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Punta Mita surf guide

Upscale peninsula on Banderas Bay with nearly a dozen reef and point breaks, from El Anclote's longboard wave to La Lancha.

Location
Nayarit, Mexico (20.7700, -105.5200)
Best season
All year: November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Water temperature
23–29°C (boardshorts (warmest) to shorty or rash vest (coldest))
Waves
Reef break, Point break
Suits
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced surfers

Surf spots in Punta Mita

What's on in Punta Mita

Punta Mita is a quiet, upscale fishing-village-turned-resort area: evenings are sunset dinners in the village and at beach clubs. For markets and nightlife, La Cruz (Sunday market in season) and Sayulita are close. No current weekly nights could be confirmed.

Updated 2026-11-08.

Where to stay in Punta Mita

255 places to stay within 14 km: 86 hotel, 74 holiday rental, 30 resort, 20 guest house, 12 villa, 9 hostel, 8 surf camp, 7 camp site, 5 bed and breakfast, 4 chalet. Compare them by distance to the nearest surf spot on the interactive map.

Surf camps: Punta Mita Surf Lodge, Jungle Surf Hostel, ONDA Surf Hotel, Mita Surf House, Sayulita Surf Bungalows, Sayulita Surf Hotel Casa Buena Onda, Chillum Surf House, La Redonda Surf Hostel Sayulita.

Hostels: Punto Mita Suites and Hostel, Viajero Sayulita, My Sister's House, Bungalows LunaMar, Villas Vista Sayulita, Hostal Tortuga.

Cafés, food and surf shops

10 cafés and bakeries, 113 restaurants and bars, 26 surf schools and 9 surf shops nearby. Surf schools: Surfmex Punta Mita Adventures Surf School, Surf Oso Negro, Mita Aventuras Surf School, Mictlan Surf school, Accion Tropical Punta Mita Surf, Tranquilo Surf Adventures with Josue Villegas (owner/instructor), Stinky's Surf School, West Coast Surf Academy.

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to surf in Punta Mita?

The best surf season in Punta Mita is All year (November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October). The sea ranges from 23°C to 29°C over the year.

Which months have the most good surf days in Punta Mita?

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Punta Mita's best spot were good or better most often in August (78% of days, 22% great), July (70% of days, 26% great) and September (67% of days, 13% great), and least often in March (35%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.

Do I need a wetsuit in Punta Mita?

Water temperature in Punta Mita is 23–29°C: boardshorts (warmest) to shorty or rash vest (coldest).

Is Punta Mita good for beginner surfers?

Yes. Punta Mita suits beginner, intermediate and advanced surfers; spots that work for beginners or all levels include La Lancha.

What are the surf spots in Punta Mita?

Punta Mita has 1 surf spots on Swell Cabin: La Lancha (Point break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces SSW (offshore wind from the NNE), best at mid to high tide).

Where should surfers stay in Punta Mita?

Swell Cabin lists 255 places to stay within 14 km of Punta Mita, including 8 surf camps such as Punta Mita Surf Lodge, Jungle Surf Hostel, ONDA Surf Hotel and Mita Surf House, 9 hostels, 20 guesthouses and homestays, 86 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.

What is the nightlife like in Punta Mita?

Punta Mita is a quiet, upscale fishing-village-turned-resort area: evenings are sunset dinners in the village and at beach clubs. For markets and nightlife, La Cruz (Sunday market in season) and Sayulita are close. No current weekly nights could be confirmed.

What is the surf forecast for Punta Mita this week?

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Punta Mita and each of its 1 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/punta-mita: each spot rated hour by hour (Flat, Poor, Fair, Good, Great or Epic) from the way its coast faces, the swell, its period, the wind and the tide, with the best time each day and why, the size in surfers' words (e.g. "chest to head high, clean"), tides, and how sure the forecast is (three wave models compared). It is checked live against the nearest buoy and airport wind reports where there are any, and refreshed every few hours (waves from Open-Meteo, wind from MET Norway).

When is the best tide to surf in Punta Mita?

It depends on the spot: shallow reefs usually want mid to high tide, most beach breaks work best around mid tide. Swell Cabin's forecast for Punta Mita weighs each spot's tide hour by hour and shows the best window each day with the high and low tide times, predicted from the Puerto Vallarta Flotador tide gauge (31 km away).

How reliable is Swell Cabin's information about Punta Mita?

Trust in this page's data is medium (55/100): the town has not been verified against sources in the last 12 months; 0 of 1 spots fully verified, 1 with a researched tide; season and water temperature checked against measured data; no open audit warnings. How we check: https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-accuracy.md Last checked against sources on 2026-11-05. Every value comes from measured data (Open-Meteo, buoys), open databases (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata) or a published page we opened, never from visitor reports; a daily audit compares them and a weekly evaluation measures the error rate (https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-quality.md).

Is there a live surf cam in Punta Mita?

Swell Cabin hasn't found a live surf cam it could check in Punta Mita yet (it only lists cams it has opened); the surf forecast on its page shows the waves this week.

Where can I take surf lessons in Punta Mita?

Surf schools in and around Punta Mita include Surfmex Punta Mita Adventures Surf School, Surf Oso Negro, Mita Aventuras Surf School, Mictlan Surf school, Accion Tropical Punta Mita Surf and Tranquilo Surf Adventures with Josue Villegas (owner/instructor).

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