One of the South’s best surfing destinations is the town of New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The community of fewer than 35,000 is located just south of buzzy Daytona Beach.

In a list of the best beginner surf spots in the U.S. from The Inertia, a website covering surfing and the outdoors, Wrightsville Beach was placed among 16 beaches for beginning surfers.

Here, experts share the best places to learn to surf all around the world. Spots include New York, Honolulu, Peru, Sri Lanka, and beyond.

National Geographic named New Smyrna Beach one of the world’s top 20 surf towns in 2012, and Surf Magazine has also listed as a top surf town.

One of the South’s best surfing destinations is the town of New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The community of fewer than 35,000 is located just south of buzzy Daytona Beach.