Photo: Vagamood Sundaze / UnsplashAll-level surf, boardshorts–springsuit water by season, quiet nomad scene.
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Data updated
At a glance
Peak seasonApr–Nov93% surfable at peak
SuitsAll levels2 known spots
Boardboth · longboardbreak type not yet verified
Water21.4–30.5°Cboardshorts–springsuit most of the year
Internet160 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$1,420+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
2 spots within 25 km · 2 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazards
Spot details
- Zippers0.2 km
- The Rock0.2 km
2 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.
All places (8)
Coworking2 listed
- Lab Baja Coworking (Colab) office for rentView on Google
- T1ME & COView on Google
Cafés3 listed
- Slow Specialty CoffeeView on Google
- Abreojos CafeView on Google
- JUNIO BARRA DE CAFÉView on Google
Gyms3 listed
- F45 Training San Jose del CaboView on Google
- PALESTTRA CLUBView on Google
- Seis24View on Google
The surf year
Best window Apr–Nov · 8 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 88%Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Apr–Nov · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
93peak · Jul
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Swell
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Wind ok
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Water
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Barsless surfablemore
WaterSpringsuit20–23°Boardshorts24°+
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 | 74% | 85% | 93% | 97% | 96% | 87% | 84% | 85% | 82% | 93% | 98% | 86% |
| Intermediate | 34% | 35% | 55% | 75% | 87% | 92% | 93% | 91% | 90% | 93% | 80% | 46% |
| Advanced | 2% | 4% | 7% | 18% | 35% | 51% | 65% | 53% | 64% | 46% | 25% | 7% |
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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 ↔ Party65 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$820–$1,570
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $1,420–$2,380
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for San José del Cabo.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 airportLos Cabos International Airport
CodeSJD
Distance14 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