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Surfing in Mexico
Mexico has over 6000 miles of coastline, over 1500 miles on the mainland Pacific. This section of the coast is covered with beaches, points, reefs and rivermouths.
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Waves vary from slow rollers to crashing tubes. It seems that every few miles of waterfront offers a new surf spot, most of which are empty. The country has excellent surf spots in Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacan, Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas, and a number near popular vacation destinations like Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Ixtapa, Acapulco or Huatulco.
The surf we get along the Pacific coast comes mainly from storms off New Zealand and Antarctica to the south and the Arctic storms that bring swell in winter to west facing beaches. The best time of year for surfing on south facing beaches is May through October while western facing beaches are best from December through March.
Mexico offers all kinds of surf, from a gnarly, hollow, tubing beachbreak like Puerto Escondido (Oaxaca) or Pascuales (Colima) to a mellow longboard heaven like Sayulita (Nayarit) or La Saladita (Guerrero). Some of the well known spots can be crowded but there are many other breaks where you can surf all alone.
Some of the most popular breaks in mainland Mexico include:
Boca de Pascuales, Colima - Pascuales can be a surfers dream or a nightmare, a rivermouth beach break with some of the biggest, hollowest, fastest tubes in Mexico. The waves break both right and left with enormous power. Don't try to surf this spot if you are inexperienced or out of shape. Pascuales beach is lined with simple seafood restaurants and has a few small hotels, there are more available in nearby Tecoman.
Playa Linda, Ixtapa, Guerrero - Both a beach break and rivermouth break. The beach break, while usually smaller than the rivermouth, has a couple of consistent peaks for you regular and goofy footers. The rivermouth is usually a bit larger and is especially challenging in late summer after the heavy rains have built up the point and blown out the sandbar that dams the river in spring.
Playa Manzanillo, Troncones, Guerrero - Located about a 30 minute drive north of Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa, this coarse sand beach is bounded by rocky points to the north and south. Watch out for sea urchins. The left point at Playa Manzanillo is a powerful wave with steep drops and big barrels, best surfed overhead with a south swell, as this helps the wave to break away from the rocks.
Sayulita, Nayarit - surfboards are everywhere in Sayulita and this small Pacific oceanside fishing village is well known for it's surf camps and instruction facilities with good beginner waves. The town offers horseback riding tours as well as whale watching and fishing excursions.
La Ticla, Michoacan - Offers a long, left point break, beginning at the Rio Ostula and peeling for up to 200 meters. The beach at La Ticla has a few small palapa restaurants with hammocks and areas for camping. Located on the northern stretches of the Michoacan coast about 2 hours south of Manzanillo, Colima.
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca - Playa Zicatela at Puerto Escondido is known as the Mexico Pipeline and is without a doubt to most well-known and frequented surfing spot on the Pacific Mexican coast, offering an often gnarly beach break with right and left hand tubes.
For more information, photos, surf reports and links to resources including surf shops, surfing instruction and surf resorts, visit http://www.surf-mexico.com
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