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Sayulita’s main beach and 22 spots from Chacala to Punta de Mita, from the same live models, every ten minutes.

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The weather today

Sayulita now · 1:15 am

80°

Clear

Feels like 91° · High 84° · low 77°

Sunrise 7:06 amSunset 6:24 pm
  • The sea 87°
  • UV 7 · high
  • 84% humidity
  • 4% chance of rain

The next seven days

  1. TodayHazy77°84°
  2. TomorrowHazy78°83°
  3. SatHazy78°83°
  4. SunHazy77°83°
  5. MonCloudy78°83°
  6. TueCloudy77°83°
  7. WedHazy77°83°

A typical November: 31 °C (88 °F) by day, 20 °C (68 °F) at night, the sea about 29 °C (83 °F), dry season; swell around 1.7 ft from the WNW. The year, month by month · Forecast from Open-Meteo for Sayulita, cached ten minutes. °F

Sayulita main beach, right now

The spot

2–3.5 ft

Waist to chest Good

Waist to chest and light cross-shore. Best look today around 8 am–10 am.

NESW
swell that worksswell nowoffshore windwind now
Swell
2.0 ft at 12 s from the WNW, plus 1.2 ft W
Wind
9 km/h light cross-shore from the NE, gusts 17
Tide
0.2 m, falling low 2:30 am, 0.1 m
Water
31°C · 87°F boardshorts and a rash vest
Light
7:06 am – 6:24 pm

The week at the main beach

Hour by hour. Hover or tap for any hour; tap a day to jump.

Now2–3.5 ftGoodlight cross-shore wind, 10 km/h from the NNEtide 0.3 m, falling · low at 2:30 am

TodayTomorrow7 Sat8 Sun9 Mon10 Tue11 Wedbestbestbestbestbestbestbest107749111091065915161314121099106886674109786107510671199881110109865688782:30a8:45a3:20p9:02p3:03a9:14a4:01p9:50p3:32a9:41a4:38p10:33p4a10:08a5:14p11:14p4:26a10:34a5:49p11:55p4:51a11a6:25p12:38a5:15a11:27a7:03p12a6a12p6p12a6a12p6p12a6a12p6p12a6a12p6p12a6a12p6p12a6a12p6p12a6a12p6p
  • Wave faces at the spot; the band is the range
  • Rating, flat to great
  • offshore cross onshore wind
  • night

Around the bay, right now

Best first. Tap a spot for its hour-by-hour and how to get there.

