The World's Greatest SURF TOWNS...

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Hey guys! Having spent time in many of the world's top surf destinations, here's a rundown of some of my favourite surf towns. All places you can score epic waves, enjoy a high standard of living, and in some cases, work while you're there! Enjoy :)
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@Bigd0gg Месяц назад

Cool rundown Dan thanks!

@ClearVu_io 4 месяца назад

Encinitas/Carlsbad is at least an honorable mention (Swamis, Boneyards, Pipes, Cardiff, Seaside, Ponto, etc.)

@renzbenton4756 4 месяца назад

45 min from san clemente

@MomentswithDavid 4 месяца назад

$3500 for a 350 sq. Foot dump apartment

@renzbenton1 4 месяца назад

@@MomentswithDavid100%

@gcpwp 4 месяца назад

Not sure how SC makes it. Literally two surf spots that are over crowded

@jaycee571 4 месяца назад

You can't be serious 😂😂

@user-rk1ei1jj8u 4 месяца назад

Great work Dan. Haleiwa for me is near top of the list

@krishnaveganathar 4 месяца назад

I’m in El Tunco, currently, per your recommendation. Having a great time. Thanks for the tip.

@felix-antoinegodin8269 4 месяца назад

sick vid man! You address good key points

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Thank you :)

@cisco6926 4 месяца назад

I lived in San Clemente for over 20 years. Good waves year round. 204’s at the north end of town was my favorite place to catch uncrowded peaks on the right day. Beach breaks are always depending on sand being in the right form. Next to Maui, worst place for surfing, great for wind sports! Best. Now back to California to settle in Central coast, near the grandkids! Life is short, enjoy each day

@user-zs6xw5jt8x 4 месяца назад

great video Dan!

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Thank you :)

@faerydae29 4 месяца назад

Thanks for this. I’m just a beginner surfer, but I mainly enjoy just watching people surf. It’s so much fun to me to see what people can do. I can’t believe I was visiting my cousin in Brisbane and didn’t see any of this! But funny enough manly beach was the first time I ever saw people surf (I was just visiting Sydney, I didn’t know it was a surfer zone) and it looked so amazing that after that I’ve been hooked into the beach life

@joshdh46 4 месяца назад

Hey Dan! Just want to say, I'm getting into this lifestyle, and I think your content is great! Keep doing what you're doing!

@Saltdriverdiver 4 месяца назад

You should quit right now, fuck surfing its super lame

@leonardofernandessurfing 4 месяца назад

Nice work on the Canggu left!!! 👏👏👏

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Hahah thanks mate!!

@rumi2059 4 месяца назад

Santa Cruz, Honolulu (in the summer).

@tubethis777 4 месяца назад

Great video mate

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Thanks 👍

@AlejandroCN1987 4 месяца назад

A place I keep going back is Lanka. Arugam Bay, Hikkaduwa, part of Welligama and planning on Mirissa soon.

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Sick!! All of those could have made this list for sure, I like Arugam the most out of them :)

@jonathansharp169 4 месяца назад

Can't believe you forgot Newquay Cornwall 😂

@GBLahLah 4 месяца назад

Haha im surprised you didnt add Westward Ho! Love to the locals there.

@petterbakken7818 4 месяца назад

Dan is on a roll

@bongboard4398 4 месяца назад

Casablanca : Big and very consistent with calm/offshore wind from october to Mai, fabulous weather, clear water, absolut no crowd, exploration possibility. No loud speaking American, no drunk "Bali style" Australian, no agressif Hawaïans/ Canariens locals, no tourist, no hipster, no Digital Nomad, no Disneyworld feeling ! Nice bars and restaurants without smoking ban, friendly and open minded people, amazing business opportunity. But careful you must speak French or Arabic Fluenty.

@dominic2975 4 месяца назад

As someone who has lived in both San Clemente and Gold Coast, San Clemente doesn’t come close by basically any metric to Gold Coast (eg surf, culture, people, climate, livability, etc) especially in regard to surf

@Earth.Centric Месяц назад

IF you can even find a place to live, you'll be paying extremely high rents, so forget saving any money

@IceTeaPeach 4 месяца назад

I used to stay at the camping in raglan, hitchhiking everyday to the spot and then to the town, lovely people there.

