A busy surf town with a forgiving wave out front and the best food on the coast.
Sayulita · San Pancho · Punta Mita · Puerto Escondido · Cerritos
Stay on the sand, surf out front.
Beachfront homes on Mexico’s Pacific surf coast. Every one is checked in person, so nothing stands between your door and the water.
Where we are
Five beaches to start, chosen for the waves
We open one stretch of coast at a time and only list homes we have walked to the water from. These are the towns where the surf, the stays and the retreats all line up.
How we choose
What “on the sand” means here
- Nothing in between
- No road, no fence line, no condo tower and no dune between the house and the beach. “Ocean view” is not oceanfront.
- We count the steps
- Every listing shows the walk from the door to the waterline, measured on a visit. Most are under fifty steps.
- Real calendars
- Prices and open weeks come from the owner’s own calendar and are refreshed every week, so what you see is bookable.
Surf houses
A break you can walk to before breakfast
Learning to surf
Three beaches to learn on, and one to watch
Each launch town has a forgiving wave within a short walk of the homes we list. When you’re ready to watch the best in the world, Zicatela is a sunset away.
Sayulita
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Surf schools work the inside. The peak gets crowded at high tide.
Carrizalillo
- Beginner
Reached by about 160 steps. Most surf schools start here.
Cerritos
- Beginner
- Intermediate
The beginner wave of southern Baja. Board rentals right on the beach.
Retreats
Villas that can hold a retreat
Running a yoga, surf or team retreat? We flag the beachfront villas that work for a group, not just a family.
- Six or more bedrooms, with shared spaces for the whole group
- Covered deck or lawn big enough for a morning practice
- A kitchen and staff that can cook for everyone
- Owners who are happy to host a retreat
The whole coast
Every beach town on our map
For owners
Own a home on the sand? Keep more of every booking.
Vrbo now takes 12% from every host. We feature a small number of genuinely oceanfront homes, and build owners their own direct-booking site, so repeat guests book with you, not a platform.
- A feature here
- Photographed and written up after we visit, with the “On the sand” mark.
- Your own booking site
- Live prices and availability from the calendar you already use.
- Search, sorted
- People already search for many villas by name. We make sure they find you first.