Higuera BlancaPunta de MitaIslas MarietasLo de Marcos beach: 2.5–4 ft, GoodLo de Marcos · 4 ftLo de Marcos south point: 1.5–2.5 ft, GoodLo de Marcos point · 2.5 ftSan Pancho: 2–3.5 ft, FairSan Pancho · 3.5 ftOstiones: 2–3.5 ft, FairMalpaso / Las Cuevas: 2–3.5 ft, GoodMalpaso · 3.5 ftSayulita main beach: 2–3.5 ft, GoodSayulita · 3.5 ftPunta Sayulita: 2–3.5 ft, FairCarricitos: 2–3.5 ft, GoodPatzcuarito / Patzcuaro: 2–3.5 ft, FairPatzcuarito · 3.5 ftLitibú: 2–3 ft, FairLitibú · 3 ftLa Bahía (The Cove): 2.5–4 ft, GoodEl Skupa: 2.5–4 ft, GoodEl Faro: 2.5–4 ft, GoodEl Faro · 4 ftEl Anclote: 2.5–4 ft, GoodEl Anclote · 4 ftStinky's: 2.5–4 ft, GoodLa Lancha: 2–3 ft, GoodLa Lancha · 3 ftBurros: 2–3 ft, GoodSwimming Pools: 2–3.5 ft, GoodSwimming Pools · 3.5 ftVeneros: 2–3 ft, Good10 km
Off the map to the north: Las Islitas, Stoners, La Caleta, Colorine. Coastline © OpenStreetMap contributors.
  1. Lo de Marcos beach25 min drive · beginner to intermediate2.5–4 ftGoodcalm, glassy
    Best 6 am–9 am
  2. Swimming Pools35 min drive · beginner to intermediate2–3.5 ftGoodlight offshore
    Best 8 am–11 am
  3. Stinky's30 min drive · beginner to intermediate2.5–4 ftGoodlight offshore
    Best 6 am–9 am
  4. Veneros35 min drive · intermediate2–3 ftGoodlight offshore
    Best 8 am–11 am
  5. El Anclote30 min drive · beginner2.5–4 ftGoodlight offshore
    Best 6 am–9 am
  6. Lo de Marcos south point25 min drive · intermediate to advanced1.5–2.5 ftGoodcalm, glassy
    Best 10 am
  7. Colorine70 min drive · advanced2–3 ftGoodlight offshore
    Best 11 am
  8. El Faro30 min drive · advanced2.5–4 ftGoodlight offshore
    Best 6 am–9 am
  9. Malpaso / Las Cuevas50 min walk · advanced2–3.5 ftGoodlight cross-offshore
    Best 7 am–10 am
  10. Carricitos30 min walk · advanced2–3.5 ftGoodlight cross-offshore
    Best 6 am–9 am
  11. El Skupa30 min drive · intermediate2.5–4 ftGoodlight cross-offshore
    Best 6 am
  12. La Lancha25 min drive · beginner to intermediate2–3 ftGoodlight offshore
    Best 8 am
  13. Burros30 min drive · intermediate2–3 ftGoodlight offshore
    Best 8 am
  14. La Bahía (The Cove)30 min drive · intermediate to advanced2.5–4 ftGoodlight offshore
    Best 6 am
  15. Sayulita main beach4 min walk · beginner2–3.5 ftGoodlight cross-shore
    Best 8 am–10 am
  16. Punta Sayulita8 min walk · beginner to intermediate2–3.5 ftFairlight cross-shore
    Best 8 am–10 am
  17. Patzcuarito / Patzcuaro60 min walk · advanced2–3.5 ftFairlight cross-shore
    Best 6 am–9 am
  18. San Pancho15 min drive · intermediate to advanced2–3.5 ftFairlight cross-offshore
    Best 7 am–10 am
  19. La Caleta70 min drive · advanced2–3 ftFairlight offshore
    Best 11 am
  20. Litibú20 min drive · beginner to intermediate2–3 ftFairlight cross-shore
    Best 8 am
  21. Las Islitas150 min drive · beginner to intermediate2–3.5 ftFaircalm, glassy
    Best 6 am–9 am
  22. Ostionesby boat · intermediate2–3.5 ftFairlight cross-offshore
    Best 6 am–9 am
  23. Stoners150 min drive · intermediate to advanced2.5–3.5 ftFaircalm, glassy
    Best 6 am–9 am

The week around the bay

The best daylight hours at each spot, each day: bar height is the size (wave faces in feet), its colour the rating. The ring marks each spot’s best day.

SpotToday5Tmrw6Sat7Sun8Mon9Tue10Wed11
Sayulita4 min walk3.53.53.53.5433
La Lancha25 min drive3.53.53.5332.52.5
San Pancho15 min drive3.53.543.5433
Burros30 min drive3.53.53332.52.5
El Anclote30 min drive43.53.5332.52.5
Stinky's30 min drive44.54.5443.53.5
Litibú20 min drive3.53.53.5332.52.5
La Bahía30 min drive44.54.54.54.53.53.5
Lo de Marcos25 min drive4444433
El Faro30 min drive44.54.54.54.53.53.5
  • Flat too small to ride
  • Poor small, or messy wind
  • Fair surfable, with a catch
  • Good clean, the right size for the spot
  • Great clean and solid: the spot at its best

Ratings are for each spot on its own terms: 3 ft can be good at the main beach and too small at a point that needs 5.

Every year on the main beach

The Sayulita Longboard Contest

Once a year the town's longboard contest takes over the main beach for three days: stylish longboarding in the Open and Junior heats, the Kahuna division, an aerial show and heats after dark under lights, with half the town watching from the sand.

The 2026 contest ran October 16–18

The 2026 divisions

  • Open1,499 pesos · cash prizes
  • Junior499 pesos · cash prizes
  • Kahuna499 pesos · prizes in kind
  • Aerial show499 pesos · cash prizes
  • Night heats999 pesos · cash prizes

Every division is open to women and men, and every entry comes with a competitor's kit.

