Surf report · South to Punta de Mita
El Faro
- advanced
- reef/point break, rights
- 30 min drive
A hollow right over rocky reef at the very end of the Punta de Mita headland. It needs a strong swell, rewards experienced shortboarders, and is easiest to reach by boat.
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El Faro, right now
3–4.5 ft
Chest to head Good
Chest to head and light cross-offshore, with a long-period swell. Best look today around 8 am–11 am.
- Swell
- 2.4 ft at 13 s from the WSW, plus 1.8 ft SW
- Wind
- 6 km/h light cross-offshore from the ENE
- Tide
- 1.1 m, rising high 8:45 am, 1.1 m
- Water
- 31°C · 87°F boardshorts and a rash vest
- Light
- 7:06 am – 6:24 pm
The week at El Faro
Now3–4.5 ftGoodlight offshore wind, 10 km/h from the NNEtide 0.3 m, falling · low at 2:30 am
- Wave faces at the spot; the band is the range
- Rating, flat to great
- offshore cross onshore wind
- night
About El Faro
When it works
- Swell
- SW in summer; WNW in winter
- Wind
- N–NE
- Tide
- low–mid
- Size
- 3–10 ft faces
- Season
- Summer SW swells; about one winter day in five is good
Before you go
- Getting there
- about 30 min by car · boat
- Bottom
- rock reef
- Watch for
- rocks, shallow reef, guarded resort land
- Crowd
- moderate
- On the beach
- none
Tips
- Hire a panga at El Anclote rather than trying the guarded land route
- Low tide with light northeast wind is the classic setup
- Bring a shortboard
Some details here come from a single source, or sources disagree. Check locally, and tell us what you find.
- 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