Barra de Colotepec Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Barra de Colotepec in Oaxaca is an exposed river break that has very reliable surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the north. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. The river break offers both left and right hand waves. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of sharks,.

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Overall Barra de Colotepec Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Barra de Colotepec:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	La Punta	3 mi
Second closest break	Puerto Escondido	7 mi
Third closest break	Zicatela	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Zepotonengo	15 mi
Fifth closest break	Topleca	23 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Barra de Colotepec:
Closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	470 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	721 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	770 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	834 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	841 mi
Tide stations nearest to Barra de Colotepec:
Closest tide station	Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico	34 mi
Second closest tide station	Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico	121 mi
Third closest tide station	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico	207 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico (2)	221 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico	222 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Barra de Colotepec:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	1325 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	1441 mi
Third closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1464 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1481 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	1481 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Barra de Colotepec:
Closest city location	Puerto Escondido (Mexico)	7 mi
Second closest city location	San Gabriel Mixtepec (Mexico)	22 mi
Third closest city location	Nopala (Mexico)	25 mi
Fourth closest city location	San Pedro Pochutla (Mexico)	35 mi
Fifth closest city location	Santiago Yaitepec (Mexico)	35 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Barra de Colotepec is Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM) in Mexico, which is 15 km (9 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Barra de Colotepec is Bahias De Huatulco International Airport (HUX), also in Mexico, 78 km (48 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Xoxocotlan International (Oaxaca) Airport (OAX), also in Mexico, 138 km (86 miles) away.