The contest's siteIn the calendar

It moves around the calendar (the 2025 edition ran December 11–13); next year's dates go up on the contest's site first.

  • A surfer in a green contest jersey launches off the lip on a yellow board
  • A longboarder in yellow arches through a turn on a wooden board
  • A night heat: a surfer in pink throws spray, lit against the dark town
  • A surfer in a pink jersey carves through whitewater on a longboard
  • A young surfer in green trims along a small wave in evening light
  • A grey-haired surfer in red rides a longboard across the face

Photos and film from the 2024 contest by Sabino, from the contest's own site and YouTube. Three days of the 2024 contest in a few minutes: long rides on the main beach, the crowd on the sand and the heats after dark.

Sports & adventure around the bay: the year's contests and races, and everything else to do outdoors.

Water

Fit for swimming

Official test at Sayulita, verano 2026 (June 2026): 32 enterococci per 100 ml, against a limit of 200. Cofepris results

Tests run three times a year. After heavy rain, stay away from the river mouth for a day or two.

The year, month by month

Averages: air from our month guides, the sea and swell from Open-Meteo's 2016–2025 records.

MonthDay / nightSeaRainSwellSunset
Jan82° / 63°F76°Fdry season2.4 ft WNW6:42 pm
Feb82° / 63°F76°Fdry season2.1 ft WNW7 pm
Mar84° / 63°F75°Fdry season2.1 ft WNW7:11 pm
Apr86° / 64°F76°Fdry season1.8 ft W7:21 pm
May88° / 68°F80°Fdry season1.8 ft W7:32 pm
Jun90° / 73°F84°Fsome rain1.8 ft WSW7:44 pm
Jul90° / 75°F87°Frainy season1.5 ft SW7:46 pm
Aug91° / 75°F88°Frainy season1.7 ft SW7:31 pm
Sep90° / 75°F88°Frainy season1.9 ft SW7:05 pm
Oct90° / 73°F87°Fsome rain1.8 ft WSW6:37 pm
Nov88° / 68°F83°Fdry season1.7 ft WNW6:21 pm
Dec84° / 64°F80°Fdry season2 ft WNW6:23 pm

Know before you paddle out

The seasons

  • Winter: northwest swells Nov–Apr

    Smaller, cleaner swells from the north and northwest, glassy mornings and light winds. The best time to learn, and the town's busiest months for crowds.

  • Summer: south swells May–Oct

    Bigger, heavier swells from the south and southwest and passing storms. Punta de Mita, San Pancho and the points north wake up; surf early, before the afternoon onshore wind and rain.

  • Storm season Jun–Nov

    Distant hurricanes can send big swells and strong rips. Check the storm notice at the top of this page and official advice before you paddle out.

This month, typically: water 29°C (83°F), swell about 1.7 ft at 9 s from the WNW (2016–2025 averages, Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0).

Stay safe

  • Don't count on a lifeguard being on duty; at the main beach, stay in front of the surf schools.
  • Rips run hardest near the river mouth and on bigger swells: paddle across them, not against.
  • Rocks and sea urchins sit under the points and the river-mouth right; booties help.
  • After heavy rain the river carries runoff into the north end of the beach; give it a day or two.

In the lineup

  • The surfer closest to the peak has the wave; don't drop in.
  • Paddle wide of the lineup, not through it.
  • Hold on to your board; learners stay inside, away from the main peak.
  • Lessons and rentals stay in front of the schools, not on the point.

Lessons, rentals and shapers

Every surf place · Learning to surf here

Where these numbers come from

  • Swell, waves and water temperature: Open-Meteo marine models, hourly, seven days, read for each spot.
  • Wind and weather: Open-Meteo weather models at each spot.
  • Tides: NOAA predictions for Puerto Vallarta (TWC0381).
  • Storms: the US National Hurricane Center; follow SMN and Protección Civil for official warnings.
  • Our read (Flat to Great, wave faces, best hours) weighs each spot’s known swell window, offshore wind, size range and level against those numbers. The model sees the open ocean in 9 km squares, so what you see at the water can differ: trust your eyes.

Fetched 1:29 am local time and cached for ten minutes. See it in the painted town, where the sky and waves follow these numbers.