The Vanimo and Madang regions on the mainland have a variety of good quality surf breaks that have a mixture of reef, point and beach breaks. Manus is the latest area to promote surfing, with limited beds and a few small breaks.

The northerly swell season runs from around October to May producing some world-class breaks that can be surfed on any tide. Whilst the surf is generally not as powerful as other regions in the world, you can certainly get sizeable, challenging and even shallow breaking waves depending on your choice of reef break.