When each spot is actually good.
We score 114 breaks against years of hindcast, month by month. Typical wave size, how often it is surfable, and what makes each one work. How we score a month, and what the whole set shows: the best time to surf each spot. Comparing forecast apps? Here are the Surfline alternatives, by job.
Barbados
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Polynesia
Maldives
Mauritius
Namibia
Nicaragua
Philippines
Senegal
Taiwan
USA
1st Street Jetty, Virginia BeachBest Dec
Banzai PipelineBest Dec–Jan
Belmar 16th AvenueBest Sep–Nov
Blacks BeachBest Dec–Feb
C StreetBest Nov–Mar
Cape HatterasGood all year
Casino Pier, Seaside HeightsBest Oct–Nov
Cocoa Beach PierBest Jan
Ditch Plains, MontaukBest Jun–Jul
Gilgo BeachBest Aug
Holyoke, Long Beach IslandBest Sep–Nov
Honolua BayBest Nov–Jan
Huntington Beach PierBest Oct–Feb
Jacksonville Beach PierBest Jan–Feb
Jennette's Pier, Nags HeadBest Feb–Mar
Long BeachBest Aug–Oct
Lower TrestlesBest Apr–Oct
Malibu First PointBest Aug–Nov
Manasquan InletBest Oct–Nov
MatunuckBest Aug–Oct
MavericksBest Dec–Jan
Monmouth BeachBest Sep–Nov
Montauk Point (Turtles)Best Sep–Oct
Narragansett Town BeachBest Sep–Oct
New Smyrna Beach (Ponce Inlet)Best Aug
Pacific City (Cape Kiwanda)Best Sep–Oct
Point Judith (Lighthouse)Best Sep–Oct
Reef Road, Palm BeachBest Sep–Oct
Rincon (Tres Palmas)Best Nov–Dec
Robert Moses Field 5, Fire IslandBest Aug–Nov
Rockaway BeachBest Sep–Nov
Ruggles, NewportBest Sep–Oct
Sebastian Inlet (First Peak)Best Jan–Mar
Steamer LaneBest Oct–Feb
Swami'sBest Oct–Mar
The Bowl, Shinnecock InletBest Aug
The Washout, Folly BeachBest Sep–Oct
Westport (The Jetty)Best Nov–Mar
Wrightsville BeachBest Sep–Nov
Season figures come from years of hindcast, not a forecast. They tell you when to plan a trip, not what it will do on a given day.