Surf season
When to surf Sayulita
Nayarit, Mexico
A mellow rivermouth break.
Nov–May
Best months
When it is most consistent
2–3 ft
Typical face
Median day in season
Most days
Surfable days
In season
PVR
Nearest airport
Where we price the trip from
Month by month
Median conditions per calendar month, from years of hindcast at this break. The bar is how good the month is relative to this spot's own best month, so a fickle beach break is measured against itself and not against Pipeline.
| Month | Relative quality | Typical face | Surfable days | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 ft | 100% | Peak | |
| Feb | 3 ft | 100% | Peak | |
| Mar | 3 ft | 98% | Peak | |
| Apr | 2 ft | 98% | Peak | |
| May | 2 ft | 91% | Peak | |
| Jun | 2 ft | 84% | Shoulder | |
| Jul | 2 ft | 64% | Shoulder | |
| Aug | 2 ft | 51% | Off season | |
| Sep | 2 ft | 60% | Shoulder | |
| Oct | 2 ft | 81% | Shoulder | |
| Nov | 2 ft | 96% | Peak | |
| Dec | 3 ft | 100% | Peak |
What it is like
- What makes it work
- Mellow rivermouth right in a NW-facing bay; longboard-friendly, peaks on winter NW swell.
- Sweet spot
- 4 ft faces
- Tide
- Best on a mid tide
- Nearest airport
- PVR
Getting there
We watch fares to PVR from the airports our readers fly from, and flag the weeks a cheap one lines up with real swell here.
Other breaks in Mexico
We watch Sayulita so you do not have to
BarrelFare checks the surf forecast and live airfare together, and tells you when a cheap flight lands on a good swell here.
Get the appMonths above are medians from years of hindcast, not a forecast. A median tells you when to plan a trip. It does not promise waves on a given day.