These surfing hotspots around the world are the best for beginners

ByAmelia Duggan

December 27, 2024
(Extract from a longer article)

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK).

Surfing is the world’s fastest-growing watersport. Fed by an increasing desire to be outside, and bolstered during the pandemic when we all looked for ways to keep active closer to home, it’s expanded beyond tropical locales to nearly every coastline on the planet. And there’s no better time to learn. New surf schools are opening all the time, offering a range of courses from single lessons to several-day affairs, all promising to have you ‘popping up’ and riding those waves. Here, we reveal five of the best, from a UK break in Woolacombe to a palm-fringed experience off Tahiti’s golden coastline.

 1. Weligama, Sri Lanka

At the turn of the millennium, the name Weligama — which means ‘sandy village’ in Sinhala — would have meant little to the international surfing community, whose focus has been primarily on the breaks of easterly Arugam Bay since the 1960s. Today, two decades on from its ‘discovery’ by wave-hunters, the town on Sri Lanka’s tropical southern coast is a byword for gentle, consistent, warm waves perfectly suited to rookies. Dozens of well-reviewed surf schools including Freedom, as well as dynamic retreats like Soul and Surf, are training a new generation of board-riders along this mile-long, golden bay; during peak dry season here, between December and March, opt for early morning classes to avoid the crowds, and select teachers offering video analysis of your technique for added benefit.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/surfing-hotspots-for-beginners-around-the-world

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