Is Stoners good for beginners?

Stoners is rated Beginner: the median wave is 0.8 m and 97% of days are mellow (0.4 to 1.2 m).

How warm is the water at Stoners?

The yearly mean sea temperature is 29°C, so most of the year you want boardshorts.

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Stoners 74.1

#2010 of 5756 surf spots in the world · 🇲🇽 Mexico · Nayarit · near Santiago Ixcuintla

Works almost every day, no off season, boardshorts water.

Works all yearWarm waterBeginner friendlyRemoteBeginner

Photo: House · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · photo taken 3.7 km from the spot

Surf score74.1 /100

Surfable days92% of the year

Clean days38% groundswell + friendly wind

Groundswell38% period 11 s+

Typical size0.8 m 2.6 ft median

Water29°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Stoners

The best time to surf Stoners is April, May, June. The season runs Apr to Jul. In May the water sits around 28°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.9 m. The nearest airport is MZT (211 km) and the nearest town is Santiago Ixcuintla (34 km).

Month	Surfable	Clean	Size	Water	Suit
Jan	85%	18%	0.7 m	27°C	boardies
Feb	87%	22%	0.7 m	26°C	boardies
Mar	96%	38%	0.8 m	26°C	boardies
Apr	95%	48%	0.8 m	27°C	boardies
May	100%	74%	0.9 m	28°C	boardies
Jun	100%	57%	0.9 m	30°C	boardies
Jul	86%	42%	0.8 m	31°C	boardies
Aug	90%	29%	0.8 m	31°C	boardies
Sep	99%	48%	0.8 m	31°C	boardies
Oct	99%	36%	0.8 m	31°C	boardies
Nov	89%	26%	0.7 m	30°C	boardies
Dec	79%	14%	0.7 m	27°C	boardies

Why 74.1

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and multiplied by its weight; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world scores 100. Wave quality and what the spot does on its best days carry more than half of it, which is what separates this from a ranking of where the water is warm.

Wave quality 34.7%

19.9

Best days 22.4%

4.5

Clean days 18.4%

17.3

Consistency 10.2%

10.2

Season spread 4.1%

4.1

Water comfort 6.1%

6.1

Access 4.1%

2.1

The detail

Faces 185° with 36% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 99% of days. Mean peak period 13.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. On its best tenth of days it reaches 1.0 m, with a peak period of 16 s. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 97%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 21.513, -105.262 (OpenStreetMap).

What it costs to be here

Living here

€1,050/ month

typically €920 – €1,170

Rent, one bedroom€548

Groceries€221

Eating out€128

Getting around€72

Phone + internet€76

Renting by the month, cooking most days, local transport.

One month here

€2,040/ month

typically €1,800 – €2,280

Somewhere to stay€1,200

Eating out€429

Car, transfers, fuel€276

Data + extras€132

Short stays, eating out, a car or transfers.

49% cheaper if you live here instead of visiting

Remote spot, so the local estimate is 15% below the country average. Estimate: World Bank PPP price level for Mexico (2025, United States = 1.00) applied to a fixed surfer basket, then adjusted for how remote the spot is. Your own number moves with the season and how you live.

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