Top 10 surf foiling spots in South America
The best surf foiling spots over the whole year.
Find the best time to goTap a spot to see when to go: wind, waves, water temperature, sun and rain in every month, from years of weather statistics.
Updated October 2026 · weather data 2022–2026
In short
- Top picks: São Miguel do Gostoso (Brazil), Cumbuco (Brazil) & Taíba (Brazil).
São Miguel do GostosoBrazil · best July–December12 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 27°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ NAT 78 km2
CumbucoBrazil · best August–October12 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 28°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ FOR 27 km3
TaíbaBrazil · best August–October12 good monthsIntermediate and up · 27°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ FOR 51 km4
LobitosPeru · best May–October12 good monthsIntermediate and up · 21°C water in season, 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ TYL 14 km5
MáncoraPeru · best January–March, November–December12 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 24°C water in season, shorty · ✈ TYL 56 km6
Florianópolis – JoaquinaBrazil · best April–September12 good monthsIntermediate and up · 20°C water in season, 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ FLN 11 km7
MatanzasChile · best March–April, June–August, October12 good monthsAdvanced only · 13°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit and boots · ✈ SCL 118 km8
Mar del PlataArgentina · best February, April–May, August12 good monthsIntermediate and up · 16°C water in season, 4/3 wetsuit · ✈ MDQ 11 km9
ChicamaPeru · best April–November12 good monthsIntermediate and up · 19°C water in season, 3/2 wetsuit · ✈ TRU 56 km10
ItacaréBrazil · best May–October9 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 27°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ IOS 59 kmHow 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.