Trip planning for surfers, not spreadsheets
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Give us your dates, your level and your budget — SurfScanners ranks 49 spots worldwide against real historical wave and wind data, so the only guessing left is what to pack.
Trip Planner
Give us your dates, level, departure city and budget. We'll weigh every spot in the database against real wave and wind history plus honest flight and accommodation costs, then hand you back a shortlist — best trip first.
- ✓ Ranked for your level, not just the nearest airport
- ✓ A real cost breakdown — flights, ground travel, the room you'll sleep in
- ✓ Share the winning trip to Community in one click
Rank #1
OffshoreEriceira — Portugal
€342
Distance
1,180 km
Suitability
92%
Avg wave
4.2 ft
Avg wind
11 km/h
Marta S.
Mundaka · Oct 12 → Oct 19 · Intermediate
Booked! First time chasing an autumn swell here — anyone else around that week?
Community
Post the trip you're planning, swap notes with people who've been, and see who else is showing up at your spot on your dates. Follow the surfers whose calls you trust.
- ✓ Share a trip straight out of your Trip Planner results
- ✓ React, comment, or just say you're in
- ✓ Follow surfers and keep their next trip on your radar
How it works
From open dates to a ranked spot list
Tell us when and where you're free
Dates, departure city, board, level, budget — the Trip Planner takes it from there.
Get a ranked shortlist
We score all 49 spots against your trip and hand back a ranked list, each with a real cost estimate — flights, ground travel, somewhere to sleep.
Check the swell before you book
Dig into wave height and wind history for any spot, or predict typical conditions for your exact travel window.
Share it, then go
Post your plans to the Community feed, trade notes with people who've surfed it, and follow the surfers worth following.
Worth a look too
A bit more to chew on before you pick a spot.
- Spot info — all 49 spots, what they're like, and who they're actually for.
- Predictions — typical wave and wind for one spot on your dates, then scroll down for the monthly breakdown and a side-by-side against anywhere else.
Every number on this site is a historical average for that time of year — not a live forecast, so give conditions one more check closer to your trip.