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Where to go SUP in January

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

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Updated October 2026 · weather data 2022–2026

In short

Best for SUP in January: Paje – Zanzibar (Tanzania), Kalpitiya Lagoon (Sri Lanka) & Cabarete (Dominican Republic).
Water at the top 10: 26–29°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 30°C29°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ ZNZ 35 km 2

Kalpitiya LagoonSri Lanka · air 29°C28°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ CMB 117 km 3

CabareteDominican Republic · air 28°C27°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ POP 17 km 4

CumbucoBrazil · air 30°C29°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ FOR 27 km 5

Barra GrandeBrazil · air 30°C29°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ PHB 35 km 6

Aruba – HadicurariAruba · air 29°C27°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ AUA 10 km 7

SanurIndonesia · air 30°C29°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ DPS 11 km 8

Bonaire – Lac BayBonaire · air 29°C27°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ BON 6 km 9

Noosa – Noosa RiverAustralia · air 27°C26°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ MCY 22 km 10

Airlie Beach – Whitsunday IslandsAustralia · air 30°C29°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 29°C29°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ DPS 11 km 13

WeligamaSri Lanka · air 29°C28°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ KCT 12 km 14

Oahu – HaleiwaUnited States · air 26°C25°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ HNL 36 km 15

Kanaha Beach Park – MauiUnited States · air 26°C25°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ OGG 0 km 16

Oahu – Kailua BeachUnited States · air 26°C25°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ HNL 22 km 17

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

Soma BayEgypt · air 22°C24°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ HRG 41 km 19

Safety Bay – Bent StreetAustralia · air 29°C23°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ PER 46 km 20

Auckland – Waitematā HarbourNew Zealand · air 23°C23°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ AKL 19 km 21

Dahab – LagoonEgypt · air 23°C23°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ SSH 54 km 22

HurghadaEgypt · air 22°C23°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ HRG 10 km 23

Sydney Harbour – Rose BayAustralia · air 26°C22°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ SYD 12 km 24

OrewaNew Zealand · air 23°C22°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ AKL 48 km 25

Melbourne – St KildaAustralia · air 26°C22°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ MEB 17 km 26

La VentanaMexico · air 24°C22°CIntermediate and up · shorty · ✈ LAP 38 km 27

Abu Dhabi – Yas Kite BeachUnited Arab Emirates · air 24°C22°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ AUH 12 km 28

RangiputaNew Zealand · air 24°C21°CBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ KAT 21 km 29

Nelson – Rabbit IslandNew Zealand · air 22°C21°CBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ NSN 8 km 30

PapamoaNew Zealand · air 23°C21°CBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ TRG 9 km

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

Questions

Where is the best SUP in January?

Paje – Zanzibar (Tanzania): 29°C; Kalpitiya Lagoon (Sri Lanka): 28°C; Cabarete (Dominican Republic): 27°C.

Where is the water warm in January?

Sanur: 29°C, no wetsuit; Canggu – Batu Bolong: 29°C, no wetsuit; Cumbuco: 29°C, no wetsuit.

Where can beginners go SUP in January?

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

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