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Where to go SUP in Europe in August

The 30 best SUP spots in Europe in August: the best-known spots in season first.

Updated November 2026 · weather data 2022–2026

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In short

  • Best for SUP in Europe in August: Porto Pollo (Italy), Lefkada – Vassiliki (Greece) & Bay of Palma – Mallorca (Spain).
  • Water at the top 10: 25–29°C.
  • Warm enough for no wetsuit: Porto Pollo, Lefkada – Vassiliki & Bay of Palma – Mallorca.
  • For beginners: Porto Pollo, Lefkada – Vassiliki & Bay of Palma – Mallorca.

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1Porto Pollo, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & windsurfing. Photo: Michele
AugPEAK SEASON
Porto Pollo
Italy
26°C26° water31° air
Beginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ OLB 36 km
2Lefkada – Vassiliki, wingfoiling, windsurfing & SUP. Photo: spheeris
AugPEAK SEASON
Vassiliki
Lefkada · Greece
27°C27° water33° air
Beginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ PVK 36 km
3Bay of Palma – Mallorca, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & windsurfing. Photo: CivArmy
AugPEAK SEASON
Bay of Palma
Mallorca · Spain
29°C29° water33° air
Beginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ PMI 9 km
4Karpathos – Afiada, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & windsurfing. Photo: Bukvoed
AugPEAK SEASON
Afiada
Karpathos · Greece
27°C27° water29° air
Intermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ AOK 1 km
5Lo Stagnone – Sicily, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & parawing. Photo: Mboesch
AugPEAK SEASON
Lo Stagnone
Sicily · Italy
27°C27° water32° air
Beginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ TPS 6 km
6Kos – Kefalos, wingfoiling, windsurfing & SUP. Photo: Karelj
AugPEAK SEASON
Kefalos
Kos · Greece
27°C27° water31° air
Intermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ KGS 11 km
7Għadira Bay, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & windsurfing. Photo: KNOW MALTA by Peter Grima
AugOFF SEASON
Għadira Bay
Malta
28°C28° water32° air
Beginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ MLA 19 km
8Hyères – L'Almanarre, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & windsurfing. Photo: Bühnenreif
AugOFF SEASON
L'Almanarre
Hyères · France
26°C26° water31° air
Intermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ TLN 6 km
9Paros – New Golden Beach, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & windsurfing. Photo: brunobarbato
AugGOOD
New Golden Beach
Paros · Greece
26°C26° water30° air
Beginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ JMK 48 km
10Limnos – Keros, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & windsurfing. Photo: User: (WT-shared) Nikolaos at wts wikivoyage
AugPEAK SEASON
Keros
Limnos · Greece
25°C25° water31° air
Beginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ CKZ 95 km
11Biarritz – Côte des Basques, surfing, surf foiling & SUP. Photo: Vorlod
AugGOOD
Côte des Basques
Biarritz · France
24°C24° water26° air
Beginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ BIQ 4 km
12Zarautz, surfing & SUP. Photo: diego_cue
AugGOOD
Zarautz
Spain
24°C24° water25° air
Beginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ EAS 32 km
13Lacanau, surfing, surf foiling & SUP. Photo: Pierre André Leclercq
AugOFF SEASON
Lacanau
France
22°C22° water27° air
Beginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ BOD 43 km
14Domburg, surfing & SUP. Photo: Domburgsche GC
AugGOOD
Domburg
Netherlands
21°C21° water22° air
Beginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ OST 59 km
15Brouwersdam, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & windsurfing. Photo: Mathias Reichel
AugGOOD
Brouwersdam
Netherlands
21°C21° water23° air
Beginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ RTM 45 km
16Scheveningen, kitesurfing, windsurfing & surfing. Photo: Ben Bender
AugOFF SEASON
Scheveningen
Netherlands
21°C21° water22° air
Beginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ RTM 20 km
17Zandvoort, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & windsurfing. Photo: Ala Kot
AugPEAK SEASON
Zandvoort
Netherlands
21°C21° water21° air
Beginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ AMS 18 km
18Chałupy – Hel Peninsula, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & windsurfing. Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Krzysztof assumed (based on copyright claims).
AugOFF SEASON
Chałupy
Hel Peninsula · Poland
20°C20° water22° air
Beginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ GDN 42 km
19Wijk aan Zee, kitesurfing, windsurfing & surfing. Photo: Kees Blokker
AugOFF SEASON
Wijk aan Zee
Netherlands
20°C20° water22° air
Beginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ AMS 23 km
20Camber Sands, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & windsurfing. Photo: Oast House Archive
AugGOOD
Camber Sands
United Kingdom
20°C20° water23° air
Beginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ SEN 71 km
21Hayling Island, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & windsurfing. Photo: Martyn Pattison
AugOFF SEASON
Hayling Island
United Kingdom
20°C20° water22° air
Intermediate and up · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ SOU 32 km
22Kiel – Kieler Förde, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & windsurfing. Photo: Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute
AugPEAK SEASON
Kieler Förde
Kiel · Germany
20°C20° water22° air
Beginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ SGD 65 km
23Fehmarn – Gold, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & windsurfing. Photo: Dguendel
AugOFF SEASON
Fehmarn
Gold · Germany
20°C20° water22° air
Beginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ LBC 73 km
24Wustrow, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & windsurfing. Photo: Assenmacher
AugOFF SEASON
Wustrow
Germany
20°C20° water22° air
Beginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ RLG 49 km
25Sylt – Westerland, kitesurfing, windsurfing & surfing. Photo: Jürgen Tap / HOCH ZWEI the original image Robby Naish a.jpg was contrast enhanced by -- Kuebi 06:07, 15 October 2007 (UTC) to give this version.
AugGOOD
Westerland
Sylt · Germany
19°C19° water19° air
Intermediate and up · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ GWT 3 km
26Cowes – the Solent, windsurfing & SUP. Photo: Editor5807
AugOFF SEASON
Cowes
the Solent · United Kingdom
19°C19° water22° air
Beginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ SOU 21 km
27Rømø – Lakolk, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & windsurfing. Photo: Arne Müseler
AugGOOD
Lakolk
Rømø · Denmark
19°C19° water19° air
Beginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ GWT 28 km
28Carcavelos, surfing, surf foiling & SUP. Photo: Juntas
AugGOOD
Carcavelos
Portugal
19°C19° water27° air
Beginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ CAT 6 km
29Bournemouth – Boscombe, surfing & SUP. Photo: william
AugGOOD
Boscombe
Bournemouth · United Kingdom
19°C19° water22° air
Beginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ BOH 7 km
30Malmö – Ribersborg, kitesurfing, wingfoiling & windsurfing. Photo: Guillaume Baviere from Copenhagen, Denmark
AugOFF SEASON
Ribersborg
Malmö · Sweden
19°C19° water21° air
Beginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ CPH 19 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 Europe in August?

Porto Pollo (Italy): 26°C; Lefkada – Vassiliki (Greece): 27°C; Bay of Palma – Mallorca (Spain): 29°C.

Where is the water warm in August?

Bay of Palma – Mallorca: 29°C, no wetsuit; Għadira Bay: 28°C, no wetsuit; Lefkada – Vassiliki: 27°C, no wetsuit.

Where can beginners go SUP in August?

Good spots for beginners this month: Porto Pollo, Lefkada – Vassiliki & Bay of Palma – Mallorca.

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