10/03/2026
Where to surf in March 🌊 (2026 Update)
Mentawai Islands, Indonesia
Season’s just waking up, the boats are half empty and 70+ world-class breaks are basically yours.
🌊 Reef breaks · 4–6 ft · 👥 3/10 · 💰 $$$–$$$$
🏨 Kandui Villas, Macaronis Resort or a liveaboard charter
Taghazout, Morocco
Long mechanical rights, warm shoulder-season sun, and a tagine waiting after your session.
🌊 Right-hand points · 4–6 ft · 👥 4/10 · 💰 $
🏨 Zen Surf Morocco, Hashpoint Surf Camp
Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Warm water, no wetsuit, jungle backdrop. The season just opened and the crowds haven’t caught on yet.
🌊 Beach breaks · 3–6 ft · 👥 3/10 · 💰 $$
🏨 Lapoint Surf Camp, Dreamsea Santa Teresa
The Maldives
Hollow reef breaks over crystal clear water, pre-peak season lineups, and a setting that doesn’t feel real.
🌊 Hollow reef breaks · 4–8 ft · 👥 2/10 · 💰 $$$$
🏨 Six Senses Laamu, MV Adora Liveaboard
Sri Lanka
End of season but the waves are still showing up, the food is unreal, and everything costs nothing.
🌊 Reef points · 3–5 ft · 👥 4/10 · 💰 $
🏨 Naomi Beach Hotel, Lapoint Sri Lanka
Ericeira, Portugal
Europe’s only surf reserve is still firing. 40 minutes from Lisbon, no excuses.
🌊 Right-hand points & reef · 5–9 ft · 👥 6/10 · 💰 $$
🏨 Rapture Surf Camp, Lapoint Ericeira
El Salvador
Right-hand points, dry season weather, and lineups that feel like Costa Rica did ten years ago.
🌊 Right-hand points · 3–6 ft · 👥 3/10 · 💰 $
🏨 Puro Surf Hotel, Lapoint El Sunzal
Byron Bay, Australia
Summer crowds gone, cyclone swells rolling in. Byron just hits different in March.
🌊 Point breaks · 4–5 ft · 👥 6/10 · 💰 $$$
🏨 Soul Surf School Camp, Surf Camp Byron Bay
Dakhla, Western Sahara
Where the Sahara meets the Atlantic. Pink sunsets, empty waves, and a lineup that’s basically just you.
🌊 Beach breaks & lefts · 3–5 ft · 👥 1/10 · 💰 $
🏨 Dakhla Attitude, Ocean Vagabond
Rote Island, Indonesia
Two hops west of Bali and it feels like a completely different world. Still a secret, for now.
🌊 Long left-hand reef · 4–7 ft · 👥 1/10 · 💰 $$
🏨 Nemberala Beach Resort, Tirosa Surf Camp
Full guide → link in bio 👆