All-level beach breaks, springsuit–4/3 water by season, quiet nomad scene.
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Data updated
At a glance
Peak seasonYear-round98% surfable at peak
SuitsAll levels1 known spot
Boardlongboard · bothbeach
Water14.5–20°Cspringsuit–4/3 most of the year
Internet160 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$1,350+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
1 spot within 25 km · 1 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazardsrips
Spot details
- Playa de Rosaritobeach0 km
1 coworking · 2 cafésPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.
All places (3)
Coworking1 listed
- Spacebar Coworking SpacesView on Google
Cafés2 listed
- LE MONGÉ CAFÉView on Google
- El Cafe del MorenoView on Google
The surf year
Best window Year-round · 12 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 89%Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Year-round · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
98peak · Jul
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
midmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmid
Wind ok
84%73%71%66%58%65%72%76%68%80%84%86%
Water
15°15°15°15°17°18°20°20°20°18°17°16°
Barsless surfablemore
Water4/3 wetsuit13–16°3/2 wetsuit17–19°Springsuit20–23°
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 25% | 34% | 35% | 26% | 31% | 54% | 68% | 78% | 62% | 45% | 48% | 35% |
| Intermediate | 82% | 82% | 81% | 83% | 82% | 94% | 98% | 97% | 93% | 94% | 92% | 88% |
| Advanced | 88% | 85% | 80% | 84% | 81% | 92% | 90% | 87% | 84% | 91% | 85% | 88% |
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Working from here
median 160 Mbps · no known coworking · from $820 a month · balanced sceneInternet speedmedian download · Ookla160 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party41 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$820–$1,570
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $1,350–$2,280
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Ciudad Morelos.We link out — we don't book. Prices and availability live on Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb. Some links may earn SurfBase a commission — the advice stays free and unchanged.
Getting there
Nearest airportGeneral Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport
CodeTIJ
Distance23 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction