About

This break is in a quintessential Mexican puebla. It has many tourists during the Nov-May period and few from Jun-October. A very relaxed atmosphere. Take t-shirts and wax to make friends with the locals. Some Spanish is helpful but not necessary. Try www.tambo-de-oro.com for a place to stay. If you plan to tour the area, a car and guide are helpful to find the other local spots. SAYULITA IS A LOT OF FUN.

Atmosphere:
girls, surf well, beatiful beach....sun...bla bla bla....evrything. Sayulita is a great little town with nice people and very good local surfers. In recent years it has become a destination for snowbirds from the States and Canada as well a Europe who all seem to want to learn to surf. The level of clue-lessness is mind boggling. I have been personally run over three times in one session. A introductary lessons is advisable. Surfboard rentals can be found on the beach as well as lessons for beginners and advanced surfers. Patricio Gonzales, national longboard champion for Mexico, gives lessons with Patricia at Capitan Pablos, located directly in front of the main break.They will direct you to the beginners area, clue you in on the surfing dos and donts and rent you a board that is suited for your size and experience. The town has a nice ambiance and good inexpensive food. Definitly avoid Christmas and Easter (Semana Santa)as the town completes fills up with non Mexican tourist as well a hordes from Guadalajara and Mexico City.

Additional Info:
The wave is definitly a fun wave and under the right conditions can be pretty good. It's much more suited to longboards than shortboards but the locals really have it wired and rip on shortboards (there are several Mexican national champions who live and are from Sayulita). If the swell is over about 6' it tends to close out and many other spots in the area are much better.It is very crowded with novice surfers from all over the world.
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Sayulita is a casual, mellow surf break with a fast shortboard ride before the main section, and a longboard ride and glide after the main section. It holds a lot of surfers and has a lot of waves for everyone. Las Olas surf school sometimes crowds the break. Give waves, get waves. Respect the locals... they are HOT! Watch out for people who don't wear leashes. Easy parking and lots of tacos.

Location

Access

Driving north from Puerto Vallarta take the main coast highway (200) toward Campostela take Sayulita turnoff to your right drive to beach. Sayulita is in the state of Nayarit not Jalisco as it is incorrectly listed in wannasurf.
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North of Puerto Vallarta (Jalisco), south of Tepic/San Blas (Nayarit) from Hwy 200. 3km from main road. Very easy to locate and access from Puerto Vallarta. A well known surf town and beach.

Wave Characteristics

Ideal Conditions

Crowd

Dangers

Urchins, Rocks

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