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Where to go SUP in May

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

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Updated October 2026 · weather data 2022–2026

In short

Best for SUP in May: Paje – Zanzibar (Tanzania), Kalpitiya Lagoon (Sri Lanka) & Cabarete (Dominican Republic).
Water at the top 10: 27–31°C.
Warm enough for no wetsuit: Paje – Zanzibar, Kalpitiya Lagoon & Cabarete.
For beginners: Paje – Zanzibar, Kalpitiya Lagoon & Cumbuco.

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

Kalpitiya LagoonSri Lanka · air 31°C31°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ CMB 117 km 3

CabareteDominican Republic · air 31°C28°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ POP 17 km 4

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

Barra GrandeBrazil · air 31°C30°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ PHB 35 km 6

Aruba – HadicurariAruba · air 31°C27°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ AUA 10 km 7

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

South Padre Island – Laguna MadreUnited States · air 31°C28°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ BRO 36 km 9

Abu Dhabi – Yas Kite BeachUnited Arab Emirates · air 37°C30°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ AUH 12 km 10

Bonaire – Lac BayBonaire · air 30°C28°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ BON 6 km 11

Pointe d'EsnyMauritius · air 26°C27°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ MRU 5 km 12

Canggu – Batu BolongIndonesia · air 31°C29°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ DPS 11 km 13

WeligamaSri Lanka · air 30°C29°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ KCT 12 km 14

Cocoa BeachUnited States · air 30°C26°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ MLB 30 km 15

Bird Island Basin – Padre IslandUnited States · air 29°C27°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ CRP 37 km 16

Oahu – HaleiwaUnited States · air 27°C26°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ HNL 36 km 17

La VentanaMexico · air 31°C25°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ LAP 38 km 18

Kanaha Beach Park – MauiUnited States · air 28°C25°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ OGG 0 km 19

Kauai – Hanalei BayUnited States · air 25°C25°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ LIH 32 km 20

Oahu – Kailua BeachUnited States · air 27°C25°CIntermediate and up · no wetsuit · ✈ HNL 22 km 21

Soma BayEgypt · air 32°C25°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ HRG 41 km 22

HurghadaEgypt · air 31°C25°CBeginner-friendly · no wetsuit · ✈ HRG 10 km 23

Folly Beach – The WashoutUnited States · air 26°C24°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ CHS 28 km 24

Airlie Beach – Whitsunday IslandsAustralia · air 25°C24°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ HTI 26 km 25

Dahab – LagoonEgypt · air 34°C24°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ SSH 54 km 26

Noosa – Noosa RiverAustralia · air 23°C23°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ MCY 22 km 27

Wrightsville BeachUnited States · air 26°C22°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ ILM 13 km 28

Cape Hatteras – Canadian HoleUnited States · air 22°C22°CBeginner-friendly · shorty · ✈ EWN 142 km 29

Sydney Harbour – Rose BayAustralia · air 20°C21°CBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ SYD 12 km 30

Bay of Palma – MallorcaSpain · air 24°C20°CBeginner-friendly · 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ PMI 9 km

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

Questions

Where is the best SUP in May?

Paje – Zanzibar (Tanzania): 29°C; Kalpitiya Lagoon (Sri Lanka): 31°C; Cabarete (Dominican Republic): 28°C.

Where is the water warm in May?

Kalpitiya Lagoon: 31°C, no wetsuit; Abu Dhabi – Yas Kite Beach: 30°C, no wetsuit; Barra Grande: 30°C, no wetsuit.

Where can beginners go SUP in May?

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

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