To Arctic Surf Blog readers it comes as no surprise that surfing in the coldest regions of the world is fast becoming the most intriguing topic when it comes to surf exploration, even if it is the last episode left in the history of surf travel mystique. But as more and more heinously cold and hostile coastlines get gobbled up by the media spotlight, it is easy to forget the flip-side of the gold coin of surf discovery: the most oppressively hot places to surf.

Surfing on a sweltering hot summer day is nowhere near the journalistic microscope of this blog, you might object. And you would be correct — that is if we didn’t connect both sides of the coin. Once again we leave you with unanswered question: Is the coldest surf spot on earth cold enough to freeze over the warmest surf spot on earth if they were placed next to each other?

Papua New Guinea, hottest surf region on earth?