Surf report · Sayulita
Malpaso / Las Cuevas
- advanced
- beach break, shifting peaks
- 50 min walk
Wild, open beaches north of Sayulita known more for privacy than surf. The waves are strong and rips are common; no surf guide treats it as a regular break.
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Malpaso, right now
2.5–4 ft
Waist to chest Good
Waist to chest and light onshore, with a long-period swell. Best look today around 6 pm.
- Swell
- 2.4 ft at 12 s from the SW, plus 1.0 ft WNW
- Wind
- 12 km/h light onshore from the NNW
- Tide
- 1.1 m, rising high 2:46 pm, 1.1 m
- Water
- 31°C · 88°F boardshorts and a rash vest
- Light
- 7:03 am – 6:26 pm
The week at Malpaso
Now2–2.5 ftFairlight cross-shore wind, 9 km/h from the NNEtide 0.2 m, rising · high at 4:43 am
- Wave faces at the spot; the band is the range
- Rating, flat to great
- offshore cross onshore wind
- night
About Malpaso / Las Cuevas
When it works
- Wind
- E–SE (est. from shoreline)
Before you go
- Getting there
- 50 min walk
- Bottom
- sand
- Watch for
- strong rips, shorebreak, isolation, tide-cut access at the rock arch
- Crowd
- light
- On the beach
- none
Tips
- Never surf here alone
- Check the tide before using the arch route back
- Carry water
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