@buzz5969 3 месяца назад

You hitched with a surfboard?😅😂

@IceTeaPeach 3 месяца назад

@@buzz5969 yes

@DidsDelight 4 месяца назад

Dan I think you need to visit Peru, especially Mancora. Lima also has some sick waves like “La heradura” and Pico Alto. Chicama is another wave you’ve likely heard about, and the food….🎉 amazing

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

I've been there actually and yep, loved it! Didn't get waves in Mancora (wrong time of year I think), but had a sick time in Chicama!!

@jjpotter7376 4 месяца назад

Newquay Cornwall is pretty awesome surf town that almost everything is related to surfing

@HoStevie 4 месяца назад

Yewwwww Canggu 🔥

@jefffinlay3477 4 месяца назад

Awesome vid Dan!So inspiring,Dream about these locations!So cool!love to hit you up in channgu!

@noelchapman1754 4 месяца назад

Torquay Victoria Australia Bells longest continuous running surf comp in the world, Winki see wave at start of film Morning of the Earth,Boobs Centreside and Southside.All great when big winter swells roll in from Southern Ocean

@Devo491 4 месяца назад

'Manly in Sydney' is ignoring the f'n amazing variety of waves in the Newcastle to Woolongng stretch, The unique sandstone geology has produced numerous point, reef and beach breaks. IMHO, Sydney is the the surf capital of the world.

@spinafex5729 4 месяца назад

My favourite surf towns are the ones with no surfers

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Haha, same! Plenty of them, just not mentioned here ;)

@peacepuffz 4 месяца назад

Putsborough. The mighty P-Land! Unbeatable.

@Keepone974 4 месяца назад

Essaouira in Morocco is apparently a really cool place with world class waves and warm weather. Saint-Leu in Reunion. 300 meters extremely consistent long reef left. Downside: sharks. But local surfers use shark shields device with great success so far, and there isn't too many people haha.

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Epic!! Yeah haven't been to Essaouira before, but defo on the list! And yeah haven't been to Reunion for that very reason!!

@alexz.2000 4 месяца назад

I was in Essaouira last month. The city itself is nice. Not sure how consistent the surf is though, it’s normally very windy there (and colder). I got very very lucky with the wind and swell when I was there. It was pretty good, wouldn’t say world class or warm tho.

@davidgorlicki160 4 месяца назад

No surf around Essaouira lots of wind n rocks, couple hrs south n north are some great setups

@lucasbridges8082 4 месяца назад

Hey Dan, what about a video on the world's best surf campsites?

@AWildBard 3 месяца назад

I used to live off Christianitos road, which is the exit to Trestles. And it's also the exit to Camp Pendleton. I surfed Trestles pretty regularly while I was there.

@DanHarmon123 3 месяца назад

Epic :))

@RaniVeluNachar-kx4lu 4 месяца назад

Now all I need to do is learn to surf (again)

@brodiehopkinson 4 месяца назад

Got to live in Gold Coast for a few months and definitely would say it's the best place in the world for a surfer to live. Countless different breaks for different levels of surfers concentrated in one small area.

@kevinvictor911 4 месяца назад

Good list. In the US I would add Santa Cruz and somewhere in Hawaii. For Brazil, Rio or Floripa.

@seancallahan1312 4 месяца назад

Now do one for people who aren't rich.

@lordmatthewlukeobrien 4 месяца назад

Surfing is a rich man’s sport sadly. Not just the $3k or so AUD for wetsuit, board, fins and leash, but the millions of dollars one needs to own coastal real estate close to any waves of renown.

@charliefox9424 4 месяца назад

@@lordmatthewlukeobrien And all the talented Balinese surfers living off $250 a month?

@UziMusic 4 месяца назад

3K? Get a quiver of like 3 JS boards, fins for all of em and a hyperfreak wetty, for like 600/700 aud on marketplace / gumtree.. I just picked up a hypto on fb for $50! LOL@3k

@TylerSnakee 4 месяца назад

can you make a video about surfing in puerto rico? My family is thinking about going there for spring break and I can’t find any good youtube videos about surfing in puerto rico and good spots there.

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Hey mate!! Haven't been there yet, but hope to one day :)

@dantissink7104 4 месяца назад

Ahipara NZ

@MrHenrymorle 4 месяца назад

Byron Bay!???? Hippie surf central baby

@alsimeone9688 2 дня назад

All these spots are expensive as hell... and crowded as hell.

