September

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

The right week inside September 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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