Stone Island is a beach break accessible by boat from Mazatlan that offers fun peaks for surfers looking to escape the crowds. The wave provides a more relaxed vibe than the city breaks, with consistent summer surf.
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Water temp
27°C
Wetsuit
Boardshorts / Rashguard
Difficulty
4/10
Crowd level
4/10
Access: Stone Island accessible by boat from Mazatlan.
Stone Island is a beach break in Mazatlan, Mexico, with peaks that run both left and right.
Stone Island picks up swell from the S round to the SW, and it's best when it's coming straight out of the SSW. That's a tight window, so it needs the swell direction to line up. It starts working at around 0.9m and handles up to about 1.8m, with the sweet spot around 1.3 to 1.6m. Period matters too: aim for 13s or longer, as anything under 10s tends to be weak. These are the numbers our scoring uses, so treat them as a guide rather than a promise.
A NNE wind is dead offshore at Stone Island, and anything from the N round to the NE keeps it clean. The morning is typically the best window, roughly 6am to 11am. Light winds from other directions can still be fine; strong offshores can make it hard to get into waves.
Stone Island isn't especially fussy about tide and generally works through the cycle, so swell and wind matter more here. Big tides can still change how it breaks, so it's worth checking before you paddle out.
The most reliable run of swell at Stone Island comes May to Oct. There's a second window in Apr and Nov too. Summer swells. Fun beach break.
The water at Stone Island averages around 27°C, so boardshorts or a rashguard will do. It shifts a few degrees through the year, so check the season before you pack.
It's more of an intermediate wave, rated 4/10 for difficulty, so newer surfers are best off sticking to the smaller days. Expect a moderate crowd (4/10) when it's on. Beach break. Typical hazards.
The nearest airport on our list is MZT, then it's roughly a 20-minute drive. Stone Island accessible by boat from Mazatlan.
The closest breaks we track are Chivos (Mazatlan) (3.8 km), Valentinos (5.6 km) and Los Patos (7.6 km), handy when Stone Island isn't working. We track 4 spots around Mazatlan in total.
Peak: May-Oct
Secondary: Apr, Nov
Summer swells. Fun beach break.
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