World-Class Surfing at Playa Las Tortugas
A crisp offshore breeze rustles the palm fronds overhead and grooms A-frame beachbreak peaks—here is early morning perfection with nobody out.
This is the scene that will greet you each morning at Playa Las Tortugas—an impressively beautiful setting offering surf conditions that are unique in this region. A ring of mountains encircles the pristine estuary behind the deserted beach, protecting the beachfrom local onshore winds, while the mouth of the estuary running out along the nearby rocky point shapes the sandbars to produce those well-defined A-frame peaks.
Just imagine the possibility of perfect, solitary waves every day, and all this only steps away from the front door of your villa. Ocean swells from both the north (winter) and south (summer) peel along the sandbars at Playa Las Tortugas, making it an ideal surf destination year-round.
One of our more knowledgeable and frequently visiting surfers says:
“Right here where Playa Las Tortugas and Punta el Custodio meet you’ll find one of the more consistent breaks on this coast, there are almost always waves. The point catches most any swell with summertime being the biggest because of the south swells. It breaks both left & right. The wave is generally a little fast but there are sand bars which make for good long boarding and a softer wave. Overall this is an above average surf spot. There are 2 other world class spots within a one hour drive.”