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Kayak Surfing Belize
Long Caye at Glover's Reef Surf Trip

This page contains information on kayak surfing at our private island in Belize. Kayak surfing, like all of the activities we offer from our island, is not available without purchasing a Belize trip package (see trip summaries below) which includes hotels and meals in Belize City before and after the trip, transport to and from the island, accommodations and meals on the island, soda and beer on the island, and surf, kayak, and windsurf gear and instruction.

Adventure Island at Glover's Reef
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Kayak surfing available 7 days on the full week trip, 4 days on the first half, and 3 days on the second half trip.

Full Week, Fri - Sat
9 nights, $1975 pp

First Half, Fri - Wed
5 nights, $1295 pp

Second Half, Wed - Sat
4 nights, $1050 pp

Belize Adventure Week
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Spends half of the week on the island after first spending 3 days in the jungle. Kayak surfing available for 3 days.
Sat - Sat, 8 nights, $2275 pp

The kayak surfing on our island is great for beginning and advanced boaters alike. No prior experience is necessary.
Slickrock’s primary wave sport activity is surf kayaking. We have a fleet of high-tech surf kayaks; these are sit-on-tops with planing hulls, fins, ankle leashes, seat backs, and leg straps. The kayak surfing here is great for beginner through advanced surfers. Even those with no experience are soon riding the waves after a short orientation. Full instruction is provided in how to use these boats and how to read the waves, and beginners are soon ripping up the waves in these user-friendly boats. Wipe-outs are no threat since you can just fall out and climb back aboard. Our helmets and lifejackets add extra protection.

What Do Kayak Surfers Need?
No special gear is needed for kayak surfing, we have everything you need. All water sports on our island do require neoprene booties, request our Adventure Island at Glover's Reef sheet which includes the What to Bring list and a description of the booties that we recommend.

What Time of Year is Best for Surfing?
Good waves can be found all year, it depends on the weather out to sea which creates the swells that form the best waves. Winter and spring are windy seasons and Long Caye will usually see a good break of four feet or higher during this time, but occasionally the seas do flatten out for a few days at a time. December through March may be the best time to plan for waves, though we have had flat spells during these months as well. Last season, even the month of May had decent surf for 3 out of 4 weeks.

There is no way to predict the surf or wind conditions for a specific date!

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About Our Wave
Long Caye enjoys one of the only surf breaks in Belize that is both accessible and safe (not breaking over live coral). This point break is almost always active as it intercepts the swells driven by the prevailing trade winds of the Caribbean. The swells break on the end of the reef that opens to form the channel between Long Caye and a neighboring island, and peel off to the right in long, running breaks that can go for several hundred yards. The bottom topography under this break is eroded coral rubble, with no live or sharp coral faces, creating a safe (but hard) bottom surface for the inevitable wipe-outs and swims.

The Break
Our wave is a right hand break which starts out in 8-12 feet of water, getting progressively shallower the longer the ride, ending in about 3 feet depth. Moderate to steep on the initial drop, there can also be a slight reform where one needs to cutback to make a second section where the wave walls up again with a fun, punchy, fast, inner section. Because of the shallowness of the break, this wave is not recommended for first time beginners as there is the risk of falling off the board wrong and hitting the bottom. However there is little risk of being "pounded" by the wave inside because it loses most of its force in the shallow water.

Swell in the winter is almost always near/moderate fetch trade-wind-driven waves. The Trades blow a near constant 10-15 knots (or more), so often times surfable wave conditions also have "onshore" wind and chop It’s a rare day to have super glassy conditions - although it does happen.

Also, because of the reef the wave is very consistent; it’s common to have a 4-6 foot face on the initial drop. Rides of 50 yards are possible on good days when it’s connecting. This is a very uncrowded break, so except for having to share with our other guests, you can catch all the waves you want!

Glover's Reef wind and waves Looking for wind or wave information for our island? Follow the link above to a satellite buoy station with wind and wave information, located 31 miles WNW of our island, right in the area where we cross the Blue on our way to Glover's Reef.

Questions? Send us an email: slickrock@slickrock.com
or call (800) 390-5715.

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Kayak Surfing Belize Long Caye at Glover's Reef Surf Trip

Kayak Surfing Belize
Long Caye at Glover's Reef Surf Trip