Surf photos normally focus on a surfer, a wave and the big blue.
Occasionally you’ll get a glimpse of a beach, sometimes palms or volcanoes are thrown in for exotic effect. Rarely do you see an image of a rideable wave with an urban backdrop.
Personally I think coastlines are better left undeveloped. However when clean waves and concrete juxtapose, striking photos prevail:
Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Source: Surfer Living
Barceloneta, Barcelona, Spain
Source: Guibold/MSW
New Pier, Durban, South Africa
Source: ASP Word Tour
Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Source: Grant Davis/MSW
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Source: Alan Norton Photography
Ballito, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Source: ASP/Surfer Mag
Ocean City, New Jersey, USA
Source: McMullin/Surfer Mag
Munich, Germany
Source: Tumblr
San Sebastian, Spain
Source: Old Young Sea
Ipanema, Brazil
Source: Tumblr
Fukushima, Japan
Source: Surfer Today
Honolulu, Hawaii
Source: Travel Muse