The Cove
Location: Punta de Mita Point, southern most bay
Quality:  Guides say it’s the best break around. 
Access: Ponga from Punta de Mita, or 40 minute rocky walk.
Tide: High, gets shallow on low tide
Notes: Tourists competing for the ride of their trip. Go early.
More: Exposed and not protected from wind, gets junky.

El Anclote
Location: In front of condos
Type: Longboard, right
Quality: Good beginner break. Mellow pitch, slow, and long.
Tide: Most, inside gets shallow. Be sure to find best path out. 
More: Usually 2-4 ft, right

La Lancha
Location: 1.5 miles south of El Anclote
Type: Longboard, most rights, few lefts
Quality: Good longboard wave
Access: Ponga or 40 minute beach walk from Punta de Mita 
Tide: Best on incoming tide, then outgoing tide. Shallow on low tide
More: Goes when everything else is flat.
Watch out for Coral heads, especially near the take off.

Punta Burros
Location: 10 minutes south of El Anclote at Palladium Vallarta Resort
Type: Longboard, shortboard
Quality:  Great, favorite break in the area
Access: Stay at resort or park outside the resort gate on the left, near the taxis.
Find path along the fence line to the left.
Tide: High is best, but works on most anything
Note: Can get busy on weekends with locals and resorters
More: Left is steeper and throws a bit. Right is longer with a mellower pitch.
Because Burros has easy access, ponga drivers push The Cove and La Lanca.
But don’t  let them steer you away, don’t miss this wave.
 

San Pancho
Location: 30 minutes north of El Anclote in San Panhco, a.k.a. San Francisco
More: Fast short break that doesn’t always go.

Sayulita
Location: 20 minute north of El Anclote
Type: Longboard, shortboard. Mostly rights
Quality: Decent wave that goes without much swell. 
Tide: works on most any tide
Notes: Crowded with locals and tourists
More: Has become crowded and very busy.