San José del Cabo, Mexico

In Baja California Sur · Mexico · San José del Cabo on Google Maps · Map of the spots

Playa Zona Hotelera - panoramio — Near Costa Azul, 1 km away. Photo: Alejandro Cabrera, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About San José del Cabo

San José del Cabo is a town in Baja California Sur, Mexico. From San José del Cabo you can reach 12 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 15 dive sites, 3 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is San Jose del Cabo, a kite and windsurf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 105 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites.

Pick your dates and start point to see a trip here scored, planned and costed: plan a surf trip to Mexico.

Staying in San José del Cabo

105 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)

Stay in San José del CaboAd

Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

See all places to stay on Booking.com →

Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from San José del Cabo. Spots further out are listed below.

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in San José del Cabo each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for San José del Cabo too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Costa Azul2.2 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft883 kJ

6 ft498 kJ

4 ft470 kJ

4 ft442 kJ

4 ft476 kJ

3 ft307 kJ

3 ft199 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Costa Azul, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	60, good	7 ft10 ssoft	883kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	498kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	32°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	470kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	31°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	442kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	32°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	476kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	307kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	199kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	30°C

Punta Palmilla6 kmabout 15 min by car

7 ft883 kJ

6 ft498 kJ

4 ft470 kJ

4 ft442 kJ

4 ft476 kJ

3 ft307 kJ

3 ft199 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Punta Palmilla, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	59, good	7 ft10 scrumbling	883kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	33°C
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	6 ft8 scrumbling	498kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	33°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 shollow	470kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	32°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	4 ft12 shollow	442kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	32°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	4 ft12 shollow	476kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	3 ft12 shollow	307kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft12 shollow	199kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	30°C

Seamus Point14.1 kmabout 25 min by car

7 ft824 kJ

6 ft482 kJ

4 ft466 kJ

4 ft438 kJ

4 ft468 kJ

3 ft307 kJ

3 ft197 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Seamus Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	59, good	7 ft10 scrumbling	824kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	34°C
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	482kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	34°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	466kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	34°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	438kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	4 ft12 scrumbling	468kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	32°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	307kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	32°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	197kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	30°C

La Bocana2.3 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft883 kJ

6 ft498 kJ

4 ft470 kJ

4 ft442 kJ

4 ft476 kJ

3 ft307 kJ

3 ft199 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Bocana, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	57, good	7 ft10 ssoft	883kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	498kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	32°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	470kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	31°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	442kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	32°C
Thu 22Oct	34, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	476kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	307kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	199kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	30°C

The Estuary2.4 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft883 kJ

6 ft498 kJ

4 ft470 kJ

4 ft442 kJ

4 ft476 kJ

3 ft307 kJ

3 ft199 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Estuary, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	57, good	7 ft10 ssoft	883kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	498kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	32°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	470kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	31°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	442kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	32°C
Thu 22Oct	34, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	476kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	307kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	199kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	30°C

Old Man's4.2 kmabout 10 min by car

7 ft883 kJ

6 ft498 kJ

4 ft470 kJ

4 ft446 kJ

4 ft454 kJ

3 ft307 kJ

3 ft199 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Old Man's, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	7 ft10 scrumbling	883kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	33°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	6 ft8 scrumbling	498kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	33°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 shollow	470kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	32°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 shollow	446kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	32°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 shollow	454kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	31°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	3 ft12 shollow	307kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft12 shollow	199kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	30°C

The rock4.1 kmabout 10 min by car

7 ft883 kJ

6 ft498 kJ

4 ft470 kJ

4 ft446 kJ

4 ft454 kJ

3 ft307 kJ

3 ft199 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at The rock, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	7 ft10 scrumbling	883kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	33°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	6 ft8 scrumbling	498kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	33°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 shollow	470kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	32°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 shollow	446kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	32°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 shollow	454kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	31°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	3 ft12 shollow	307kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft12 shollow	199kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	30°C

El tule15.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Cabo San Lucas, 14 km

8 ft1187 kJ

6 ft521 kJ

4 ft480 kJ

4 ft450 kJ

4 ft461 kJ

4 ft330 kJ

3 ft208 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El tule, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	55, good	8 ft10 scrumbling	1,187kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	33°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	6 ft8 scrumbling	521kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	33°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft12 shollow	480kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	32°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 shollow	450kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	32°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 shollow	461kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	4 ft12 shollow	330kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	30°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	3 ft12 shollow	208kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	29°C

Zippers3.6 kmabout 10 min by car

7 ft883 kJ

6 ft498 kJ

4 ft470 kJ

4 ft446 kJ

4 ft454 kJ

3 ft307 kJ

3 ft199 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Zippers, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	7 ft10 scrumbling	883kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	33°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	6 ft8 scrumbling	498kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	33°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	470kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	32°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	446kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	32°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	454kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	31°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	307kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft12 shollow	199kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	30°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of San José del Cabo, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from San José del Cabo. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Ship Wrecks20.2 kmabout 35 min by car

6 ft808 kJ

6 ft488 kJ

5 ft494 kJ

4 ft484 kJ

5 ft516 kJ

4 ft330 kJ

3 ft206 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ship Wrecks, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	6 ft10 ssoft	808kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	33°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	488kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	33°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	5 ft12 ssoft	494kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	32°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	484kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	34, too small	5 ft12 ssoft	516kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	31°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	330kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	206kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C

La Fortuna22.1 kmabout 40 min by car

7 ft1040 kJ

6 ft463 kJ

4 ft446 kJ

4 ft432 kJ

4 ft458 kJ

3 ft298 kJ

3 ft189 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Fortuna, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	7 ft10 ssoft	1,040kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	33°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	463kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	33°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	446kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	32°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	432kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	458kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	31°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	298kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	189kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C

Terranova23.9 kmabout 45 min by car

8 ft1066 kJ

6 ft473 kJ

4 ft488 kJ

4 ft470 kJ

4 ft486 kJ

3 ft307 kJ

3 ft206 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Terranova, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	50, good	8 ft10 ssoft	1,066kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	33°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	473kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	33°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	488kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	32°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	470kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	486kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	31°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	307kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	206kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C

Kite near San José del Cabo

San Jose del Cabo 0.3 km · stays here

Windsurf near San José del Cabo

San Jose del Cabo 0.3 km · stays here

Dive near San José del Cabo

El Salinar Shipwreck 5.7 km · stays here
Palmilla 12.3 km · stays here
Gordo Banks 19.8 km · stays here
La Lobera 46.5 km · stays here
El Islote 50.1 km · stays here
Las Navajas 50.3 km · stays here
Los Chopitos 50.6 km · stays here
Las Casitas 50.8 km · stays here
El Vencedor 51.1 km · stays here
El Cantil 51.2 km · stays here
Los Morros 51.7 km · stays here
El Bajo 51.9 km · stays here
Meros 52.2 km · stays here
La Esperanza 52.9 km · stays here
El Cien 53.3 km · stays here

Places to eat near San José del Cabo

Agga TeriyakiJapanese · 0.2 km from the centre
Carnitas Los MichoacanosMexican · 0.3 km from the centre
La Antonia RestauranteMexican · 0.3 km from the centre
Las GuacamayasMexican · 0.3 km from the centre
Nikko Sushi BarSushi · 0.3 km from the centre
ArrabalitoArgentine · 0.4 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits