Surf report · North of town
Lo de Marcos beach
- beginner to intermediate
- beach break, shifting peaks
- 25 min drive
A long town beach with punchy sand peaks that locals surf. It is quieter than Sayulita, but the inside wedges tend to close out on bigger swells.
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Lo de Marcos, right now
2.5–4 ft
Waist to chest Good
Waist to chest and calm, glassy, with a long-period swell. Best look today around 6 am–9 am.
- Swell
- 2.0 ft at 14 s from the WNW, plus 1.6 ft NW
- Wind
- 6 km/h calm, glassy
- 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 Lo de Marcos
Now2.5–4 ftGoodlight offshore wind, 7 km/h from the NEtide 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 Lo de Marcos beach
When it works
- Swell
- S–SW (summer); NW in winter
- Wind
- E–SE, light
- Season
- May–Sep for size; winter smaller and easier
Before you go
- Getting there
- about 25 min by car
- Bottom
- sand
- Watch for
- closeouts, shorebreak
- Crowd
- light
- On the beach
- parking, restaurants, beach bars
Tips
- Look for it on small to medium days; big swells close it out
- Combine with a check of the reef left at the south end
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