Where to surf, where to sleep, where to eat, how to eat cheap, maps, travel tips and all the other goodies The Surfer’s Guides are known for, The Surfer’s Guide to Mainland Mexico is the essential tool for any surfer ready to venture into the heart of manana-land.

Bathtup warm water. Peaky, hollow, grinding beach breaks. More left points than anywhere this side of Indo. And a long way from San Diego day-trippers. With the publicity generated by the recent ASP World Tour contest held “Somewhere in Mexico” in what many of the pros said were the best waves they had ever surfed, the time to check out Mainland Mex is now, before it’s overrun.

And here’s the best news: The ASP contest wasn’t held in Michoacan or Colima. So while the surf magazines keep sending crowds down for a big surf meeting “Somewhere in Mexico,” you can go explore what they’re ignoring.

They ain’t pretty. They ain’t glossy. They ain’t coffee table picture books. These are guides for surfers who want real, useful information. Since 1996 The Surfer’s Guides have always provided more info, more detail, more tips, and have been updated more often than any other surf travel guides