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Where to go SUP in August

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

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Updated October 2026 · weather data 2022–2026

In short

Best for SUP in August: Soma Bay (Egypt), Paje – Zanzibar (Tanzania) & Kalpitiya Lagoon (Sri Lanka).
Water at the top 10: 26–30°C.
Warm enough for no wetsuit: Soma Bay, Paje – Zanzibar & Kalpitiya Lagoon.
For beginners: Soma Bay, Paje – Zanzibar & Kalpitiya Lagoon.

Soma BayEgypt · air 37°C30°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ HRG 41 km 2

Paje – ZanzibarTanzania · air 28°C26°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ ZNZ 35 km 3

Kalpitiya LagoonSri Lanka · air 30°C28°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ CMB 117 km 4

La VentanaMexico · air 35°C30°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ LAP 38 km 5

CabareteDominican Republic · air 32°C29°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ POP 17 km 6

Cape Hatteras – Canadian HoleUnited States · air 27°C27°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ EWN 142 km 7

CumbucoBrazil · air 31°C27°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ FOR 27 km 8

Kanaha Beach Park – MauiUnited States · air 30°C27°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ OGG 0 km 9

Kamakura – YuigahamaJapan · air 31°C28°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ HND 35 km 10

ZushiJapan · air 31°C28°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ HND 35 km 11

Dahab – LagoonEgypt · air 40°C29°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ SSH 54 km 12

Barra GrandeBrazil · air 33°C28°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ PHB 35 km 13

Aruba – HadicurariAruba · air 32°C28°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ AUA 10 km 14

Porto PolloItaly · air 31°C26°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ OLB 36 km 15

SanurIndonesia · air 28°C27°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ DPS 11 km 16

South Padre Island – Laguna MadreUnited States · air 33°C30°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ BRO 36 km 17

Abu Dhabi – Yas Kite BeachUnited Arab Emirates · air 43°C35°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ AUH 12 km 18

Oahu – Kailua BeachUnited States · air 29°C26°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ HNL 22 km 19

Bonaire – Lac BayBonaire · air 31°C29°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ BON 6 km 20

Lefkada – VassilikiGreece · air 33°C27°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ PVK 36 km 21

Bay of Palma – MallorcaSpain · air 33°C29°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ PMI 9 km 22

Canggu – Batu BolongIndonesia · air 29°C28°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ DPS 11 km 23

WeligamaSri Lanka · air 29°C28°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ KCT 12 km 24

Oahu – HaleiwaUnited States · air 30°C27°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ HNL 36 km 25

Kauai – Hanalei BayUnited States · air 27°C27°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ LIH 32 km 26

Cocoa BeachUnited States · air 32°C29°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ MLB 30 km 27

Wrightsville BeachUnited States · air 30°C29°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ ILM 13 km 28

Folly Beach – The WashoutUnited States · air 30°C30°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ CHS 28 km 29

Karpathos – AfiadaGreece · air 29°C27°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ AOK 1 km 30

Lo Stagnone – SicilyItaly · air 32°C27°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ TPS 6 km

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

Questions

Where is the best SUP in August?

Soma Bay (Egypt): 30°C; Paje – Zanzibar (Tanzania): 26°C; Kalpitiya Lagoon (Sri Lanka): 28°C.

Where is the water warm in August?

Abu Dhabi – Yas Kite Beach: 35°C, no wetsuit; La Ventana: 30°C, no wetsuit; South Padre Island – Laguna Madre: 30°C, no wetsuit.

Where can beginners go SUP in August?

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

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