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Sayulita 91.4

#564 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇲🇽 Mexico · Nayarit · near Puerto Vallarta

Works almost every day, clean mornings are the norm, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterBeginner friendlyRemoteBeginner
Surf score91.4 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days61% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell71% period 11 s+
Typical size0.9 m 3.0 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Sayulita

The best time to surf Sayulita is April, May, June. The season runs all year. In May the water sits around 28°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.0 m. The nearest airport is ZLO (213 km) and the nearest town is Puerto Vallarta (31 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%48%1.0 m26°Cboardies
Feb100%54%0.9 m26°Cboardies
Mar100%55%1.0 m25°Cboardies
Apr99%79%0.9 m26°Cboardies
May100%87%1.0 m28°Cboardies
Jun100%77%1.0 m30°Cboardies
Jul99%56%0.9 m31°Cboardies
Aug97%50%0.9 m31°Cboardies
Sep100%66%0.9 m31°Cboardies
Oct100%61%0.9 m30°Cboardies
Nov100%52%0.9 m29°Cboardies
Dec99%51%0.9 m27°Cboardies

Why 91.4

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
1.8
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
5.2

The detail

Faces 310° with 56% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 87% of days. Mean peak period 13.5 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 89%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 20.875, -105.452 (OpenStreetMap).

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