Todos Santos Island Surf Season

Baja California, Mexico · part of the Todos Santos Island spot guide

Prime is November to March, the winter North Pacific groundswell season, when Aleutian and North Pacific storms fire long-period northwest groundswell down to Baja. December to February is the reliable big-swell heart, with November and March strong shoulders. From May to August the North Pacific is quiet and the big-wave reef rarely engages, and spring upwelling brings cold, windy water.

Where the swell comes from

North Pacific and Aleutian winter storms sending long-period west-to-northwest groundswell down the Pacific to Baja — the engine that the submarine canyon focuses onto the reef.

Historic swells at Todos Santos Island