@HPS_Physio 4 месяца назад

I live on the Gold Coast where Cooalangata from the list is situated but my favourite place is definitely not here and just goes totally against your strongest arguments 😂 (Like you said, just personal preference). I also would not name my favourite spot but is somewhere that doesn't have internet, no ATM or online transfer (cash only), and there isn't anything to do apart from surfing, reading 📖 and chatting with a few travellers and local families (surf locals aren’t friendly) the only downside but aren't many. I spent 3 months there wearing the same boardshorts 24/7 and having a shower with a bucket 🪣 and tank. 8 pm sleeping and sunrise 🌅 surf, beachfront all for less than $20 per day including meals in 2019. The surf was very high quality. A mix of Beach break barrels and long waves. One of the best times of my life.

@darrenmanser2847 4 месяца назад

Cactus or the bluff? 😉

@hamzawaamoul7823 4 месяца назад

Taghazout Morocco

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Good shout!

@Leonardo-oy8ry 4 месяца назад

I can only speak for Australia but the best surf towns I've been to are Byron Bay (The Pass), Coolangatta (Snapper Rocks), Margaret River (Surfers Point) and chuck in the Northern Beaches of Sydney like Manly. All are super good but I think Coolangatta and Sydney (Northern Beaches area) has the most options while having one of the best surf in Aus. Byron has a few good spots but super crowded at the Pass. Margaret River has the best break I've been to but if you like more of a city feel then the Northern beaches of Sydney and Coolangatta are the way. Some other great spots like Jervis Bay, Bells Beach and Noosa but I haven't really surfed there or its been shit when I was lol.

@lukesinn1698 4 месяца назад

Keep the content coming brother I'm frothing

@bluedoggum8373 4 месяца назад

I grew up in San Clemente. I did a “study” once (cuz my buds and I used to argue about this), and I came up with realistically you get about 2-3 good surf days a month. It’s correct believe me. It’s either blown out, too crowded, or too small. Even when there’s swell it’s often too crowded because the swells get way too hyped. I think it’s a GREAT place to live, nonetheless, if you want to become a good surfer. 14 year old girls will be ripping it. Everyone rips. But the waves suck. Believe me.

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Wow, yeah that is surprising to hear!! And I can imagine it to be so frustratingly crowded some days, you're not that motivated to surf!?

@fpinkgirlfun34 4 месяца назад

Maybe tamarindo CR or Montanita Ecuador?

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Definitely up there!! Might need to make a second episode of this video!

@RaulEdu33 4 месяца назад

Forgot North Sentinel Island, it will be a great surftown, only that the sentinelese don't know it yet! We just need to send them a little bit of "democracy".

@netaro1890 4 месяца назад

We can add the word ‘gentrification’ to their vocabulary too while we’re at it 😂

@RaulEdu33 4 месяца назад

@@netaro1890 😂😂😂 🏝️💫🏌️

@mikeyeee 4 месяца назад

Read my google maps comment

@Town_Country96 4 месяца назад

Oh yea hell we’ll have resorts there before ya know it🤙😂

@cxw5412 4 месяца назад

😂😂

@leandropinero7830 4 месяца назад

the best so far is playa hermosa costa rica, you can surf alone all year. waves no stop. no crowd. warm wather.

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Yeah sick wave!!

@lucasvideira 4 месяца назад

Would u prefer Mentawai or Maldives to a surftrip? And why? Thanks bro

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Hi mate! Depends on what you're after really, for barrels and more power go to the Ments, but for something easier and more mellow, check out the Maldives!

@leghdavies5255 4 месяца назад

Canguu -yuk! Escondido only if you really know how to surf. Saint Leu Réunion island. Madagascar west coast and Port Louis Guadeloupe !

@alkalinehumanism4216 4 месяца назад

Santa Teresa, CR.

@user-pm6zu1tn3y 4 месяца назад

bro you can't leave out Torquay, more famous than any of those places by a freakin mile, bells, winki etc

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Good shout! Maybe an episode 2 coming ;)

@inigoaguilera3178 4 месяца назад

HOw do you get the bllody digital job!! GReat video!

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Thank you! So much you can do online these days! Teaching English, and copywriting is how I started!! Maybe look into those :)

@lukesinn1698 4 месяца назад

Noosa heads & Torquay definitely up there

@chriscantor6329 4 месяца назад

To finish them pff completely?

