Punta Sayulita Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s brewing for Punta Sayulita over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, the water’s a balmy 89°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s a real treat, like bathwater.

The first standout is Tuesday, July 7th. Early morning we’ve got glassy conditions with a light easterly breeze, a tiny 2ft swell from the SSW with an incredibly long 18-second period. This is proper groundswell, with moderate wave energy (353). At a beach and reef setup like this, that long period can make things a bit straighter, but it also means heaps of push and easy paddling between sets. For a beginner-friendly spot, this is a really clean window. The other top pick is Wednesday, July 8th morning – again, glassy with an easterly breeze, a 3ft SSW swell with a 16-second period and moderate energy (345). These two mornings are your best bet for clean, user-friendly waves. Crowds are sometimes a factor here, so don’t be surprised if a few others have the same idea.

Thursday the 9th through to Sunday the 20th is a real mixed bag. There are plenty of mornings with clean, cross-off winds (like Thursday 9th, Friday 10th, Saturday 11th, and a few others), but the swell stays small, between 1ft and 2ft. The wave energy is weak to low-moderate, mostly in the 120-200 range. It’s surfable but very ordinary—honestly, more of a longboard or funboard kind of mood. The afternoons are almost all blown out by onshore or cross-onshore winds, so forget about those.

Now, for those willing to wait, there’s a promising spike in the second week. Friday, July 17th morning looks like a standout. A 3ft SSW swell with 15-second period, but the energy jumps right up to 502 – that’s strong wave energy for this spot. Winds are light offshore from the east, so clean faces. This is the best on offer across the whole outlook. Then into Saturday, July 18th, we’ve got a 4ft WSW swell with an 11-second period and strong energy (452-391), and both morning and afternoon have clean to glassy conditions. That’s another good day, though it’s a little bigger and shorter period, so more of a fun, punchy wave.

One heads-up: from Sunday, July 20th onward, the swell drops back down to 2-3ft with moderate energy, but the winds are favourable again. It’s a slow finish to the run, but still worth a paddle if you’re around.

Overall, the best surf is on Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th mornings for clean, gentle waves, and then keep an eye on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th for a proper bump in size and energy. The gap between the first week and that second week spike is long—almost ten days of very average fun-size waves. But like I say, it never stays flat for long around here.

Rusty.

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