Surfers are always desperately searching for that perfect wave. All of us know the struggle; trying to find one place that produces killer waves and then hopefully finds one like we’ve never seen before. The thrill of excitement you experience while riding the wave is a feeling that’s impossible to duplicate in any other way. You’re constantly on the search for that bigger and better wave, willing to travel anywhere to find it. For you other intense surfers, I’ve compiled a list of some of the best surfing locations in the world for you to visit in your quest to find the perfect wave.

1. 5 BREATHTAKING
SURFING SPOTS
AROUND THE
WORLD
BY: OLIVIER LAVAU-WIRA
O L I V I E R L A V A U W I R A . O R G

2. THE THRILL OF EXCITEMENT YOU
EXPERIENCE WHILE RIDING THE WAVE IS A
FEELING THAT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO DUPLICATE
IN ANY OTHER WAY. YOU’RE CONSTANTLY
ON THE SEARCH FOR THAT BIGGER AND
BETTER WAVE, WILLING TO TRAVEL
ANYWHERE TO FIND IT. FOR YOU OTHER
INTENSE SURFERS, I’VE COMPILED A LIST OF
SOME OF THE BEST SURFING LOCATIONS IN
THE WORLD FOR YOU TO VISIT IN YOUR
QUEST TO FIND THE PERFECT WAVE.
O L I V I E R L A V A U W I R A . O R G

3. SUPERBANK,
GOLD COAST,
AUSTRALIA
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4. SURFERS CAN HAVE THEIR PICK OF CLOSE TO
70 KILOMETERS OF BEACH HERE, ALONG
WITH FOUR AMAZING BREAKING POINTS
SPREAD OUT ALONG THE COASTLINE. YOU’LL
HAVE THE CHANCE TO ATTEMPT TUBES AND
WALLS OF WAVES. THERE ARE ALSO
SUFFICIENT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MANY
PEOPLE, SO YOU WON’T NEED TO WORRY
ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN STAY
RIGHT NEXT TO THE BEACH!
O L I V I E R L A V A U W I R A . O R G

5. BLACK BEACH,
SAN DIEGO,
CALIFORNIA
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6. WHILE THIS SURFING LOCATION IS A
DEFINITE NO FOR SURFING BEGINNERS,
THOSE MORE SEASONED PROFESSIONALS
WILL FIND INCREDIBLE WAVES HERE. BLACK
BEACH IS CONSIDERED THE BEST SURFING
SPOT IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES,
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE WIND DOESN’T
AFFECT THE WAVES! SURFERS FLOCK FROM
ALL OVER TO EXPERIENCE THE WAVES HERE.
O L I V I E R L A V A U W I R A . O R G

7. HOSSEGOR,
FRANCE
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8. CALLED “THE SURFING CAPITAL OF EUROPE”,
HOSSEGOR IS HOME TO UPSCALE HOMES
AND GORGEOUS WAVES. SIMILAR TO HAWAII,
BUT WITHOUT THE CORAL REEFS, THIS
ATLANTIC BEACH IS A GREAT SURFING
EXPERIENCE. CHECK OUT THIS WARMER SPOT
FOR SURFING IN EUROPE FOR AN
INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE.
O L I V I E R L A V A U W I R A . O R G

9. PIPELINE,
OAHU, HAWAII
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10. THIS PLACE IS WHERE SURFING ORIGINATED
YEARS AGO. SURFERS FROM ALL OVER THE
GLOBE CONGREGATE HERE IN AN EFFORT TO
RIDE THE PERFECT CREST. THIS LOCATION IS
THE IDEAL FOR ALL SURFERS, THOUGH IT’S A
CHALLENGE TO SURF HERE AND YOU NEED
TO BE QUITE SKILLED. BUT, EVEN IF YOU
AREN’T A PROFESSIONAL SURFER, YOU CAN
STILL ENJOY SMALLER WAVES AND BOBBING
IN THE WATER, EYEING THE BEAUTIFUL
WAVES THAT ARE AROUND YOU.
O L I V I E R L A V A U W I R A . O R G

11. BUNDORAN,
COUNTY
DONEGAL,
IRELAND
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12. BUNDORAN IS PERFECTLY SITUATED IN THE
NORTH ATLANTIC TO PICK UP SWELLS FROM
EVERY SINGLE DIRECTION. JUST MAKE SURE
TO PACK A WET SUIT AND GLOVES - IT GETS
UNBELIEVABLY COLD! THE FRIGID
TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER IS CERTAINLY
WORTH IT, BECAUSE OF THE BEAUTIFUL VIEW
YOU’LL GET OF THE GREEN PASTURES OF
IRELAND.
O L I V I E R L A V A U W I R A . O R G

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