Costa Azul

Best Surf Season (November - March)

Costa Azul's most consistent surfable windows occur between November and March, when the North American continent cools and the first strong cold fronts begin to push into the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. This synoptic pattern not only generates the preferred ENE, E, ESE and SE swells but also sets up the local thermal offshore flow from the WNW and NW. The average wave period sits in the powerful 11.9-13.5s range, and although average heights only hover around 0.8-0.9m (2.4-2.7ft), the frequency of properly angled swell is at its annual peak. December and January are the standout months, with up to 6-7% of all swell energy arriving from the ideal ESE to SE quadrant. When these pulses combine with the morning offshore winds, the points and sandbars can produce long, rippable waves in the waist-to-chest high range. Frontal passages can also deliver the occasional overhead day, provided the swell angle locks in from the southeast.