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Best Time to Go Downwind SUP

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Find your perfect week. We combine the available conditions history for this profile with school holiday crowd pressure from 20+ countries to score every week of the season.

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1🇧🇷Fernando de Noronha

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Oct W1 combines epic conditions (86/100) with low crowds. A sweet spot.

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2🇵🇪Lobitos

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Oct W1 combines epic conditions (84/100) with low crowds. A sweet spot.

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3🇧🇷Jericoacoara

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Oct W1 combines great conditions (78/100) with low crowds. A sweet spot.

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Best time to go downwind sup in 2026

These Beta rankings combine the available conditions history for this profile with school holiday crowd pressure from 20+ countries to score every week of the season. The best overall month across all downwind sup destinations is October.

Top 20 destinations for 2026

1.
Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
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Peak week starts 5 October, with epic conditions (86/100) and quiet crowds (overall score 84%). Warm Water.
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Lobitos, Peru
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Peak week starts 5 October, with epic conditions (84/100) and quiet crowds (overall score 81%). Warm Water.
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Jericoacoara, Brazil
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Peak week starts 5 October, with great conditions (78/100) and quiet crowds (overall score 79%). Warm Water.
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Chicama, Peru