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Paddle Surf Belize
SUP at Glover's Reef

Stand-up paddle surfing is our newest sport!
Stand-up paddle surfing has exploded in popularity in just the past few years to become the fastest growing new water sport in the US. If you have not yet heard of this sport, you are not alone. "SUP" entails standing on a longboard and propelling yourself with an extra-long, single-bladed, 5-6' long paddle. Our sheltered location inside the atoll is a perfect place to try out this new sport, and our surf break allows experienced surfers to try out the SUP board on our surf break.

Stand-up paddle 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. Send us an email or call 800-390-5715 to find out more.

Adventure Island at Glover's Reef
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SUP 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. SUP available for 3 days.
Sat - Sat, 8 nights, $2275 pp

Stand up paddle boards are also an excellent way to explore the atoll's lagoon and even to visit other islands. Many paddlers have started taking long distance tours on SUPs. These boards are very versatile, and can be paddled from a kneeling or seated position with a kayak paddle, where they perform much like a surf ski.

Although our wave is excellent for surf kayaks and experienced surfers, our break is not ideal for beginners, and therefore not for beginning surfers or SUPers. This break is on a reef of broken coral rubble, not sand. Since beginners often fall, this could result in a serious injury. Reefs are not recommended for beginners. However, beginners with good athletic ability and some experience may be able to get small rides on surf if conditions permit. Guests with surfing experience must first demonstrate kayak surfing ability before they are cleared to use the SUP boards in surf.

If you want world-class, immaculately groomed long fetch overhead barrels - you should consider a destination such as Tavarua or the Mentawais. However, if you're a surfer planning to go to Glover's for the reefs and kayaking, windsurfing, etc. - you also might be rewarded with some very fun, uncrowded tropical surf.

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!

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What Boards Do We Have?
Naish SUP paddle board- 10'6"
Naish SUP paddle board- 11'6"
C4 Waterman Ulli inflatable SUP- 12'

What Else Do SUPers Need?
Booties are required to wear at all times in the water. Our What to Bring list on the Adventure Island at Glover's Reef info sheet (you can request this document to be mailed or emailed to you) includes a discussion of booties. Surfers should bring booties that are thin enough to allow for mobility on the board, yet thick enough to buffer the rock/coral from harming their feet. Some booties made specifically for diving are big and too cumbersome for surfing.

Surf Report for Belize and Honduras

Wave Height and Direction Map of the Entire Globe: secure server

Surf Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico and Yucatan region

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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Paddle Surf Belize SUP at Glover's Reef

Paddle Surf Belize
SUP at Glover's Reef