Baja California Sur, Mexico

Gabriel Drouin — Fri, 25 Dec 2020 23:23:06 +0000

Surfing Guide to Baja California Sur, Mexico

Summary

The Baja California peninsula is a piece of land between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California. Over the last decades, Baja California became a surfing holy land with some of Mexico’s best surf spots.

Baja California Sur is the southern end of the peninsula, including the cities of Cabo San Lucas, La Paz and Puerto San Carlos. This part of Baja has warmer weather than north Baja and still has the same great waves as the rest of the peninsula.

On a surf trip to Baja California Sur, you can expect some great surf with only a fraction of the crowd you will usually find in Southern California and all that for a fraction of the cost!

What is the best time to surf Baja Sur?

Surfing is good all year long is Baja California. South swells push from the south Pacific from April to October while north swell arrive from November to March.

	January-February	March-April	May-June	July-August	September-October	November-December
Suitable for:	All surfers	All surfers	All surfers	All surfers	All surfers	All surfers
Air temperature	20°C 68°F	23°C 73°F	27°C 81°F	30°C 87°F	29°C 84°F	22°C 73°F
Water temperature	24°C 75°F	23°C 73°F	25°C 78°F	28°C 82°F	28°C 82°F	26°C 82°F
Crowd	Fairly crowded	Fairly crowded	Fairly crowded	Very crowded	Fairly crowded	Fairly crowded
Swell Consistency	85%	90%	90%	95%	95%	85%
Swell height	4 ft	4 ft	5 ft	5 ft	5 ft	4 ft

Baja California Sur Surf Spots

Scorpion Bay

Photo by Fillipo Maffei

Near the little town of San Juanico is a great wave called Scorpion Bay. When it’s on, Scorpion Bay is hands down Mexico’s most epic wave. A long, perfect right-hand point that goes on for hundreds of meters. It has a few different sections that will connect on a good swell.

Wave direction : Right
Bottom : Rocks
Best tide : Any
Skill level : Intermediate and advanced
Optimal swell direction : SW
Optimal wind direction : E

Punta Abreojos

When it works, Punta Abreojos is another epic Mexican point break. Located just north of Scorpion Bay, this wave works well on a SSW swell and will be more consistent from May to October.

Wave direction : Right
Bottom : Sand and rocks
Best tide : Any
Skill level : Intermediate and advanced
Optimal swell direction : SW
Optimal wind direction : NW

Shipwrecks

Located on the southeastern tip of the peninsula, Shipwrecks is a really fun and special break. As the name suggests, this surf spot is surrounded by ship wrecks. The wave itself is smooth and manageable for almost every surfer.

Wave direction : Any
Bottom : Reef/rocks
Best tide : Any
Skill level : Any
Optimal swell direction : S
Optimal wind direction : NW