Surfing Mexico in august - beginner

[beble]

Hi:

Any advice for a beginner going to Mexico? I'm a beginner, I did a surf camp last year in Portugal and been surfing a few days in Costa Rica. I will be in Mexico end of august, it appears that Puerto Escondido is great - except for beginners.

I find lots of references to Sayulita - anyone been there? Puerta Vallarta?

Also, Mazatlan - but I can't trust mexicosurfshop.com, too much about how great they are and how everyone else suck bad.

For Sayulita, from Mexico DF, which is the better connection: Guadalajara or Puerta Vallarta? Or some third destination?

Thanks

[mrc]

surfed around puerto escondida for awhile defo packs a punch but then moved up around icztapa and surfed las gata very good but dicey with rocks and locals ,also saladita (whatch out for big tiger sharks )also playa linda and a few others which were fairly mellow.

[Karl.S]

Hi,

Waves in Sayulita are pretty good for a intermidate surfer, somewhere around 4 feet. <advertising removed. SP>

Hope you'll have a nice holiday,
Kar

[beble]

Waves in Sayulita are pretty good for a intermidate surfer, somewhere around 4 feet. I know a nice surfcamp down there, that a friend of mine visited, through unitedsurfcamps.com.

Thanks, but they are closed till October. I have heard that some surfcamps in Sayulita close because the waves are messy these months. Anyone been there in August?

Other places good for beginners that I may have missed? Baja, Yocatan?

Thanks, Erik