January 15, 2025
Every year Easter seems to sneak up on the busy lifestyle of Tropicsurfers. We hear it all the time. Last-minute Easter plans are plagued by limited availability and premium pricing. Consider this your friendly reminder to plan ahead and swerve the stress. In this guide, we’ll explore five top destinations for April 2025, each offering unique surf experiences, exclusive accommodations, and plenty of family activities. We’ll cover everything you need to know to plan an unforgettable surf escape.
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January 01, 2025
With Tropicsurf, you have access to expert guides at over 20 luxury resorts worldwide. We’ve tracked swell patterns, wind conditions, and local surf trends for over 15 years, so we know exactly where you’ll find the best waves throughout the year.
Here’s a simple guide to the best surf seasons around the globe in 2025.
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December 18, 2024
Every surfer carving up those waves has been right where you are, feeling that stoke, ready to dive in, but uncertain how to begin. The magic lies in taking that first leap and just getting started. To help newbie surfers paddle out with confidence, we caught up with pro surfer Coco Ho, who shared her top five tips to make your first steps into surfing smoother, easier, and way more fun.
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November 06, 2024
Art de Vivre - ‘The Art of French Living’ - comes to life in St. Barts, the pinnacle of the French Caribbean. With over 300 sun-filled days and warm waters, this tropical escape promises near-perfect weather year-round. Imagine waking up in a beachfront villa at Hotel Manapany, St. Barts’ only true beachfront resort, stepping onto the sand, and heading straight into the surf. Here, luxury meets ease, ideal for surfers catching waves while companions unwind at the spa or explore endless activities.
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February 21, 2024
In 2024, Tropicsurf has tailored a limited opportunity to join likeminded surfers on the Surf Progression Vacation that will Xcelerate your surfing forever.
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February 11, 2022
“I hated lots of it. But I’ll savour this.” This was the emotional confession from the G.O.A.T., Kelly Slater, after clinching his eighth Pipeline title at last week’s WSL Billabong Pipe Masters. It was perhaps the most honest public statement ever made by a professional athlete and came off the back of what was arguably the greatest moment in pro surfing history. Just five days shy of his 50th birthday, Slater dominated youthful vertebra and notorious specialists with a masterclass display of brilliance. Read more about how to create your own ultimate tribute…..
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December 21, 2021
How good is John John Florence? After a recent rocky career path thanks to some undesirable knee surgery, Florence cemented his dominant run at the recent Michelob ULTRA Pure Gold Haleiwa Challenger with a perfect 10 in the Final. You can watch it here.
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December 17, 2021
For surfers especially, travel is often in the blood. Most of us aren’t blessed with tropical, uncrowded waves on our doorstep and so we dream of a time and a place where this can become the ‘new normal’, if only for a week or so. But for our Tropicsurf guides who call these palm fringed beaches and turquoise line ups home, we can’t help but wonder what their surf travel dreams look like. When the relentless travel between dreamlands becomes too much of a good thing, where do they go to recharge? One of our most frequent island hoppers, Ryley Haskell give us an insight…
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July 01, 2021
Still in his early twenties, Noosa-raised Woody Gooch might be termed an enfant terrible of the photographic world, except that there is nothing childlike about the incredible body of his work, and his persona, far from being frightening, is the dreamy presence of the skatey/surfer/adventurer that he is.
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May 28, 2021
I’m Mike, Tropicsurf’s program manager stationed at our newest property, One&Only Mandarina. Perched amongst an unspoiled pocket of Nayarit’s tropical coastline, Mandarina leaves you feeling as though you’ve entered another world, despite being located just a stones-throw from Punta Mita. I reside at Mandarina with my fiancé Katia who hails from Mexico and together, we’re having the time of our lives as we explore this picturesque pocket of the world and everything it has to offer together.
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September 16, 2020
The Hawaiian Islands are the most isolated landmasses on the planet. You feel the immensity of that isolation most clearly while bobbing in the ocean there. The cobalt Pacific’s deep-sea currents and swells detonate over Hawaii’s shallow reefs, creating explosive displays of barreling raw nature that’s nothing short of breathtaking.
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