Catalogue
Legendary breaks
50 famous surf breaks as stackable depth layers, American breaks first: the reef, point or canyon that makes each wave.
| Name | Depth ft | Layers |
|---|---|---|
| Cortes Bank Offshore, California | 5,000 | 11 |
| Makaha West Oahu, Hawaii | 1,750 | 8 |
| Blacks Beach La Jolla, California | 1,000 | 5 |
| Peahi (Jaws) Maui, Hawaii | 500 | 11 |
| Swamis Encinitas, California | 400 | 9 |
| Honolua Bay Maui, Hawaii | 350 | 8 |
| Banzai Pipeline North Shore Oahu, Hawaii | 300 | 7 |
| Waimea Bay North Shore Oahu, Hawaii | 300 | 7 |
| Sunset Beach North Shore Oahu, Hawaii | 300 | 7 |
| Hanalei Bay Kauai, Hawaii | 250 | 6 |
| Malibu Surfrider Malibu, California | 180 | 10 |
| Nelscott Reef Lincoln City, Oregon | 180 | 10 |
| Mavericks Half Moon Bay, California | 160 | 9 |
| Trestles San Clemente, California | 160 | 9 |
| Ocean Beach San Francisco, California | 160 | 9 |
| Steamer Lane Santa Cruz, California | 120 | 7 |
| Rincon Carpinteria, California | 100 | 6 |
| Huntington Beach Orange County, California | 80 | 9 |
| Sebastian Inlet Melbourne Beach, Florida | 50 | 6 |
| Cape Hatteras Outer Banks, North Carolina | 50 | 6 |
| Lagundri Bay Nias, Indonesia | 11,000 | 6 |
| Nazaré Praia do Norte, Portugal | 5,000 | 6 |
| Teahupoo Tahiti, France | 5,000 | 11 |
| Cloudbreak Tavarua, Fiji | 5,000 | 11 |
| Todos Santos Killers, Mexico | 2,250 | 10 |
| Desert Point Bangko-Bangko, Indonesia | 2,000 | 7 |
| Soup Bowl Bathsheba, Barbados | 1,750 | 8 |
| G-Land Grajagan Bay, Indonesia | 1,250 | 6 |
| Hossegor La Graviere, France | 1,000 | 11 |
| Puerto Escondido Zicatela, Mexico | 900 | 10 |
| Shipstern Bluff Tasman Peninsula, Australia | 350 | 8 |
| Punta de Lobos Pichilemu, Chile | 350 | 8 |
| Uluwatu Bukit Peninsula, Indonesia | 250 | 6 |
| Dungeons Hout Bay, South Africa | 250 | 6 |
| Mundaka Urdaibai, Spain | 200 | 11 |
| Chicama Puerto Malabrigo, Peru | 200 | 11 |
| Bells Beach Torquay, Australia | 180 | 10 |
| Thurso East Caithness, United Kingdom | 180 | 10 |
| Anchor Point Taghazout, Morocco | 180 | 10 |
| Skeleton Bay Walvis Bay, Namibia | 160 | 9 |
| Mullaghmore Head County Sligo, Ireland | 160 | 9 |
| Aileens Cliffs of Moher, Ireland | 160 | 9 |
| Snapper Rocks Gold Coast, Australia | 140 | 8 |
| Margaret River Main Break, Australia | 140 | 8 |
| Pavones Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica | 140 | 8 |
| Padang Padang Bukit Peninsula, Indonesia | 120 | 7 |
| Ribeira d'Ilhas Ericeira, Portugal | 120 | 7 |
| Jeffreys Bay Supertubes, South Africa | 100 | 11 |
| Raglan Manu Bay, New Zealand | 100 | 11 |
| Supertubos Peniche, Portugal | 100 | 6 |