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The Estuary 95.1

#214 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇲🇽 Mexico · Baja California Sur · near Cabo San Lucas

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

Works all yearWarm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
The Estuary, Mexico
Photo: Thelmadatter · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Surf score95.1 /100
Surfable days96% of the year
Clean days59% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell60% period 11 s+
Typical size0.9 m 3.1 ft median
Water26°C boardshorts

Best time to surf The Estuary

The best time to surf The Estuary is April, May, June. The season runs Mar to Nov. In May the water sits around 24°C, so pack a rash vest or 2 mm, and the typical wave is 1.0 m. The nearest airport is SJD (13 km) and the nearest town is Cabo San Lucas (29 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan86%24%0.8 m25°Cvest
Feb89%35%0.8 m23°Cvest
Mar97%53%0.8 m23°Cvest
Apr100%76%0.9 m25°Cvest
May100%89%1.0 m24°Cvest
Jun100%87%1.0 m25°Cboardies
Jul100%75%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Aug99%57%1.0 m30°Cboardies
Sep99%62%1.1 m30°Cboardies
Oct100%71%1.0 m29°Cboardies
Nov100%54%0.9 m27°Cboardies
Dec88%24%0.8 m26°Cboardies

Why 95.1

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%
1.9
Water comfort 10%
9.6
Access 10%
9.3

The detail

Faces 150° with 47% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 98% of days. Mean peak period 13.0 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 86%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 23.048, -109.682 (OpenStreetMap).

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