Surf report · South to Punta de Mita
La Bahía (The Cove)
- intermediate to advanced
- reef break, lefts and rights
- 30 min drive
The exposed reef at the western tip of the Punta de Mita peninsula, reached by panga. Hollow rights and a shorter left that pick up both northwest and southwest swells, at their best early before the wind.
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La Bahía, right now
3–5 ft
Chest to head Good
Chest to head and light cross-offshore, with a long-period swell. Best look tomorrow around 12 pm.
- Swell
- 2.8 ft at 12 s from the WNW, plus 2.2 ft SSW
- Wind
- 12 km/h light cross-offshore from the N, gusts 23
- Tide
- 0.2 m, falling low 9:32 pm, 0.1 m
- Water
- 30°C · 85°F boardshorts and a rash vest
- Light
- 7:11 am – 6:20 pm
The week at La Bahía
Now3–4.5 ftGoodcalm windtide 0.4 m, rising · high at 3:37 am
- Wave faces at the spot; the band is the range
- Rating, flat to great
- offshore cross onshore wind
- night
About La Bahía (The Cove)
When it works
- Swell
- NW and SW
- Wind
- NE–ENE
- Tide
- mid–high, rising
- Size
- 4–10 ft faces
- Season
- Year-round; NW swells in winter (milder, Nov–Mar), SW in summer (heavier)
Before you go
- Getting there
- about 30 min by car · boat
- Bottom
- reef
- Watch for
- shallow reef at low tide, rocks, rips, long paddle, afternoon onshore wind
- Crowd
- moderate
- On the beach
- none at the break, boats, restaurants and rentals at El Anclote
Tips
- Book the boat for first light; onshore wind often arrives by late morning
- Avoid the lowest tides over the reef
- Surf schools in Sayulita run boat trips here (about MXN 2,000 per person in 2026)
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