Best Time to Ride · SUP · December
Where to go SUP in December
The 30 best SUP spots in December, ranked by water temperature.
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Updated October 2026 · weather data 2022–2026
In short
- Best for SUP in December: Paje – Zanzibar (Tanzania), Kalpitiya Lagoon (Sri Lanka) & Cabarete (Dominican Republic).
- Water at the top 10: 27–30°C.
- Warm enough for no wetsuit: Paje – Zanzibar, Kalpitiya Lagoon & Cabarete.
- For beginners: Paje – Zanzibar, Kalpitiya Lagoon & Cumbuco.
By continent
Paje – ZanzibarTanzania · air 30°C29°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ ZNZ 35 km2
Kalpitiya LagoonSri Lanka · air 29°C28°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ CMB 117 km3
CabareteDominican Republic · air 28°C28°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ POP 17 km4
CumbucoBrazil · air 30°C29°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ FOR 27 km5
Barra GrandeBrazil · air 32°C29°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ PHB 35 km6
Aruba – HadicurariAruba · air 30°C28°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ AUA 10 km7
SanurIndonesia · air 30°C30°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ DPS 11 km8
Bonaire – Lac BayBonaire · air 29°C28°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ BON 6 km9
Airlie Beach – Whitsunday IslandsAustralia · air 29°C29°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ HTI 26 km10
Pointe d'EsnyMauritius · air 28°C27°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ MRU 5 km11
Canggu – Batu BolongIndonesia · air 30°C30°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ DPS 11 km12
WeligamaSri Lanka · air 29°C29°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ KCT 12 km13
Oahu – HaleiwaUnited States · air 27°C26°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ HNL 36 km14
Kauai – Hanalei BayUnited States · air 25°C26°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ LIH 32 km15
Kanaha Beach Park – MauiUnited States · air 27°C26°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ OGG 0 km16
Oahu – Kailua BeachUnited States · air 26°C25°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ HNL 22 km17
Soma BayEgypt · air 24°C25°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ HRG 41 km18
Noosa – Noosa RiverAustralia · air 27°C25°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ MCY 22 km19
La VentanaMexico · air 26°C25°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ LAP 38 km20
Abu Dhabi – Yas Kite BeachUnited Arab Emirates · air 27°C25°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ AUH 12 km21
Dahab – LagoonEgypt · air 24°C24°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ SSH 54 km22
HurghadaEgypt · air 24°C24°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ HRG 10 km23
Safety Bay – Bent StreetAustralia · air 28°C23°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ PER 46 km24
Auckland – Waitematā HarbourNew Zealand · air 22°C21°CBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ AKL 19 km25
South Padre Island – Laguna MadreUnited States · air 23°C21°CBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ BRO 36 km26
Sydney Harbour – Rose BayAustralia · air 26°C21°CBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ SYD 12 km27
OrewaNew Zealand · air 22°C21°CBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ AKL 48 km28
Cocoa BeachUnited States · air 23°C21°CBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ MLB 30 km29
RangiputaNew Zealand · air 23°C21°CBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ KAT 21 km30
Melbourne – St KildaAustralia · air 24°C20°CBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ MEB 17 kmThe 30 spots with the best SUP conditions in December, from years of weather data, ranked by water temperature. Water: average sea surface temperature.
Questions
Where is the best SUP in December?
Paje – Zanzibar (Tanzania): 29°C; Kalpitiya Lagoon (Sri Lanka): 28°C; Cabarete (Dominican Republic): 28°C.
Where is the water warm in December?
Sanur: 30°C, no wetsuit; Canggu – Batu Bolong: 30°C, no wetsuit; Paje – Zanzibar: 29°C, no wetsuit.
Where can beginners go SUP in December?
Good spots for beginners this month: Paje – Zanzibar, Kalpitiya Lagoon & Cumbuco.
Other months
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Aruba · 1Australia · 6Austria · 1Bonaire · 1Brazil · 2Canada · 1Denmark · 3Dominican Republic · 1Egypt · 3France · 3Germany · 3Greece · 4Hungary · 1Indonesia · 2Ireland · 1Italy · 5Japan · 2Mauritius · 1Mexico · 2Netherlands · 3New Zealand · 18Portugal · 3South Africa · 2Spain · 2Sri Lanka · 2Sweden · 2Switzerland · 1Tanzania · 1Turkey · 1United Arab Emirates · 1United Kingdom · 6United States · 17Western Sahara · 1