Surfing in Goa

-Arambol Beach: Sheltering the Wala Surf School, the Arambol Beach in North Goa is known widely to offer one of the best experiences of surfing in Goa. This beach features short and small waves that are suitable for surfing. The beach break features enthralling swells of up to 7 feet for an uncompromising experience. This exposed sandbar break has fairly consistent surf with winds blowing from the northeast direction. The most ideal time for surfing at Arambol Beach is from September till the end of April.

-Ashvem Beach: Ashvem Beach is famed to have one of the best water sports camps in North Goa. This beach is often frequented by surfers and kitesurfers. It’s open river mouth break gets excellent left-hand rides and amazing swells of about 3 feet and above. With the sea conditions being quite friendly here, even beginners can easily learn surfing at this beach.

-Baga Beach: Lying in the northern end of Calangute, the very happening Baga Beach is one of the top-rated destinations for Surfing in Goa. Considered to be one of the most exposed beach fronts in North Goa, this beach draws SW as well as W swells. Although this beach is always perfect for an enthralling bodyboarding experience when the sea is calmer, it works amazing on swells ranging between 5 to 8 feet. Baga Beach is also a great start for beginners aspiring to start their surfing experience.

-Calangute Beach: Offering a good experience of Surfing in Goa for novice and intermediate surfers, the hippy Calangute Beach happens to be a small-wave surf break. This beach is, however, known to offer quite fair consistency in comparison to a few other breaks. The waves are considered to work amazingly on a direct westerly swell. During sunny days, the sea is clean and offshores are pretty rare.

-Betalbatim Beach: The confluence of Betalbatim Beach and the Arossim Beach gives rise to a huge sweep of sand, which works amazingly with onshore W swells. Lying close to the Vasco da Gama town, the Betalbatim Beach is totally accessible. This uncrowded break has a fairly consistent surf and works amazingly in northeast offshore winds. The sea offers uncompromising surf at every state of the tide.

-Varca Beach: More of a Caribbean beach than an Indian beach, the Varca Beach in South Goa offers a pretty decent experience of Surfing in Goa. This beach offers a shallow sand ledge and white-tinged sands before the Indian Ocean. Although the wave size can be small here, it sometimes transforms into a great longboarding spot. Mostly offering agile shorebreaks, this place makes for a great site for beginners looking forward to learning the basic skills and techniques of surfing.

-Agonda Beach: One of the most popular beaches in South Goa, the picturesque Agonda Beach is considered to be a very consistent spot to go surfing in the state. With nippy easterly winds, it runs amazingly on 4 to 5 feet sweeps. Small punchy peaks are seen across the entire expanse of the beach, with the northern end featuring more punchy peaks.
Once you are done with your game, you can relish authentic Goan delicacies at the little shacks on this beach.

-Palolem Beach: Offering a relaxed and hippy vibe, Palolem Beach in South Goa offers a pretty decent surfing opportunity. If you are planning a surfing trip around this beach, make sure you try your game here in the monsoon. During the rest of the year, it is generally a small fickle wave. This beach also offers good bodyboarding opportunities.

-Betalbatim Beach: Featuring a picturesque stretch of golden sand, the small Betalbatim Beach is known to offer a fairly consistent surf. The best conditions are experienced when a SW swell mingles with a northeast offshore wind.
-Palolem Beach: The pristine Palolem Beach is known to offer a decent surfing opportunity, which mainly attracts beginners for practicing skills and techniques.
-Agonda Beach: You can experience the most consistent surf in South Goa at Agonda Beach. It can handle 4 to 5 feet swells with faint easterly winds.
-Varca Beach: Varca Beach generally offers nippy shorebreaks, suitable for beginners to practice surfing. However, sometimes the beach offers amazing longboarding opportunities.

If you are a holidaymaker looking for a decent surfing experience, you can visit Goa between the months of October and April, when there are calm currents and decent swells. However, if you are a seasoned surfer looking for some serious game, monsoon (May to August) is your time, when you can experience 10 to 12 feet swells.

In general, the cost of surfing in Goa starts from around INR 3,000 per head. However, this can vary depending on the surfing site you choose and the type of surfing lesson you want to take. The cost of renting a surfboard is around INR 400.

Yes, surfing is absolutely safe in Goa, even for the novice surfers, who are still practicing the basics. The huge number of surfing schools present here are really helpful for beginners to practice under trained and experienced instructors. The mellow swells also help the surfers to get comfortable with the waves.

Yes, you can visit Goa in December for surfing, although the swells would not be very high at this time of the year. However, the decent swells and calmer ocean currents in December are suitable for beginners to practice surfing.

-In order to surf, it is important for you to be able to swim.
-Surfing is a single-person activity and you need to prepare yourself accordingly.
-Surfing demands a basic level of physical fitness.
-The surfers should not be under the influence of any intoxicants before or during their surfing trip.
-Let your instructor know, if you have any allergies or medical conditions.
-Practice stretching exercises as the more flexibility your body has, the better surfer you will become.
-Surf in the waves that are in your comfort zone.
-Do not take any meal before 45 minutes of your surfing trip.