About

Patoles, if its good, is the best spot there, its probably the best left i've ever surfed, really good perfect barreling lefts.

Atmosphere:
very dangerous during strong rips, (rainy season) a good rip can take you right into mountain rocks.
Also watch out for nets the locals sometimes put out there. Great damn spot though, my favorite.
Respect the locals! The only access is through their land.

Additional Info:
Theres like 4 or 5 other real good points before Patoles, there's 29s, a beach break reef, big right and left thats always bigger than everywhere else, theres Marmol, a perfect left, kind of soft and mushy but gets super fun, long waves, then there's veneno, a perfect A framed left, looks like it could get hollow on the right swell, very long good left, and then there's rock island, which is close to Mazatlan, on the south side of Mazatlan, just on the south side of the harbor, walk out to the island on the jedi.

Location

Access

Patoles can be reached by any rental car from Mazatlan in less than two hours. The important thing to remember is don't try it during the rainy season. March through the end of June should be OK. Surf season is from March to Oct. I have made it down the road in Aug but that is pretty lucky in a rental car. Turn off the toll road at K69, go over the overpass and follow the road about 5k's until you get to the bottom of the hill, go left, go right under second railroad underpass, head to beach, look for the point, have fun. Tip: If you don't want to pay for the toll road each day stay in La Cruz. It's about 15K north of Patoles.

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