@tommythompsonsurfer 4 месяца назад

SENOR...HAWAII HAS THE BEST SURF YEAR AFTER YEAR BITCHEN BIG SURF......MAN MAKIKNG GIANT SURF....AND WARM WATER!

@HAPPYGREENMERCHANT 4 месяца назад

Santa Barbara & Santa Cruz ? 🤔👍🐬🙃🤗🌷🙏🧐🌴🤔

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Great shout!! Maybe episode 2 coming...

@FelixPfaltermann 2 месяца назад

Not mentioning Haleiwa in this is like a greatest basketball players list and not mentioning Michael Jordan.

@DanHarmon123 2 месяца назад

Hahah! You gotta watch episode 2 ;)

@javierhuarcaya-pro764 24 дня назад

You are way off, San Clemente only have a couple spots and its crowded and the waves are not in town ,same with Ericera you need to drive a car, Coolingata nand you miss going to Punta Hermosa Lima Peru

@----79821 4 месяца назад

To be honest San clemente doesn't sound good at all, average beach breaks and trestles which looks fun i guess, super crowded, expensive

@brad7801 4 месяца назад

Santa Barbra is worth a sniff if you have a bitt of ca$h. Super cheap to hire an Rv in Mex and then every town in Cali is your Oyster. I did 3 months just putting round, avoiding LA (Mostly unless you want to party a bit) and zipping all the way up to San Fran. Did it in Winter so had the Mountains to snowboard as well and point breaks and beachies to choose from . Loads of beach parks to park at and hit gyms for showers, phone for wifi hotspot. It was a magic winter/spring. Wouldn't want to do Summer though, too hot and bad waves. When I took the Rv back, boy had it seen some things! If those walls could talk! You need lots of rubber for in the water and ..well.. out of it too!

@richardwadham-smith1631 4 месяца назад

I’m interested in doing this. What was the company you hired the rv from in mex and what kind of cost as I would love to do this with the kids for 3 months. We are from Europe and whenever I have looked in this in the past it always works out so expensive to do if you hire an rv in California

@brad7801 4 месяца назад

Thats exactly why I hired it in Mex. It was back in 2016 though so anyone's guess if they are still there now. But I just went on a day trip to Tj and hunted around til I found a rental place. It was all pretty loose, they took cash and let me pay the $250 US deposit in cash also. I'm really sorry, I can't recall the name of the company. It wasn't a corporate though, and more a single operator type deal. If I can find it., I'll edit this comment with the name.@@richardwadham-smith1631

@johnstreb8326 4 месяца назад

San Diego doesn't suck, but $$$$$$

@michaelummel4358 4 месяца назад

It's insane to read people complain about San Clemente, other than the fact that we don't want anyone else coming here (find me a place that wants more boards in the water). Frankly, it's the top surf town in the continental United States, and the only place in the continental United States that has a WSL event. Current and former world champions live here - we're talking dudes that could live anywhere. San Clemente currently has three homegrown talents on the WSL circuit. Top shapers have shops here. I've been up & down the coast, it's the best spot in California by far. Yes, it has gotten pricey here, such is life in paradise. Yes, there are a lot of dudes in the water, but find me a place that doesn't have those issues. "2-3 days of surf a month"??? "2 spots"??? Really idiotic comments. Uppers, lowers, middles, churches, cottons, rivi, t street, pier, 204's... San o-the point, old man's, reactors, trails... Anyway, haters gonna hate. Getting off my soap box now. Appreciate your recognition Dan, thank you.

@gutorodrigues8830 Месяц назад

Ericeira 💙 Best surf destination in Europe all year round just a bit crowded between May until August

@Rmc_______01 4 месяца назад

Raglan has closed the points unfortunately

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Hahah!! They actually did during Covid...

@carissaandclimate 4 месяца назад

Where is Hawai'i, the kingdom that created surfing and brought it to all the places on this list? Know your history.

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Might be an episode 2 coming ;)

@user-sp1ri 4 месяца назад

(yet) another pom living in Oz, not much of a surf scene back home I guess...

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

I don't live in Aus (But I do love it). We've actually got a pretty healthy surf scene over in the UK, but obviously small compared to Aus and other surf hotspots :)

@masterpropper2485 4 месяца назад

Another keyboard warrior commenting who has no clue what they're talking about...

@robayre482 4 месяца назад

What about Newquay 😂

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Hahaha!!

