I live in California and surf almost every day before school. The beach breaks make it so that there's always something and the reefs turn on as soon as it gets over 2ft.
@theseb19796 ай бұрын
Grew up with similar on the east coast of South Africa
@youtuber-yw7yx6 ай бұрын
But your surrounded by SEPPOS
@derekjenkins18786 ай бұрын
FACTS! HB always has surf
@DanHarmon1236 ай бұрын
Hey mate!! Sick... Yeah Cali would definitely be up there as well!
@aaron.monson_surf6 ай бұрын
@@DanHarmon123 Thanks for the great vid!
@LouisonC6 ай бұрын
Im seeing this living in Belgium, probably one of the most constantly flat place in the world
@usdollar9996 ай бұрын
Getting into stand up paddle boarding
@DanHarmon1236 ай бұрын
Hahha! How many days of the year can you surf there?
@amauryvankerkhove98316 ай бұрын
@@DanHarmon123almost never, we’re happy if the waves get over 1ft
@AssertLiberty6 ай бұрын
I've been surfing around the world 50+ years, trust me bro Romania is flatter. I love it here but have a serious jones for some waves
@kanaalmenno6 ай бұрын
@@amauryvankerkhove9831 next week!
@agathondmiurgus6 ай бұрын
Sometimes in the winter Portugal even has too much swell and too much wind, but there’s always a place to surf. In the Summer and around that there’s always lots of NW wind, specially in the evenings and sometimes fog in the morning. October/November/December are probably the best months and then January/February/March
@jerrybow87796 ай бұрын
West Java indo. Been there 25 or so times over the last 30 years and never had a day where it was too small to surf
@stevenneumeier6767Ай бұрын
Love your videos, man! Keep 'em coming, thanks!
@visionsetabove6 ай бұрын
Hawaii obviously has its days, although there are a lot more things that have to line up than you might think. A lot of the time the offshore wind is too strong to get a good surf in, and the swell direction matters a lot depending on the spot. I’ve lived in both California and Oahu and in terms of just consistency I’d say California takes the crown
@connorm34576 ай бұрын
Grew up islands, West Honolulu, graduating from town to country, and anywhere else that had waves. West side is home. Stuck up mainland now, and will never acclimate to wetsuits, and no option of offshores.
@DanHarmon1236 ай бұрын
Yeah wow! That's interesting actually, wouldn't have though that! Thanks for the info :)
@connorm34576 ай бұрын
At least on an island, one side is gonna be offshore, and you only need some swell. 😜🙏🤙
@keno10693 ай бұрын
I had a friend who lived on Kauai who said that he always had waves of he was willing to drive.
@ignacioperezortiz42916 ай бұрын
Hey Dan! here in Chile the north swells can create a true barrel fest on the left-hand point breaks, but only the high energy north swells arrive. The south swells of the Pacific are really busy on summer too, so even if there are no north swells, it's very unlikely to find a flat day.
@DanHarmon1236 ай бұрын
Ahhh interesting! I guess it creates an interesting angle on those points as opposed to the prevailing south swells!
@michaelduncan95146 ай бұрын
South Island NZ! Can surf every day in Dunedin year round 🎉
@ChoedanKal18 сағат бұрын
🤟🏾 from the deep all the way round to the dirty the south is where it’s at😎🤟🏾
@paulobezerra71095 ай бұрын
A very well explanation......standing by for watch the show
@renanmenezes23316 ай бұрын
Here in Portugal in winter sometimes gets too much you have to be on sheltered coasts as Lisbon or South Algarve. But still, nothing to complain, even in summer we have well overhead waves on the west coast, just mind the cold waters...
@shua93476 ай бұрын
wheres this western Australia you talk about?, the wa i live in is a lake half the year 😅
@N8TANIEL6 ай бұрын
7:47 how long is that paddle out, my god 🥲
@MH_3476 ай бұрын
As an added tip. For all the destinations he mentions avoid the name spots. Overpacked and not worth surfing due to human traffic.
@SaveHawaiiReefs6 ай бұрын
I lived on Oahu for 8 years. It definitely has what locals consider “flat spells” especially in the summer when those south swells get shadowed. Tourist will go out in any old junk to say they surfed Hawaii. But ther a plenty of times that no self-respecting local will go out. There are even periods on the North Shore during the winter, when locals stay home.
