Punta Burica

Best Surf Season (January - April)

The surf year at Punta Burica is defined by the seasonal tug-of-war between Southern-Hemisphere groundswell and the tropical wind machine. The best window is January through April, when the ITCZ sits to the south, the dry season rules, and the pressure gradient across the tropical eastern Pacific sends strong offshore NE trades across the SW-facing point. Swell is not at its absolute largest, but it arrives on a steady diet of 13-14s SSW and SW groundswell in the 3-5ft (1-1.5m) range, with clean, peaky conditions and the highest ideal-wind percentages of the year. February and March are the standout months; April trades a little wind consistency for extra size and a 14.1s period.