@jake5659 4 месяца назад

How has it come to this in the surfing world? Vanity, exploitation, and internet posting of everything related to an experience that used to be something held close to the chest and preserved because one knew that keeping somewhere uncrowded was important and part of the unwritten rule of the sport. What a bunch of absolute kooks to blow it all out on purpose for the sake on internet arrogance.

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

These are the most famous breaks on Earth... all of these waves have 50 guys out, whenever it's good. Plenty of uncrowded spots I'm not mentioning on RU-vid ;)

@janepower6842 4 месяца назад

Grew up in Margaret River West Aus, have lived in New Zealand for 6 years. I pick Margaret River over Raglan. Way more going on and a lot more surf.

@richardjones2006 4 месяца назад

Can't believe he left out Thurso!

@midi1529 4 месяца назад

San Clemente is low life paradise... nothing like other countries

@philgeerdes7814 4 месяца назад

San dog

@AEVMU 4 месяца назад

San Clemente is too expensive and the truth is the waves are always just ok, and rarely good. Lowers is often decent but the crowd is really too much. Not a vacation destination at all.

@lukapodlogar8946 4 месяца назад

corralejo?

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Up there for sure!!

@mikeyeee 4 месяца назад

This guys a godamn snitch. I washed dishes for years and didn’t snitch on spots for content. You just broke the golden rule, don’t blow up a spot

@mikeyeee 4 месяца назад

J bay, I have a ding in on my board from there, is really heavy with great whites at the moment.. so have fun with that

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Blowing up the most famous breaks on Earth...

@caseydahm9633 4 месяца назад

Hahaha

@caseydahm9633 4 месяца назад

I've lived in San Clemente for years and been surfing there since the mid 80's. Blow it up all you want. Haha!

@darrenmanser2847 4 месяца назад

Ok boomer

@rogerpotger9261 4 месяца назад

No,no... don't go to Sri Lanka, I want it all to myself !!!

@MrIsomer 4 месяца назад

Dude, you do your video blog from your fru fru white canopy bed in total shadow with a bright white background? How long have you been producing this amateur quality content??

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Hi mate! Thanks for the feedback. Well, I travel full-time, on a very limited budget, so it's often tricky to create non "amateur-quality" content. And not long, around 6 months so I'm still learning :)

@darrenmanser2847 4 месяца назад

⁠classy response to a douchey comment.

@MrIsomer 4 месяца назад

It WAS a douchebag comment. My apologies. I could have just left some constructive criticism about lighting - but there must’ve been some other issues in the body of the video that triggered my comments. Once again - my apologies.

@commissioner791 4 месяца назад

The best surf town is the one you and your kook mates are not at

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Are you okay?

@commissioner791 4 месяца назад

@@DanHarmon123 Na I'm just being a dickhead. peace out. Be safe getting shacked

@surfsquatch5 2 месяца назад

San Clemente sucks

@user-km1lw3zn6z 4 месяца назад

umm Byron Bay hello???

@ptadisbander7959 4 месяца назад

Yuppified shite

@jerrybow8779 4 месяца назад

He said surf towns not hipster towns

@darrenmanser2847 4 месяца назад

Ummm a thousand fools at watego's threading the needle and $10 turmeric lattes. Hello?

@youtuber-yw7yx 3 месяца назад

Too hippy mate you’ll catch a single fin to the head before you catch any sort of good vibe

@Earth.Centric Месяц назад

shut up! already way too crowded and expensive!! SOME people have to live here!

@joaoi.d.i4725 4 месяца назад

Get your facts straight, "Hossengor" in the *Basque Country, not france. Gora Euskal Herria Askatuta!

@tomwhitaker2074 4 месяца назад

lol, missed Haleiwa

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Maybe an episode 2...

@antoniodias8150 4 месяца назад

Puerto Escondido is gotta be top 3 at least.......1.- Warm water.......2.- Barrels of all sizes from March - November.......3.- nearby surf spots like Barra, Chacahua and Salina Cruz.....4.- Extremely affordable for seasonal living.- ......5.- renowned big wave surf location......6.- amazing food......7.- waves for all levels : beginners , intermediate, advanced and pros....8.- all necessary infrastructure needed : banks, transportation, airport and lodging for every budget. 😂😂😂😂 this guy does not like Spanish Speaking Surf Destinations. 😅😅😅😅

@DanHarmon123 4 месяца назад

Yeah, great shout!! Should have included it in this list, as I love Puerto also :))