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Pacific

Open-air cabin above the Pacific at El Vijo, Nuquí

Nuquí, Chocó · Colombia

El Vijo Surf Ecolodge

Boat access only, four open-air cabins on the Colombian Pacific. Carlos leads the surf. Surf and whale season overlap July to October.

Season · July to October

Bougainvillea climbing the oceanfront villas at El Hueco in Lobitos

Lobitos, Piura · Peru

El Hueco Villas

Six oceanfront rooms above a long left point. Two restaurants downstairs, and Christoph cooks, hosts, and surfs the same stretch of coast.

Season · March to October

Surfer running down the beach at sunset, La Punta, Montañita

La Punta, Montañita · Ecuador

Tres Palmas

Beachfront rooms at La Punta, steps from the point. Pool, surf shop, and a beachfront bar. Hosted by Chincho.

Season · December to April

A class standing with arms raised in the bamboo shala at Casa del Sol

La Punta, Montañita · Ecuador

Casa del Sol

Twenty rooms around a courtyard at the north end of Montañita. A bamboo shala running seven yoga classes a week, surf lessons on the point out front, and internet fast enough to work on.

Season · January to December

A surfer on a wave at Las Tunas with pelicans crossing and the Ahorcados rocks behind

Las Tunas, Manabí · Ecuador

Los Ahorcados

Seven rooms on a hill above the Pacific at Las Tunas. A beach break that works all year, a yoga shala, and humpback whales offshore from June to September.

Season · January to December

A surfer riding a wave into the sunset off the California coast

San Clemente, Orange County · USA

TheCaliCamp

Dave and AnnMarie's eleven room hotel between Los Angeles and San Diego, with two guided surf sessions a day, boards and transport included. Trestles is fifteen minutes south.

Season · September to October

Indian Ocean

Surfer inside a blue barrel at Asu Island

Asu Island, North Sumatra · Indonesia

Asu Camp

A fast left breaking in front of camp, private bungalows, eight guests maximum. Earl and Jhoni read the whole Hinako neighbourhood.

Season · January to December

Chez Andrea on the sand at Sarodrano, Madagascar

Sarodrano, Toliara · Madagascar

Chez Andrea

Ten rooms on the sand at the southwestern tip of Madagascar. Surf, kite, freediving, and fresh seafood. Hosted by Tyffanie.

Season · April to November

Surfer in a sunset barrel in North Malé Atoll

Himmafushi, North Malé Atoll · Maldives

Aria Holiday Maldives

A six-room guesthouse on a local island, a short boat ride from Jailbreaks, Sultans, and Honky's.

Season · March to October

Atlantic

A surfer turning off the top of a wave at Imsouane with fishing boats sitting outside

Imsouane, Agadir Ida Ou Tanane · Morocco

L'Oued Surf Lodge

Eight rooms above the fishing village of Imsouane on the Moroccan Atlantic. Surf guiding along the coast, rooftop yoga, and rooms that look at either the sea or the village.

Caminho do Mar from above, with a lawn path running down to the beach

Taipu de Fora, Maraú · Brazil

Bungalows Caminho do Mar

Beachfront apartments at Taipu de Fora on the Maraú Peninsula. The lawn runs from the buildings to wooden steps down onto the sand.

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