Overcrowding won't ever be a problem here. The first (and as yet, only) known person to surf in Antarctica was Red Bull athlete Ramon Navarro.
Antarctica —
Overcrowding won't ever be a problem here. The first (and as yet, only) known person to surf in Antarctica was Red Bull athlete Ramon Navarro.
Redbull
The Arabian Sea's strong riptides and the odd shark prove even more disturbing when you're the only surfer in the water between Oman and Africa.
Arabian Sea (Oman) —
The Arabian Sea's strong riptides and the odd shark prove even more disturbing when you're the only surfer in the water between Oman and Africa.
Oman Tourist Board
Ghana's coastline and the Busua Beach area are a muddy, dusty, undiscovered surfers' paradise. "It's one of West Africa's best surfing destinations," says John Callahan, a co-founder of <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsurfexplore.info%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">surfEXPLORE</a>.
Busua Beach (Ghana) —
Ghana's coastline and the Busua Beach area are a muddy, dusty, undiscovered surfers' paradise. "It's one of West Africa's best surfing destinations," says John Callahan, a co-founder of surfEXPLORE.
JS Callahan/Surfexplore
American soldiers returning from Hawaii after World War II were the first to surf Lake Michigan, the world's only lake with enough wind to regularly produce surfing conditions.
Lake Michigan (United States) —
American soldiers returning from Hawaii after World War II were the first to surf Lake Michigan, the world's only lake with enough wind to regularly produce surfing conditions.
B. Peskorse
More than 100 surfers ride this standing wave on the Eisbach River in Munich, every day, but it's not for novices -- the flow rate is about 20 tons per second.
Standing wave (Munich) —
More than 100 surfers ride this standing wave on the Eisbach River in Munich, every day, but it's not for novices -- the flow rate is about 20 tons per second.
German Tourism Board
Namibia's Skeleton Coast is one of the most barren, inaccessible surf spots in the world. The coastline's popularity in recent years has prompted the Namibia Surfing Association to impose restrictions on access points.
Skeleton Coast (Namibia) —
Namibia's Skeleton Coast is one of the most barren, inaccessible surf spots in the world. The coastline's popularity in recent years has prompted the Namibia Surfing Association to impose restrictions on access points.
Fotoseeker
In the Islamic country of Bangladesh, male surfers greatly outnumber females, but more girls have recently been hitting the water. In the town of Cox's Bazar, the country's first surf school has been established.
Cox's Bazar (Bangladesh) —
In the Islamic country of Bangladesh, male surfers greatly outnumber females, but more girls have recently been hitting the water. In the town of Cox's Bazar, the country's first surf school has been established.
Allison Joyce/Getty Images
Known as Habitat 67, this wave in Montreal is created by a river-bottom depression. Olympic kayaker Corran Addison is lobbying to create additional such spots throughout Montreal.
Habitat 67 (Montreal) —
Known as Habitat 67, this wave in Montreal is created by a river-bottom depression. Olympic kayaker Corran Addison is lobbying to create additional such spots throughout Montreal.
ROGERIO BARBOSA/AFP/Getty Images
The Severn Bore in Gloucestershire, UK, is created when rising tides in the Bristol Channel force water up the Severn Estuary, creating waves of up to 2.8 meters. One surfer once rode the wave for five miles.
Severn Bore (Gloucestershire, UK) —
The Severn Bore in Gloucestershire, UK, is created when rising tides in the Bristol Channel force water up the Severn Estuary, creating waves of up to 2.8 meters. One surfer once rode the wave for five miles.
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Pororoca means "great roar" -- that's exactly what you hear for 30 minutes before this Amazonian tidal bore rolls into view up the Amazon River in Brazil.
Pororoca (Brazil) —
Pororoca means "great roar" -- that's exactly what you hear for 30 minutes before this Amazonian tidal bore rolls into view up the Amazon River in Brazil.
liseu Dias Agància
Surfing around Reykjanes, Iceland, presents various challenges, not least the freezing temperatures, making wetsuits and foot protection essential.
Reykjanes (Iceland) —
Surfing around Reykjanes, Iceland, presents various challenges, not least the freezing temperatures, making wetsuits and foot protection essential.
Elli Thor