Pacific Coast
Mexico
Three very different Pacific coasts. Nayarit (Sayulita, San Pancho, Punta Mita) is the gentle, family-friendly end; Guerrero (Troncones, La Saladita) is a longboarder's dream of long, sand-bottom left points; and Oaxaca (Puerto Escondido) runs from the mellow left of La Punta to Zicatela, one of the heaviest beach breaks on earth.
Why Mexico
Mexico is really three surf trips wearing one flag, and picking the wrong one is the classic mistake.
- **Nayarit (Sayulita / San Pancho / Punta Mita)** — soft, forgiving, warm, and the single best place in the country to learn. La Lancha is a gentle point that a first-timer can genuinely surf.Nayarit (Sayulita / San Pancho / Punta Mita) — soft, forgiving, warm, and the single best place in the country to learn. La Lancha is a gentle point that a first-timer can genuinely surf.
- **Guerrero (Troncones / La Saladita)** — long, peeling, sand-bottom left points. Paradise on a longboard, and quiet by Mexican standards.Guerrero (Troncones / La Saladita) — long, peeling, sand-bottom left points. Paradise on a longboard, and quiet by Mexican standards.
- **Oaxaca (Puerto Escondido)** — a split personality. La Punta is a friendly left; Zicatela is a heavy, hollow, genuinely dangerous beach break that has hurt a lot of confident surfers. They are a fifteen-minute walk apart, which is exactly why people get caught out.Oaxaca (Puerto Escondido) — a split personality. La Punta is a friendly left; Zicatela is a heavy, hollow, genuinely dangerous beach break that has hurt a lot of confident surfers. They are a fifteen-minute walk apart, which is exactly why people get caught out.