The World’s Best Intermediate Surf Destinations (Top 7 Spots for Maximum Progression)!

Hey guys!! Hope you enjoy this breakdown. Couldn't fit all the best intermediate surf destinations in the video, but some honorable mentions include Nicaragua, Fuerteventura, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florianopolis, and the Gold Coast!! Let me know what you think of this Intermediate specific content :))

Thanks for this video, well done and spot on on all those notes on intermediates and the necessity of the good vibe, I feel identified completely.. going to Ecuador now in a couple of weeks. :-) Happy New New Year!!

People like you and and their fans are the reason why Surfing sucks nowadays. You are killing the culture. Let those idiots find out themselves and stop burning/promoting destinations!

hey Dan! thanks for the great video!
I want to go on a surf trip from mid november until christmas this year and I'm unsure wether to go to Sri Lanka or central America. I'm and intermediate surfer working on my turns. Thanks for your advice!!

Really enjoy your well researched videos. One questions and you can maybe answer it: I plan a trip into a camp for June/July 2024. I'd consider myself being low intermediate - therefore guiding and lessons are a priority for me. I found good camps in El Salvador, Nica and, on the other side of the globe, Lombok. I tend to go to Lombok as I think the variety of bays and sheltered reefs (Gerupuk, Don Don...) suits better being low intermediate than the Pacific coast in Central America.
Do you have an opinion on that?

An answer would be highly appreciated. Your channel will reach at least 10.000 by the end of the year

Good one!How about a goofy foot video!❤

Most underrated channel on surfing and traveling! Love your videos. Greetings from, landlocked, Germany

Unexpected Morocco. Happy to see Baleal in the list. Interesting video from a photographer point of view :P

Was waiting for Morocco…

I think Dan must promote his home break so that the entire world can descend upon his lineup and trash his whole reality.

refreshingly straight forward content. thanks

"Stepping down from the foamy or mid-length" - I'm never gonna make an Intermediate surfer. I'm not bad on a bodyboard though.

Is this not blowing up the spots?

Epic review!
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Awesome video, great content, great channel. Looks like it's blowing up which is well deserved. You look super familiar... were you by chance in Popoyo, Nicaragua in February 2022 👀... small chance I'm sure but would be crazy if you're who I think you are.

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Pumping th fucking adds in these days at the start of the videos these days arnt they. This world's completely fucked.

I'm amazed Siargao wasnt mentioned.

Great review! Waiting for Indonesian destinations, except Bali 🤙

The Philippines also offers lots of breaks for Intermediate surfers

southern Brazil is also very cool

Not sure what you consider Intermediate, but when I was in the Maldives last season there were sooo many people that did not know how to properly surf it was actually dangerous sometimes in the water. It does not help if you are an intermediate surfer from the skill perspective - i.e. you know how to catch a wave, go on the wall, make some type of bottom turn but your understanding of the wave, swell, currents, lineup is on the beginner level. I would say Maldives is advanced skill level only. Maybe during the shoulder season for intermediate but anything between Mid March until mid September is advanced only. Strong swells, super strong currents and very skilled surfers in the water. On a good day at Sultans we were around 40 people in the water, 20-25 intermediate surfers did not catch a single wave and only caused problems. Pasta point is private, Honkey is suuuuper strong and powerful, Jailbrakes has one of the strongest currents I have ever seen, Cokes is advanced...so not much options for Interm in my mind... That is for the Male region, not sure about the other areas of the Maldives.

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Just stay in France at bourdaines with the rest of the Kooks ...

Great stuff !

Aussies are some of the most petty agro people on the planet, i would hate to surf next them

In my 20 years of surfing the definition of intermediate has changed so much. I started started surfing at like 5 and have considered myself an intermediate for about 20 years because basically I'm not charging double over head cloud break and getting standup barrels or consistently throwing full rotators. I think now what used to be intermediate is advanced? Now intermediate basically means you can do a cutback. Not that any of it matters

Hey man that would be so awesome if you could do a surf guide in US surfing, maybe the spots on west coast of California or something like that. Would be very appreciated 🙌

northern atolls maldives near Male are terrible, i went to jailbreaks, 12 boats rolled up each one full of 15 brazilians at least 80-90 snaking dropping in hassling brazzos is not my idea of a good surf spot, you got that one wrong mate

Nice one bro but you missed Siargao, Philippines! All-around one of the best intermediate surf destinations in the world!

Blowin out spots so there's more novices in the water. That's what I see. Keep the tips to yourself. Show off knowledge about what you know about surfing. Your so cool man. Let people fiqure this out on Thier own. Everything that is.

I loved this video Dan! I like lefts because I'm goofy foot. What locations should I focus on to get great lefts?

Costa Rica is a blast but it’s wicked expensive, nearly impossible to travel cheap

Great List.

A pal went to one in Indonesia. So many kooks, every wave was a cut off drop in experience.

Don’t forget Dakar Senegal! Epic surf on a peninsula so somewhere is always offshore. Clear water and friendly locals. Not crowded

What about the Caribbean?...I would also suggest Barbados...Soup Bowl beach when there is a north swell....🙂

I've just always saught solid barreling waves. Worked out great. Noosa and all are too busy and fickle. Indo is key. Learn Bahasa and stay months/years

Anyone have any tips for bringing boards on trips? Is it best to travel w your own boards, rent boards, or buy a board when you arrive and sell when you leave? How do you transport your boards from airport to spot? Should you bring soft roof racks? Any tips greatly appreciated 😤

Camps and Guides are an excellent recommendation. I would be pretty bummed if I spend a lot of money to get somewhere and not get any waves. A guide/camp will you give a better chance of getting waves.

Great video. Thanks. Well presented.

Get 10 friends, a surf coach, flouro rashies, soft tops and descend upon a crowded point on a perfect day 👌

Dan I love your vids but this one may be misleading, you mention things like 'this is a good place to learn how to do you first turns' or 'here is good to introduce yourself to a pointbreak' and thats not what an intermediate surfer is. Begginer-intermediate stage? Sure.

An intermediate surfer is someone who already knows how to make a turn, and is in the process of perfecting them, and also is fully aware of whats going on around themselves.

People nowadays think that just because they can ride a green wave theyre not a beginner anymore, or call themselves intermediates when they cant even do a cutback, or be fully in control of their board.

Guess no one wants to be a beginner, i just think we should just enjoy the process and enjoy what we do, regardless of our skills.

Dan the Man, surfing in Bali by myself at the moment. SIC 5ft left and right reef break. Just don't be a sheep and be adventurous.

Another great video. I’m going to Peniche this October. Your video on Peniche is one of the reasons I chose it.

The perfect video for intermediate doesn’t exis…. Wait Dan did it ! Well done mate thanks

This is such a great video. Thanks for doing the homework for me lol

Ah ah that angry local in Mauritius ! 😅

Really enjoyed this video! What’s missing IMO is reference what are the bests periods to go in these spots. I think you started this with Sri Lanka, but then there was no such information ! Anyway I really liked it!

Surfers are scum - I wouldn't be caught dead with a surfboard in public anywhere.