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Staks 89.7

#774 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇲🇽 Mexico · Baja California · near Ensenada

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

Works all yearIntermediate
Surf score89.7 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days67% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell72% period 11 s+
Typical size1.1 m 3.5 ft median
Water17°C a 3/2 wetsuit

Best time to surf Staks

The best time to surf Staks is January, February, October. The season runs all year. In October the water sits around 17°C, so pack a 3/2 wetsuit, and the typical wave is 1.0 m. The nearest airport is ESE (14 km) and the nearest town is Ensenada (8 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%78%1.4 m16°C4/3
Feb99%75%1.1 m16°C4/3
Mar100%62%1.2 m16°C3/2
Apr100%73%1.2 m17°C3/2
May100%63%1.2 m16°C3/2
Jun100%50%1.0 m17°C3/2
Jul100%55%0.9 m19°C2mm
Aug100%56%0.9 m20°C2mm
Sep100%71%1.0 m19°C3/2
Oct99%79%1.0 m17°C3/2
Nov97%70%1.0 m17°C3/2
Dec99%69%1.3 m17°C3/2

Why 89.7

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%
2.4
Water comfort 10%
3.0
Access 10%
10.0

The detail

Faces 215° with 31% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 92% of days. Mean peak period 13.0 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 66%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 31.893, -116.697 (OpenStreetMap).

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