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Where to go SUP in April

The 30 best SUP spots in April, ranked by water temperature.

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Updated October 2026 · weather data 2022–2026

In short

Best for SUP in April: Paje – Zanzibar (Tanzania), Kalpitiya Lagoon (Sri Lanka) & Cabarete (Dominican Republic).
Water at the top 10: 26–31°C.
Warm enough for no wetsuit: Paje – Zanzibar, Kalpitiya Lagoon & Cabarete.
For beginners: Paje – Zanzibar, Kalpitiya Lagoon & Cumbuco.

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Paje – ZanzibarTanzania · air 28°C29°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ ZNZ 35 km 2

Kalpitiya LagoonSri Lanka · air 32°C31°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ CMB 117 km 3

CabareteDominican Republic · air 29°C27°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ POP 17 km 4

CumbucoBrazil · air 29°C30°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ FOR 27 km 5

Barra GrandeBrazil · air 29°C30°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ PHB 35 km 6

Aruba – HadicurariAruba · air 30°C27°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ AUA 10 km 7

SanurIndonesia · air 30°C30°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ DPS 11 km 8

Abu Dhabi – Yas Kite BeachUnited Arab Emirates · air 32°C26°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ AUH 12 km 9

Bonaire – Lac BayBonaire · air 30°C27°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ BON 6 km 10

Airlie Beach – Whitsunday IslandsAustralia · air 27°C27°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ HTI 26 km 11

Pointe d'EsnyMauritius · air 28°C28°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ MRU 5 km 12

Canggu – Batu BolongIndonesia · air 31°C30°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ DPS 11 km 13

WeligamaSri Lanka · air 31°C30°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ KCT 12 km 14

Noosa – Noosa RiverAustralia · air 25°C26°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ MCY 22 km 15

Oahu – HaleiwaUnited States · air 27°C25°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ HNL 36 km 16

Kanaha Beach Park – MauiUnited States · air 27°C25°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ OGG 0 km 17

Kauai – Hanalei BayUnited States · air 25°C25°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ LIH 32 km 18

Oahu – Kailua BeachUnited States · air 26°C25°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ HNL 22 km 19

South Padre Island – Laguna MadreUnited States · air 28°C24°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ BRO 36 km 20

Cocoa BeachUnited States · air 27°C24°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ MLB 30 km 21

Soma BayEgypt · air 29°C24°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ HRG 41 km 22

La VentanaMexico · air 29°C23°CIntermediate and up · shorty · ✈ LAP 38 km 23

Bird Island Basin – Padre IslandUnited States · air 26°C23°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ CRP 37 km 24

HurghadaEgypt · air 28°C23°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ HRG 10 km 25

Dahab – LagoonEgypt · air 31°C23°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ SSH 54 km 26

Sydney Harbour – Rose BayAustralia · air 23°C22°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ SYD 12 km 27

Safety Bay – Bent StreetAustralia · air 24°C21°CBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ PER 46 km 28

Folly Beach – The WashoutUnited States · air 23°C20°CBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ CHS 28 km 29

RangiputaNew Zealand · air 21°C20°CBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ KAT 21 km 30

OrewaNew Zealand · air 20°C20°CBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ AKL 48 km

The 30 spots with the best SUP conditions in April, from years of weather data, ranked by water temperature. Water: average sea surface temperature.

Questions

Where is the best SUP in April?

Paje – Zanzibar (Tanzania): 29°C; Kalpitiya Lagoon (Sri Lanka): 31°C; Cabarete (Dominican Republic): 27°C.

Where is the water warm in April?

Kalpitiya Lagoon: 31°C, no wetsuit; Weligama: 30°C, no wetsuit; Barra Grande: 30°C, no wetsuit.

Where can beginners go SUP in April?

Good spots for beginners this month: Paje – Zanzibar, Kalpitiya Lagoon & Cumbuco.

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