@lukecarr46236 ай бұрын
Duranbah seems to be 3 foot, maybe 2 foot on a bad day, pretty much all year round.
@ekphotography6 ай бұрын
I live in Chile for the last 22 years and NEVER seen it flat here.
@saluciones6 ай бұрын
Hi Dan, excellent review, please don't forget Peru, here is almost waves 370 days per year. big hug!
@DanHarmon1236 ай бұрын
Hey mate! Yeah great shout actually, swells from both directions also!!
@ramzitubbeh-fy8sz6 ай бұрын
Yes, I can attest as a Peruvian. Central and southern Peru are extremely consistent, with very few flat days in the summer. Northern Peru gets slightly smaller surf from south swells in the winter and receives good north swells in the summer. Also, northern Peru is not just consistent, but also world class.
@texassurfjournal6 ай бұрын
@@ramzitubbeh-fy8szwhere would you recommend in Peru for the entire months of December and January? Near Chicama?
@ramzitubbeh-fy8sz6 ай бұрын
@@texassurfjournal Your best shot would be northern Peru: Lobitos (intermediate/advanced) picks up swell from many directions; Cabo Blanco (experts only) and Mancora (intermediate surfers) pick up north swell. Chicama is in north-central Peru. It requires big swells, so I don't recommend it in the summer. Pacasmayo is just 1 hour north of Chicama--it's very long, a bit bigger, and more consistent, so not a bad choice. The surf just south of Lima (south central Peru) is reasonably consistent in the summer because it picks up even small south swells and the occasional big north swell. In any case you would have to fly to Lima, so maybe you can refine your plans once you're there, based on the forecast.
@icedrum5556 ай бұрын
Great selection - thanks!
@DanHarmon1236 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@JohnDoe-i5b6 ай бұрын
I got skunked so bad in Portugal during a month long stay in December. what are the odds.. left early. this was like maybe 5 years ago or so
@nickbrennan33895 ай бұрын
Love Portugal but its often too big and wild...or just junk/cross shore...and very crowded with the whole of Europe
@mlombed6 ай бұрын
Hi, where did you stay in Nicaragua?
@stevegram90006 ай бұрын
Your ideas for videos are really great. There are a lot of surf channels, but few of the hosts take the time to explain in detail what it's like to visit a place, and how to get the best out of a visit. Thanks Dan for putting in the time and dedication so that other people can become better surfers✌🤙
@stevenhusmann38166 ай бұрын
I did not know south shore oahu got waves. secret spot?
@jefffinlay34776 ай бұрын
Good stuff Dan!❤
@Tyler-fp5ix6 ай бұрын
Goin to popoyo next month, cant wait!!
@edreeves76976 ай бұрын
Love your videos!
@novafuca20 күн бұрын
What about Peru ? Missed that one
@lukesinn16986 ай бұрын
keep it up legend
@TrueWren6 ай бұрын
Is mexico consistent year round?
@donaldgaunder39146 ай бұрын
Dan head up north to "The Boom" and you will get some good barrels!
@NorthernLycanthrope6 ай бұрын
Love Portugal. Going again in Nov
@ronhfree6 ай бұрын
😅really surprised he left off Mexico. a place like Rio Nexpa gets NW swells in winter Southern Hemi’s in Spring, Summer & Fall. AND hurricane swells. A massive swell window. If there’s a ANY storm in the Pacific, this area gets waves.
@OD99C4 ай бұрын
What a kook, Mexico is not nearly as consistent, read the title next time.
@scottanderson9686 ай бұрын
So California is a grovelers paradise. Way overrated. We get good surf one month a year. The rest of the time it’s 2ft. Great video Dan. Keep it up! Love your videos.
@DanHarmon1236 ай бұрын
Yo Scott! Nothing wrong with a grovel a day haha ;) Thank you!
@keno10693 ай бұрын
Definitely true!
@antoniodias81506 ай бұрын
No Mexico ? North swell South swell Hurricane season ??
@DanHarmon1236 ай бұрын
Yeah to be fair!! Should have put it in there!!
