Top 10 surf foiling spots in North America
The best surf foiling spots over the whole year.
Updated November 2026 · weather data 2022–2026
In short
- Top picks: La Saladita (Mexico), Cabarete (Dominican Republic) & Nosara – Playa Guiones (Costa Rica).
1
BestJun, Sep–Oct
La Saladita
Mexico
12 good months
Beginner-friendly · 30°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ ZIH 42 km
2
BestFeb–Mar, Dec
Cabarete
Dominican Republic
12 good months
Beginner-friendly · 27°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ POP 17 km
3
BestMay–Oct
Playa Guiones
Nosara · Costa Rica
12 good months
Beginner-friendly · 30°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ NOB 5 km
4
BestMay, Sep–Oct
Cerritos
Todos Santos · Mexico
12 good months
Beginner-friendly · 26°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ CSW 50 km
5
BestJan–Feb, Apr–Nov
Tamarindo
Costa Rica
12 good months
Beginner-friendly · 29°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ NOB 41 km
6
BestMay–Jun, Aug–Oct
El Sunzal
El Salvador
12 good months
Intermediate and up · 31°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ SAL 37 km
7
BestJun–Oct
Scorpion Bay
Baja · Mexico
12 good months
Beginner-friendly · 24°C water in season, shorty · ✈ LTO 116 km
8
BestJan–Mar
Cowell's
Santa Cruz · United States
12 good months
Beginner-friendly · 13°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit and boots · ✈ MRY 45 km
9
BestNov–Jan
Long Beach
Tofino · Canada
12 good months
Beginner-friendly · 10°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit, hood, boots and gloves · ✈ YAZ 1 km
10
BestSep–Nov
Montauk
United States
12 good months
Beginner-friendly · 17°C water in season, 4/3 wetsuit · ✈ WST 36 km
How this list is made: A good month has waves of 1 m or more on average. The score adds how good the best half of the year is and how much of the year is good; warm water counts a little. Spots with a local thermal wind are left out of the wind rankings, because weather models miss their wind.