Punta Mita offers some of the best surfing in Mexico. With over 30 surf spots along the coasts of Bucerias and the Bay of Banderas, Punta Mita is known for consistent surf without the crowds. Many of the breaks are best accessed by boat, including the most popular break, "The Point" at Punta de Mita. Smaller beach breaks and calm waters line the beach at El Ancolote, making it the perfect destination for beginners and those traveling with children.

Winter Season: November-March

Costa Azul is conveniently located within 1 hour of all of the areas best surf, all of it accessible by combination of overland transport as well as pangas and/or speedboat. The expeditions are led by keen local surf guides. The areas that Costa Azul surfs are UNCROWDED. This is due to several factors, the lack of any city or town based locals, and inaccessibility, many spots requiring boats and local knowledge to access.

The winter surf season enjoys great conditions: light or offshore winds mostly, sunny, not too hot, around 76-82F air temps, water temps 75-78F. The best surf in winter is found around Punta de Mita and inside the Bay of Banderas on the sheltered reefs such as Burros, Playa La Lancha, and El Faro, where W and NW swells wrap in and create lined up perfection, ranging from slow peeling waves for 75-100 yards on smaller swells to hollow, barreling waves that will get your heart pumping on medium to large swells. The rights are particularly good this time of year. Surf during this time of year can be anywhere from 2ft-10ft+ depending on swell conditions. Recommended quiver is a longboard or fish, a thruster, and potentially a mini-gun. The fact is, the conditions can be often small and perfect, often medium and semi-juicy, and sometimes big and scary. About 40% of the time it is small (2-4ft), 50% of the time it is medium (4-7ft), and about 10% of the time it is big (8ft+) On a big true W swell there are offshore reef breaks that can go 2-3 times overhead, although admittedly this is somewhat rare and there are only about 5 of these swells on average each season. If you're lucky enough to get one of these, you'll have the waves of your life! Otherwise, count on generally fun waves, and at the minimum, great longboarding if it stays on the small side.

April is sometimes a bit windier and a transition month between seasons, though swells can still come in at this time from any direction.

Summer Season: April-October

The summer surf season generally commences in late April or May with the first true Southern Hemisphere swells of the year. These long period swells come in from a broad SW to S direction from 220-180 degrees, and generally last 3-4 days in duration, with 1-2 days of peak intensity. Average size on these swells is 3-5 ft with bigger days possible. During this season, you can expect somewhat more consistent surf than in the winter season with not quite as much fluctuation and unpredictability in swell height. The SW and S swells that occur from late April- October and sometimes into early November bring perfection to the left-hand breaks around Punta de Mita, San Pancho (5 min. walk from Costa Azul), Chacala (1 hr. north of Costa Azul), and Santa Cruz (2 hrs. north of Costa Azul). On large S swells the mysto right at Matanchen Bay will sometimes pop, though you are more likely to encounter mosquitoes than perfect surf at Matachen Bay as it is one of the most fickle in Mexico - more stories of perfection than actual occurrences of such.

Air temps in summer are well into the 90s generally and it is very humid, the sun intense. Water temps are solidly 80F. Generally, into late June and July the tropical season commences, bringing more rain and humidity. The tropical season, sometimes mistakenly called the "hurricane season," occurs from June-October, with August and September the months of peak intensity. Puerto Vallarta and the Nayarit coast have been spared historically, with no hurricanes or tropical storms striking here in recent memory. Most of the storms stay well to the south of Cabo Corrientes and Manzanillo, going out to sea. Others make their way offshore and northwest towards Cabo and Baja. If these hurricanes stay offshore and stationary long enough or else don't move out to sea too rapidly they can send epic swells towards the Nayarit coast, though many of the swells in reality either pass the area by altogether or head towards the tip of Baja. Even in hurricane season, the primary source of swell is still Southern Hemis, which often show biggest in the period of June-September. October and November are a bit more inconsistent with cooler, dry season conditions returning by mid-November and the first winter swells.

The surf in this area as a general rule on the SW swells is generally half the size of the surf further south in Michoacan, Colima, or Oaxaca (Puerto Escondido) and requires a tighter swell angle. Although the area can light up on summertime SW swells, the surf is generally fun in scale, 4-10 ft. faces, which might be a relief to many people not geared up for the more hollow, bone-crushing beachbreaks of Pascuales and Puerto Escondido further to the south.

This area of Mexico is also stress free and as a whole much safer than the states of Michoacan, Colima, and Guerrero, as well as some parts of Central and South America, where you really need to watch your back. With Costa Azul you are in good hands and have nothing to worry about.

Our boats will taxi you to and from your choice of ideal surf spots. Punta Mita has surf shops which rent and sell most anything for your surfing needs.