@travisoates66456 ай бұрын
Thanks for all the videos!! Planning a surf trip for February. Thinking Sayulita, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bocas del toro, or Puerto Escondido. Wanna surf as much as possible!! Anything over double over head I'll be watching from the beach. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks
@travisoates66456 ай бұрын
So maybe I should've said if you only had 1 month out of the year to travel and wanted surf which would you pick
@dpolansky31425 ай бұрын
Go to Pasquales in February,you won't regret it.
@TT-dx4ez6 ай бұрын
Ya got west oz just a bit wrong. for alot of the year the tides and swell directions render most decent waves un-surfable and the rest are constantly swarmed by marauding packs of backpackers and fifo workers.
@odurandina6 ай бұрын
Just gonna go to Kaisers and Ala Mo bowls and call off all the bro's: "Comin' down!!" Kala welcomes ALL..... Is this Wave Hunters?
@kevinvictor9116 ай бұрын
Rio de Janiero. Waves year around. Summer doesn't get as big but you can find waist to head high waves.
@SurfistaCamad6 ай бұрын
Rio is dogshit for surfing
@kevinvictor9116 ай бұрын
@@SurfistaCamad How? And compared to what?
@metapills6 ай бұрын
Lombok, Indonesia is paradise.
@ofiryungerman6246 ай бұрын
Costa rica pura vida❤
@tracydubose2656 ай бұрын
Summers suck in Hawaii.
@GoodBye-hy3zw6 ай бұрын
You mention costa rica,but el salvador,nicaragua and panama are the same,not many world class waves but every single day of the year are wave. Actually el salvador is the most consistent surfing country in the world during all year around.
@TheSurfrer16 ай бұрын
You omitted NorCal's Santa Cruz. Top 3 on this list.
@gollyflolly39156 ай бұрын
Santa Cruz gets flat pretty often. If we’re talking about NorCal I would say SF and ocean beach
@tiger17016 ай бұрын
Absolute wave machine, that coastline. Highly localized. Be respectful.
@bm75866 ай бұрын
And Morocco ? France ?
@DanHarmon1236 ай бұрын
Definitely up there!! I guess France gets stormy in winter and doesn't have the same reefs/corners as Portugal though.. Not sure what Morocco is like in summer?
@bm75866 ай бұрын
@@DanHarmon123 North of Morocco is very good during summer, especially the beach breaks.
@pHiL-b2g6 ай бұрын
Dan🎉🎉🎉… Is there a clip about surfing in Canada? ❤
@scottymac51742 ай бұрын
Born and raised in California,, North Monterey Bay. 1960.. So many Transplants/Valley Kooks these days.
@nilsonbonilla62966 ай бұрын
EL SALVADOR IS MORE OF A SURFERS DESTINATION THAN Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
@charleserdahl27026 ай бұрын
....Agua, pronounced Ah-GWah not Ah-Gu-Wah. Thanks 😅
@johnleebold88946 ай бұрын
Yep.. world of waves .. no one owns the ocean
@Bienjammin6 ай бұрын
You have more views than subscribers, give them candy
@hospagalief6 ай бұрын
Surfing is lame these days, most surfers these days started during covid to be culture vultures and post to instagram, bodyboarding way cooler now, jus tlike the 90s 😂😂
@tomvoit78476 ай бұрын
Surfing is never lame. People can be lame, but surfing always rules all sports and all activities in my opinion.
@paulsmith51676 ай бұрын
👍
@liquidbrickle6 ай бұрын
Lol Indo is tiny and no where near 4th or 5th in the world
@DanHarmon1236 ай бұрын
My mistake!! It's not tiny though... it's the 15th largest country in the world!
@mikaelangeloh23165 ай бұрын
Tiny, yeah right :) It’s about 1000 miles wider than the US!
@wrxstock28206 ай бұрын
No surf in WA. No idea what you’re talking about
@jimjam86876 ай бұрын
There are lots of waves there I’ve even seen them
@shabbobshaar062222 күн бұрын
Indo 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩
@bretsmith15866 ай бұрын
Mate, please learn how to pronounce both Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Your attempts are painful !😂
@garymiller82876 ай бұрын
Too bad so much air travel is required to visit all these far flung locations, lots of CO2 emissions are a result, but what the F we don't care much for the future until it arrives with a vengence
@michaelduncan95146 ай бұрын
South Island NZ! Can surf every day in Dunedin year round 🎉