Waves, water temperature, tides and swell spots for surfing.

The state of Nayarit has some of Mexico's best surf. There are 2 seasons: Winter Season (November-March) and Summer Season (April-October).

The winter surf season has great conditions: light of offshore winds mostly sunny, not too hot, around 76-82F air temperatures, water temperature is 75-78F. The best surf winter spot is found in Punta de Mita and inside the Bay of Banderas.

Waves range from slow peeling for 75-100 yards on smaller swells to hollow, barreling waves pumping on medium to large swells. The rights are particularly good this time of year. Surf during this time of year can be anywhere from 2ft-10ft+ depending on swell conditions. Recommended quiver is a long board or fish, a thruster, and potentially a mini-gun. The fact is the conditions can be often small and perfect, often medium and semi-juicy, and sometimes big and scary. About 40% of the time it is small (2-4ft), 50% of the time it is medium (4-7ft), and about 10% of the time it is big (8ft+) On a big true W swell there are offshore reef breaks that can go 2-3 times overhead, although admittedly this is somewhat rare and there are only about 5 of these swells on average each season.

The summer surf season starts in late April. You can expect somewhat more consistent surf than in the winter season with not quite as much fluctuation and unpredictability in swell height. The SW and S swells that occur from late April- October and sometimes into early November bring perfection to the left-hand breaks around Punta de Mita.