Santa Cruz Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Nayarit, Mexico)

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Santa Cruz Surf Guide

Santa Cruz in Nayarit is an exposed point/Rivermouth break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the east. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest.The waves is a point break that peels left. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rips, sharks and rocks.

Santa Cruz Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point/river	1	fairly consistent	28.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Santa Cruz:

The best conditions reported for surf at Santa Cruz occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Santa Cruz (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Santa Cruz with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 52% of the time in September while 42% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

52%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

42%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Santa Cruz Location Map

Interactive Santa Cruz surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Santa Cruz is Tepic Airport (TPQ) in Mexico, which is 38 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Santa Cruz is Licenciado Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International (Puerto Vallarta) Airport (PVR), also in Mexico, 84 km (52 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Santa Cruz Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 04:00 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	16	15	15	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- on	on

What does Santa Cruz look like?

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Credit: Eddie Credit: Blas Bocardo

Tides at Santa Cruz

Current tide and informaton

For Platanitos, 10 km from Santa Cruz.

Next High Water: 11:41am | 1.08m

Next Low Water: 05:02am | 0.28m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Santa Cruz Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 28.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (28.0 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Santa Cruz won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 28.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite