From Wild West canyons speckled with cacti and sloshing with tequila all the way to soaring volcanos and misty jungles, there’s loads to keep you busy when the waves are low in these parts… Surfing Mexico is the perfect excuse to delve into one of the most enthralling countries on the planet.
Top things to do in Mexico when you’re not surfing We tell you from a can’t-move-because-of-my-burn experience. Also, you MUST, MUST, MUST take a good surf sunscreen. Booties are also recommended for getting in and out of reef and point break spots, especially in the rugged Baja. In the Baja and Baja California, the water is actually only a few degrees warmer than over in SoCal, which means you’ll need to bring along either a 3/2 or a 4/3, depending on how well you handle the chill. There are one or two exceptions to the rule. That means a vast majority of its best surf spots will be A-okay with just a rash vest and board shorts. Mexico benefits from balmy waters pretty much all year round. Thin to med wetsuits up north in the Baja. Season: Summer for intermediate+, winter for beginners // Break type: Beach breaks, point, reef // Water temperature: Cool (in Baja) to tropical // Level: All levels
But, hey, that’s being uber picky! Surfing Mexico at a glance It’s mainly heavy sand-bottomed breaks and some points. You don’t get Bali’s mix of beaches and reefs. Regarding the waves themselves, there’s a little lacking in variety. This is the country that gave the world Narcos, remember, and some stretches of the Pacific Coast (like Sinaloa, for example) have been known to have some serious cartel trouble. If we had to pick downsides to surfing in Mexico, we’d say there’s always a question mark over safety here. Boasting gleaming beaches fringed by stooping palms, cool surf towns like San Pancho and Sayulita, taco stands, mezcal, tequila, margaritas and mariachi, it’s one darn fine place to unwind and embrace the Latin spirit. Others – Sayulita and Nayarit – beckon beginners with cruisy longboard waves.īut any veteran of this country’s coast will tell you that Mexico surfing isn’t just about the waves themselves. Some – Oaxaca and Salina Cruz – are a perennial favourite of pros on the tour. That’s only the beginning of things, because region after region follows, each with their own enticing barrels and peaks. That’s long been a spring breaker’s party hub, but also offers up big wave swells in winter and mellow beaches in the summer months. They begin in earnest right over the US border in the Baja. Taking over from where the legendary breaks of San Diego and SoCal leave off, it’s hardly a surprise that it has oodles of waves. Mexico caps off the bottom of North America with a whopping 4,500 miles of Pacific Ocean shoreline. A whopping 7,300+ kilometres of coastline strings along the Pacific Ocean, so there’s plenty of breaks for pretty much everyone who comes surfing Mexico! We now rank this among the top surf destinations on the planet, especially for intermediate surfers willing to travel to lesser-known spots on the hunt for tropical points that are 100% deserted.
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