OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Think of great surfing destinations and California and Hawaii are likely to come to mind.

But how about the Mediterranean in the south of France, where the waves just happen to be at their best in September -- an ideal time to visit the region, after the crowds of summer vacationers have departed.

Or Pichilemu, on Chile's Pacific Coast, where the waves break to the left -- perfect for "lefty" surfers who put their right foot forward and face waves on the left (unlike most surfers who put their left foot first and turn to the right).

These are some of the destinations on a list of 10 different types of surfing trips from TransWorld Surf's August issue. The magazine also recommends uncrowded Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka; Jeffreys Bay, South Africa; Moorea, an island near Tahiti; Bali; the Moroccan coastline, especially the Taghazoute region of the North Atlantic; the legendary 20-foot-high waves of Shipstern Bluff in Tasmania; and of course, Oahu, Hawaii, and the California coast between San Diego and San Francisco.