Playa Los Cerritos
Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Playa Los Cerritos is the most accessible surf beach near Todos Santos in Baja California Sur, Mexico, a few hundred meters of dirt track off Highway 19. A consistent, gentle beach break over a soft sandy bottom suits beginners and longboarders, with rentals and lessons on the sand. Barracuda Cantina sits right there for tacos after.
The friendliest wave in the area with surf lessons and good food, though strong rip currents catch careless swimmers.
How we score beachesSwim in front of the restaurant, and stay out of the quiet patches between breakers, where the rip pulls hardest. Lifeguards are not always on duty.
A few hundred meters of dirt track lead off Highway 19 to the beach. A standard rental car handles it, and no four wheel drive is needed.
The dirt track is passable in a regular car, and the beach is a short walk from parking over soft sand.
Pacific swell is strongest in summer and fall, and the water is cooler than on the Sea of Cortez side. Hurricane season runs roughly June through November.
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