Sayulita, Mexico

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Beach at Sayulita
Sayulita. Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Sayulita

Sayulita is a town in Nayarit, Mexico. From Sayulita you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Sayulita, a kite and windsurf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 191 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 6 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PVR, 29 km away.

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Staying in Sayulita

  • 191 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 6 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: PVR, 29 km, TPQ, 87 km, ZLO, 213 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Sayulita.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate 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 Sayulita each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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

Surf spots within 20 km of Sayulita: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Sayulita1.4 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft120 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, good, best spot that day3 ft137 kJwind from the north, 1 knot, fair3 ft174 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, too small3 ft189 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, fair2 ft150 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, too small2 ft87 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, too small4 ft269 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, good, best spot that day
All readings for Sayulita: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sayulita, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct53, good4 ft6 shollow120kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair3 ft9 shollow137kJwind from the north, 1 knot29°C
Wed 21Oct32, too small3 ft11 shollow174kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct38, fair3 ft12 shollow189kJwind from the north, 3 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct30, too small2 ft12 shollow150kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct21, too small2 ft12 shollow87kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots28°C
Sun 25Oct48, good4 ft11 shollow269kJwind from the north, 3 knots29°C
San Pancho4.9 kmabout 10 min by car4 ft101 kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, good3 ft34 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, too small2 ft97 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, too small2 ft101 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, too small2 ft82 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, too small2 ft51 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, too small2 ft98 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, too small
All readings for San Pancho: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at San Pancho, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct51, good4 ft6 shollow101kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct30, too small3 ft5 shollow34kJwind from the north, 2 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct28, too small2 ft11 shollow97kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct29, too small2 ft11 shollow101kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct25, too small2 ft11 shollow82kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small2 ft11 shollow51kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots28°C
Sun 25Oct26, too small2 ft11 shollow98kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Sayulita, 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).

Kite near Sayulita

Windsurf near Sayulita

Places to eat near Sayulita

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