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Boca de Apisa in Michoacan is an exposed river break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the river are mainly lefts. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of rips,alligators,boas.

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Overall Boca de Apisa 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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Use this relief map to navigate to Mexico - Michoacan surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Boca de Apisa

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Boca de Apisa:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Punta Cabeza Negra	6 mi
Second closest break	Ahijedero	9 mi
Third closest break	San Juan de Alima	9 mi
Fourth closest break	Pascuales	19 mi
Fifth closest break	El Paraiso	22 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Boca de Apisa:
Closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	669 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	726 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	809 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	828 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	935 mi
Tide stations nearest to Boca de Apisa:
Closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico	47 mi
Second closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico (2)	47 mi
Third closest tide station	Cardenas (Melchor Ocampo), Mexico	116 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico	166 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico	282 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Boca de Apisa:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	1017 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	1048 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	1117 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1154 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1181 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Boca de Apisa:
Closest city location	Coahuayana (Mexico)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Tecoman (Mexico)	19 mi
Third closest city location	Armeria (Mexico)	23 mi
Fourth closest city location	Madrid (Mexico)	29 mi
Fifth closest city location	Coquimatlan (Mexico)	37 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Boca de Apisa is Colima Airport (CLQ) in Mexico, 69 km (43 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Boca de Apisa is Playa De Oro International (Manzanillo) Airport (ZLO), also in Mexico, 101 km (63 miles) away.
• Third is Lazaro Cardenas (Lazard Cardenas) Airport (LZC) in Mexico, 177 km (110 miles) away.
• Licenciado Y Gen Ignacio Lopez Rayon (Uruapan) Airport (UPN) in Mexico is 196 km (122 miles) away.
• Don Miguel Y Hidalgo International (Guadalajara) Airport (GDL), also in Mexico is the fifth nearest airport to Boca de Apisa and is 210 km (130 miles) away.